According to mental health experts, most people with mental illness are not violent and they are far more likely to be victims of violent crime than perpetrators.
In Suffolk, flags would be flown Jan. 9 at half-staff, according to Mike Martino, the spokesman for Romaine, Blakeman’s counterpart in Nassau. Asked to explain why it's just one day, Martino said that ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Special drought conditions are no longer in effect in New York City after Mayor Eric Adams lifted a drought watch Friday. Adams credited above-average precipitation in recent ...
The next leader of New York City’s Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes will be Vijah Ramjattan, a Hindu spiritual leader and progressive activist who has taken action to ...
Mayor Eric Adams is replacing the head of a city office that works with nonprofit organizations, a shakeup that comes as nonprofits complain that the city is threatening their livelihoods by failing ...
Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday she’d introduce legislation to the state budget that would make it easier to involuntarily commit those suffering from mental illness to hospitals, citing an uptick in ...