Giving Children a Healthy Start
The Children's Museum of Manhattan's EatPlayGrow pilot program, which promotes healthy living for kids, is going national.
Topic: Health
Hunger Grows in a SNAP
Food stamp cuts are sending more New Yorkers to pantries and soup kitchens, advocates for the needy say.
A Sweet Deal for Children
Children with diabetes gave up their Halloween sweets for toys at the 14th annual “Candy Trade-In Party.”
NYCity Snapshot: How Can the New Mayor Help You?
Our reporters asked scores of New Yorkers: What is one thing the next mayor can do to make your life better? The answers proved as diverse as the city itself.
Giving Young Runners a Leg Up
Team for Kids, sponsored by the New York Road Runners, helps public school students take their first strides toward becoming marathoners.
via DNA Info
Health Care Help List Bungle
The state Health Department published the wrong list of sites where New Yorkers can get help signing up for Obamacare.
Banking on Blood Donations
The New York Blood Center is putting out a new call for donations.
via Mott Haven Herald
Following the City Trash Trail
Check out our interactive graphics, which detail the impact of garbage in New York.