Health

Following Federal Health Care Cuts July 1, City Promotes Access to NYC Care Health Care Program

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Trump administration’s long anticipated federal funding cuts ended expanded federal “Essential Plan” health care coverage for around 450,000 New Yorkers on July 1, as pre-advised earlier this year. In response, NYC Health + Hospitals’ announced Tuesday, July 21, the return of the citywide “Light the Way Truck” outreach initiative to remind New Yorkers of the City’s NYC Care (healthcare access) program. The outreach initiative kicks off in The Bronx. 

UPDATE Kingsbridge/Riverdale: Man Arrested for Unauthorized Practice of Profession after “Wellness” Center Customer Dies

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said they have arrested 55-year-old Luis Rojas Cabrera of Passaic, New Jersey and that he has been charged with reckless endangerment and unauthorized practice of profession after a 27-year-old woman was found unconscious at a wellness center on the border of the Kingsbridge and Riverdale sections of The Bronx on Sunday, July 19, and died. Rojas Cabrera was arrested on Sunday, July 19, police said.

Mosholu Parkland: FOMP, BetaNYC, CM Dinowitz & Residents Participate in Mapping for Equity Event

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Future of Mosholu Parkland (FOMP), BetaNYC, Councilman Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11) and residents, including Venice Turraine, gathered on Friday, July 10, for Part I of a “Mapping for Equity” event which took place along Mosholu Parkway in Bedford Park. The purpose of the event was to map certain public services and resources on Mosholu Parkway in order to use the data to create more equitable and accessible spaces for the neighborhood going forward.