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New York has earned $35 million in interest on its opioid settlement funds since 2022, according to state officials — money that has piled up while millions designated for addiction treatment and prevention remain unspent.The yields come amid criticism from providers and members of an advisory board responsible for recommending uses for the fund that […]

New York has rolled out a new system to monitor hospital capacity in the state, building on enhanced data-sharing that began during the pandemic.The new tracker, known as the Hospital Capacity Direct Access program, reports patient volumes and the numbers of available beds more frequently than the once-daily capacity survey, HERDS, which launched in 2020 […]

Jamaica is poised to get a rare new condominium project as part of a more than $200 million, 425-unit mixed-use affordable housing development, further transforming the bustling Queens neighborhood as it awaits a rezoning meant to turbocharge its housing supply.A joint venture of the Greater Jamaica Development Corp., Gotham Organization, Monadnock Development and Moses Sole […]

The New York Stem Cell Foundation, a $23-million-a-year biomedical nonprofit, was acquired by the Jackson Laboratory as part of a move to expand automation in life sciences research.The acquisition, announced this week, gives the Maine-based research juggernaut access to the Stem Cell Foundation’s robotic array, used to produce large quantities of unique cells for medical […]