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Flu has killed four New York children this flu season after the city saw a historic spike in cases this winter, officials said on Thursday.The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has not released details about the children’s deaths, including when and where they occurred and whether any of the children were vaccinated. So far […]

What do you do when a private club lowers the velvet rope for almost everyone who wants in?It’s a profound question landlord Michael Shvo is asking in the course of his continuing legal battle against the Core Club, which leases the top floors of his handsome prewar building at 711 Fifth Ave.Shvo alleges that the […]

Work on a $16 billion Hudson River rail-tunnel project that could ease congestion between New Jersey and Manhattan is set to come to a halt on Friday following the Trump administration’s decision last year to freeze its funding.The new tunnel, called Gateway, is one of the nation’s most ambitious infrastructure projects — and has been […]

SUNY Downstate University Hospital named Dr. Balavenkatesh Kanna, a longtime safety-net hospital executive, as its new CEO on Thursday, appointing new leadership as it prepares for a large-scale renovation backed by the state.Kanna, who currently serves as medical director of the James J. Peters Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, will succeed Dr. Patricia Winston, who […]