Created by the mayor’s allies, the 5Boro Institute seeks to counter concerns that the administration lacks a robust agenda to address the city’s problems. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Mental Health and Disorders”
The Dazzling Life and Shocking Death of Cheslie Kryst
A beauty queen, an attorney, a TV star whose suicide was a reminder of a troubling uptick in mental health struggles among women and in the Black community. Source: New York Times
An Unprovoked Killing Leaves a Void in a Bronx Neighborhood
Nathaniel Rivers, 35, was sitting in his car when a man fatally stabbed him for no reason. Months later, the crime continues to rattle residents. Source: New York Times
The Mystery Behind the Crime Wave at 312 Riverside Drive
In thousands of 911 calls over the course of more than two years, one man has falsely reported fights, murders, bombs and hostage situations at the same address. Why? Source: New York Times
Venue Cancels Concert of John Hinckley Jr., Who Shot President Reagan
The venue cited safety reasons in canceling the performance by Mr. Hinckley, who shot President Reagan and has turned to music since being released from a mental health facility. Source: New York Times
Outcry Over High School Clinic Exposes Deep Divisions on Mental Health
American teenagers are reporting severe levels of anxiety and depression. But when Connecticut moved to expand mental health services in schools, it ran into fierce opposition in one town. Source: New York Times
Before the Massacre, Erratic Behavior and a Chilling Threat
The man accused of killing 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket was sent for a psychiatric evaluation when he was still in high school but soon fell off investigators’ radar. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams’s Speech Offers Visions for New York City Recovery
Mayor Eric Adams emphasized that he planned to focus on public safety and inequality as keys to the city’s comeback after the pandemic. Source: New York Times
New York Children Confront a Wave of Grief Amid Rise in Shootings
At least 40 children and teenagers have been shot this year, taking a toll on young people whose lives have already been disrupted by the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Behind the Killings of Homeless Men, Portraits of 3 Lives Derailed
Before their lives violently intersected, two men who were shot to death and the man the police believe killed them had all fought the same scourge: severe mental illness. Source: New York Times
The Fear Factor and Crime in New York
Recent arrests of mentally ill people in highly publicized violent crimes have unsettled New Yorkers. Source: New York Times
This Wellness Center Uses Ketamine for Mental Health
Thanks to legal loopholes and a patchwork of compelling research, businesses like Nushama in New York City are writing the rules as they go. Source: New York Times
Decades Adrift in a Broken System, Then Charged in a Death on the Tracks
Martial Simon, mentally ill and homeless, spent years in and out of hospitals before being accused of shoving Michelle Go in front of a subway train. Source: New York Times
Woman Pushed Onto Subway Tracks ‘Never Saw’ Her Attacker
“She was just the person who did everything right,” a neighbor said of Michelle Go, who died on Saturday when a homeless man pushed her in front of an R train. Source: New York Times
Brooklyn Man Shot by the Police Was Mentally Ill, Family Says
The killing of Eudes Pierre, 26, underscores the need for alternatives to having the police respond to mental health episodes, activists say. Source: New York Times