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Self-Closing Door Law Failed to Save Bronx Fire Victims

In 2018, a year after a fire in a residential building killed 12 in his district, then-Bronx City Council member Ritchie Torres co-sponsored a bill…

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De Blasio Shut Down 20 City-Run COVID Testing Facilities Ahead of Omicron Surge

Lines are long and tempers short as New Yorkers queue up — some for hours — to receive COVID tests as infections surge, fueled by…

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Overwhelmed Public Hospital Doctor Trainees Detail Grueling Pandemic Work Conditions

Public hospital officials acknowledged Friday that the system is ill-equipped to respond to staff suicides following at least two incidents in which medical residents took…

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