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Mamdani Launches 'Elevate You' Youth Clinics, Backs Khalil as Deportation Threat Resurfaces

The rollout targets 16- to 25-year-olds with integrated care funded by MetroPlusHealth’s $4 million commitment.

Overview

  • Two clinics are opening at NYC Health + Hospitals sites in Queens and at Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn to serve teenagers and young adults.
  • The program offers clinical, mental health, reproductive, social, and vocational services delivered by a team that includes a social worker, psychiatrist, nurse, youth peer, and family advocate.
  • City data cited by the administration highlight that about 90% of young people stop seeing their mental health provider after age 21, and care teams are designed to stay with patients through age 25.
  • DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil would be rearrested and deported to Syria, while Khalil’s legal team argues re-arrest is not permitted during ongoing appeals.
  • Appearing with Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso at the ribbon-cutting, Mamdani maintained his endorsement of Claire Valdez for Congress as Velázquez and the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council line up behind Reynoso.