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.