NYU Langone Health ordered to resume its Transgender Youth Health Program
New York Attorney General Letitia James' office has ordered NYU Langone Health to resume its Transgender Youth Health Program.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James' office has ordered NYU Langone Health to resume its Transgender Youth Health Program.
In a letter sent last week to the hospital's lawyers, the AG's office said the move goes against New York state's discrimination laws.
NYU Langone announced Tuesday it is discontinuing its Transgender Youth Health Program. The move comes in the wake of President Trump's Jan. 2025 executive order banning gender-affirming health care.
NYU Langone announced Tuesday it is discontinuing its Transgender Youth Health Program, leaving families frustrated and advocates fighting back. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
The federal DOE demanded that city schools stop adhering to a state law that allows transgender students to use bathrooms or facilities that align with their gender identity.
New York City is opening the nation's first city-funded homeless shelter specifically for transgender and gender-nonconforming people.
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The prominent transgender activist died last year from the combined effects of several drugs, including fentanyl-laced heroin.
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Seven people accused of killing a 24-year-old man in upstate New York subjected him to weeks of torture that included sexual assault, forcing him to eat feces and pouring bleach on him, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Henry Pacheco, 44, of Brooklyn charged with second-degree murder, arson and other charges, officials said.
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New York's LGBTQ+ community is fighting back after the Trump administration removed the words transgender and queer from the Stonewall National Monument website. A daylong show of solidarity was held outside the iconic civil rights site in Greenwich Village on Friday. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman spoke with demonstrators.
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CBS News New York's Allen Devlin spoke with members of the LGBTQ community, some of whom say their rights are under attack.
The issue was a political lightning rod during the 2024 campaign, with Republicans spending tens of millions of dollars on ads focusing on transgender rights issues.
Hundreds of people rallied at a Manhattan park on Monday, calling for protections for transgender people following President Trump's executive order banning gender-affirming health care.
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The Trump administration announced more policy changes overnight, involving a freeze on federal aide and new executive orders about the military. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian has the details.
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New York City Council member Chi Ossé was arrested in Brooklyn Wednesday morning, the NYPD confirmed.
A little girl was found in a stroller alone in Times Square Tuesday night after police responded to an emergency call.
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The pop-up JBJ Soul Kitchen at the Ocean County Library in Toms River, N.J. will shut down at the end of the month.
A large four-alarm fire ripped through multiple homes in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, early Tuesday morning.
Federal law entitles students with disabilities to special education services until they turn 21. What happens next is what many caregivers call "the transition cliff."
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Rex Heuermann admitted in court earlier this month that he strangled all his victims to death, but his ex-wife Asa Ellerup heard his confession prior to his plea.
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John Gotti's grandson Carmine Agnello is headed to prison in connection with a COVID fraud scheme in New York.
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There are some out there who believe Mayor Mamdani may have been the catalyst for the Mets' current 11-game losing streak.
The 16th Annual Lustgarten Foundation New York City Walk for Pancreatic Cancer Research was held Sunday in Battery Park City.
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What started as a sinus infection left a Long Island teenager fighting for his life, requiring emergency brain surgery.
Older adults in New Jersey recorded the highest number of suspected overdose deaths in 2025, according to the New Jersey Department of Health.
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The upcoming fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art includes 25 mannequins based on real bodies.
A previously unreleased song is one of many ways Prince is being honored a decade after his death.
Singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw turned to social media for help reconnecting with a New York City bartender after a memorable performance this week.
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The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame unveiled its list of inductees for 2026, and it includes the Wu-Tang Clan, the legendary, local hip-hop collective.
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Students at M.S. 407 transform a barren space into a habitat for bees and butterflies, part of a broader city push to expand pollinator-friendly green spaces.
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FIFA made takes to all 104 World Cup matches available online Wednesday.
New York City has the largest population at risk for flooding, according to a new study.
