Mental Health

Anger Mounts Over Lack of Charges in the Killing of Jordan Neely

May 3, 2023, 6:05 p.m.May 3, 2023, 10:52 p.m.

The subway rider was strangled by a fellow straphanger while seemingly in the throes of a mental health crisis. Police and prosecutors have released little information.

The Open Newsroom

Want to Know More About Mental Health Resources in NYC Public Schools?

April 19, 2023, 3:51 p.m.May 3, 2023, 1:42 p.m.

THE CITY’s Open Newsroom session on Thursday, May 11, at 6 p.m. at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library for a conversation on mental health resources in NYC public schools and how to get appropriate for kids.

Mental Health

NY Hospitals on Track to Miss Hochul’s Deadline to Reopen Psych Beds

March 23, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 22, 2023, 9:44 p.m.

Medical institutions across the state have taken hundreds of beds assigned to mental health out of commission in the last few years. The governor says it’s time to bring them back or pay up.

Creedmoor’s south campus has sat underutilized for decades since the deinstituitionalization of mental health services and currently houses several transitional and ive housing residences.

Queens

‘Underutilized’ Creedmoor Psych Center Looks Toward a Very Different Future

Feb. 3, 2023, 9:05 p.m.Feb. 3, 2023, 9:36 p.m.

Queens residents are having their say now, but the state will have the final word on what goes up on 55 acres of a campus that’s been underused for decades.

Covid-19

Kids Who Lost Parents to COVID, In Their Own Words

Sam Rabiyah Jan. 26, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 4:57 p.m.

More than 8,700 children in New York City are grieving a caregiver or parent who died of COVID. Here’s what they wish others knew.

Youth

The Pandemic Robbed Thousands of NYC Children of Parents. Many Aren’t Getting the Help They Need.

Jan. 26, 2023, 5:00 a.m.May 23, 2024, 2:13 p.m.

Schools are uniquely positioned to identify and grieving children, but families and school staff say the system isn’t equipped to serve them.

Public Schools

Class Sighs: City to Roll Out Breathing Exercises for All Students, Chancellor Says

Jan. 23, 2023, 5:26 p.m.Jan. 23, 2023, 5:26 p.m.

Education officials said it’s part of an attempt to tackle the mental health crisis gripping schools, but some teachers described the move as a “lackluster, inefficient way to really address social-emotional needs.”

Gun Violence

Red-Flag Orders Skyrocket in New York City After State Strengthened Gun Laws

Jan. 12, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 12, 2023, 9:21 a.m.

Allowed by law since 2019, Emergency Risk Protection Orders that bar certain people from buying guns were barely used. That changed in August.

FAQ NYC

LISTEN: A Medical First Responder Talks About Treating the New Yorkers Who Fall Through the Cracks

Dec. 30, 2022, 1:56 p.m.March 1, 2025, 3:40 a.m.

“There’s nothing like saving someone’s life.” Anthony Almojera, lieutenant paramedic with the FDNY EMS, res the podcast to explain what Eric Adams’ new plan for bringing more severely mentally ill from the street into hospitals can’t accomplish, how that population has changed over his two decades on the job, and what those encounters are actually […]

FAQ NYC

LISTEN: ‘A Typical Kid’ Struggled With Schizophrenia—While His Family Struggled With NYC’s Broken Systems

Dec. 18, 2022, 7:56 a.m.April 3, 2025, 1:18 p.m.

Alex Brook Lynn talks with Katie Honan about her brother Zack, who committed suicide in 2013 after living for years with schizophrenia, and her family’s efforts to navigate New York City’s labyrinth of broken systems of care. If you or someone you know needs help, dial 988 or call 1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention […]

Mental Health

Anger Mounts Over Lack of Charges in the Killing of Jordan Neely

Want to Know More About Mental Health Resources in NYC Public Schools?

NY Hospitals on Track to Miss Hochul’s Deadline to Reopen Psych Beds

‘Underutilized’ Creedmoor Psych Center Looks Toward a Very Different Future

Kids Who Lost Parents to COVID, In Their Own Words

The Pandemic Robbed Thousands of NYC Children of Parents. Many Aren’t Getting the Help They Need.

Class Sighs: City to Roll Out Breathing Exercises for All Students, Chancellor Says

Red-Flag Orders Skyrocket in New York City After State Strengthened Gun Laws

LISTEN: A Medical First Responder Talks About Treating the New Yorkers Who Fall Through the Cracks

LISTEN: ‘A Typical Kid’ Struggled With Schizophrenia—While His Family Struggled With NYC’s Broken Systems

ABOUT

TEAM

FUNDERS

ETHICS

DIVERSITY

DONATE

REPUBLISH

CAREERS

THE CITY IS HERE FOR YOU. BE HERE FOR US TOO.

We're matching up to $10K for our Spring Campaign!

Before you go...

for all things NYC.

local news today!