New York City has an estimated 1,100 public bathrooms for a population of 8.8 million. This equals roughly one bathroom for every 8,000 residents. The city ranks quite poorly among…  

Although wound care is not recognized officially as a medical specialty or subspecialty, it is crucial for hundreds of patients in nursing facilities or long-term care. Wound care medicine focuses…  

Imagine two students with the same disability, one in a wealthy district and one in a low-income district. There are accommodations, specialized teachers, and technology available to the first student;…  

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. A powerful sentence by the philosopher George Santayana from his book ‘The Life of Reason’. These words ring in…  

This article also appeared in the NY Daily News on April 27, 2025. It was March 13th, 2025, when my mother, a New York City educator, shared the story of…  

The presence of West Africans in New York City dates back to the city’s early days, as evidenced by the African Burial Grounds located north of Wall Street in lower…  

Social media algorithms are engineered for profit, providing endless entertainment for users and generating billions for tech companies, advertisers, and content creators. But beneath the surface, these same algorithms promote…  

Imagine that one day, you are evicted from your home. Now miles away from the neighborhood you once were, you look to do everything right all over again, updating your…