I got a tip earlier this month that little known state fund that cares for disabled children was quietly suspended. Since then, the state has stepped in to provide a temporary reprieve, but it's future is uncertain. nytimes.com/2024/05/24/nyr…

POLITICO is hiring a New York editor to work with the amazing Sally Goldenberg recruiting.ultipro.com/PER1013PCLL/Jo…

The state-run Medical Indemnity Fund, which pays for the lifelong care of babies left with permanent neurological damage due to medical malpractice, is getting a $58M bailout via the state's general fund following advocacy by Greater New York Hospital Association.
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NEW INVESTIGATION:
How a developer bought her way into Mayor Eric Adams Eric Adams’ inner circle then scored special treatment—per sources—and millions more in city dollars from his administration.

This is the story of how NYC is run under Mayor Adams🧵

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For more context, Maya Kaufman’s excellent scoop on this:

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Talking about this story tonight on Spectrum News NY1 Inside City Hall with Bobby Cuza. Tune in!

Apparently this week is national Drinking Water Week, per NYSDOH.

‘Birthing friendly’ label requires little effort by hospitals, per Jessie Hellmann Roll Call rollcall.com/2024/05/09/bir…

In other words, the NYPD press shop is significantly larger than most (if not all) of the local newsrooms that cover New York City.

NEW this am: New data shows medical students, for the second year in a row, were less likely to apply for residency positions in states with abortion bans and other significant abortion restrictions. And it’s not just aspiring OB-GYNs. From julie rovner and me kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…

Thank you to everyone sharing this story and to Eyewitness News Sonia Rincón + FOX 5 NY Jessica Formoso for interviewing Sheletha Hill about her experience being treated for symptoms of arsenic poisoning.
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This is shocking. No state agency has authority over one of the country's most expensive therapeutic boarding schools. As a result, parents & staff have nowhere to report bruised students and medication mix-ups. ⁦Jennifer Smith Richards⁩ ⁦Jodi Cohen⁩ propublica.org/article/shrub-…

After a tenant was hospitalized for arsenic poisoning, I spoke to Politico NY about the urgent need for water safety in public housing.

City Hall and NYCHA officials leaning on test results from apartments conducted in 2022 in response to my reporting. DEP tested the nearby water main in early April, which is helpful -- but residents are concerned about what's coming out on *their* end.

Eric Adams said their water was safe. Public housing residents say they’re getting sick.

New from the industrious Maya Kaufman:

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