On January 22, 2026, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) released proposed rules implementing recent amendments to the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA).

We tested 6 sleep masks to compare their overall comfort and ability to deliver total darkness during sleep. There’s just one we recommend buying.

New York child-care inspectors will receive training to identify drugs in day care centers, following a new law signed Friday ...

NYC’s ESSTA 2026 update mandates three separate leave banks on pay stubs. Read on to manage and avoid $500 per-employee fines ...

“Data shows Gen Z is more intentional about intimacy than older generations: 82% insist on discussing limits before getting intimate, and 92% feel confident saying “no” in bed. There’s nothing wrong ...

As weekend temperatures fell into the single digits, New York City operated 65 warming centers where people could find cots, chairs and a respite from the cold.

When I was 18, my daddy put me on a Trailways bus headed, eventually, for New York City, 1,000 miles eastward. After a four-year layover at a nearby college, I continued the journey with a job offer ...

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee identified sleep as a key area to support athlete health and performance. Team USA created a program to educate athletes on sleep needs, addressing factors ...

New efforts are underway to help the homeless in the Northern California city of Davis. City leaders have approved a new program that allows people to sleep in their cars overnight on approved sites.

Plenty of people use apps and ambient sound machines to reduce clamor and improve their sleep — but not all noise is created equal. In fact, new research suggests that a particular type could ...

Decades after a landmark study showed the lasting health effects of such trauma, researchers are finding ways to guard against enduring harm.