Nicole A. Levy, MPH, CHES
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Director, Communications & Intergovernmental Affairs at @NYCHealthSystem / Correctional Health Services (she/her/hers)
Washington Heights, Manhattan
Joined June 2012
November SNAP benefits will not be issued at this time due to the federal government shutdown. The 1.8 million New Yorkers who rely on SNAP—including families with children and older adults—will temporarily lose access to the benefits they need to put food on the table. The City
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Our Correctional Health Services Creative Arts Therapy program helps patients detained on Rikers Island by providing #mentalhealth treatment and an artistic outlet. For the 1st time, their artwork will be exhibited at @NYCHealthSystem Woodhull: https://t.co/MH2ASNisTY.
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"Gothamist's reporter took a bite of the $29 Eli Zabar ham and cheese so we could see for ourselves. It certainly tasted like a ham and cheese, but it was also on the dry side." 🤣
gothamist.com
We asked why, and they called us "Fake Sandwich News."
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As a volunteer for @prisonjourn, I had the honor of helping edit this profound essay about finding community, transformation, and hope on death row. Excited to see it spotlighted on their website!
prisonjournalismproject.org
I find it ironic that a person can learn to live life in a place where they were sent to die. This is what living on death row is like.
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Hey NYC: It’s time to cast your vote to decide how capital funding will be spent in your neighborhood! New Yorkers in participating districts can vote between now and April 2nd. Learn more at: https://t.co/4GCJsKy7Wb
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On the 20th anniversary of the 311 system, we learn New Yorkers have made calls about: - how to boil a live chicken - if a person can claim a dog as a dependent on taxes - whether dogs can see in color - if they could use Medicaid for a feline surgery
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This distinction seems so arbitrary: "NYS defines burglary of a store as nonviolent, but burglary of a residence as violent. That means that if someone steals a package from a porch, they might be deemed a violent criminal."
theappeal.org
The “violent felon” label can mean someone committed anything from a murder to a purse snatching or verbal threat.
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Chuck, I hate to break it to you, but it's basically been spring already in NYC (until this week)
nydailynews.com
Bring on the warm weather … again! New York’s favorite whiskered weatherman Staten Island Chuck crept out of his burrow Thursday morning and didn’t see his shadow, predicting an e…
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Hey @CitiBikeNYC, Washington Heights has almost no bikes right now. Can you please re-fill the docks in our neighborhood today?
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His mother’s beautiful mind as a nurse is what inspired NYC Health + Hospitals #CorrectionalHealth Services Staff Nurse Win Mouk to pursue a nursing career. Meet this #NursingExcellence winner: https://t.co/lubFbNyrEw
#NURSES4NYC
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Didn't quite pass, but 6/10 isn't bad, right?
projects.thecity.nyc
How well do you know NYC’s subway system? Take this quiz and find out.
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“Just Home works on ending this vicious cycle where people go between emergency rooms and jails and shelters and detox and prison...This is desperately needed. " -JoAnne Page, President and CEO of The Fortune Society.
citylimits.org
“Just Home”—a NYC Health + Hospitals (HHC) plan to convert an empty staff residence on the Jacobi Hospital campus into supportive housing for a few dozen people with serious medical problems discha...
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#GivingTuesday is tomorrow! We hope you will show up for your fellow New Yorkers by investing in your local @NYCHealthSystem hospitals and those who need access to quality care. Make a donation today: https://t.co/SXeQYougVq
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.@MarshallProj makes a compelling case for why, as cities change how they respond to mental health calls, police officers should be trained to recognize and manage the unique risks in incidents involving people with #Alzheimers and other brain diseases.
themarshallproject.org
Many cities are changing how they respond to mental health calls, but less attention has been paid to the unique risks for people with Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases.
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New York, it's our job to remove the stereotypes associated with older residents; that's why we changed our username to @NYCAging! Many of us are living longer, active lives, and this change reflects our mission to help residents age in place. Let others know by sharing the news
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💯% in support of this bill
NYC deserves more public restrooms. @MarkLevineNYC and I have a bill, Int 258, that would lay the groundwork to bring public bathrooms to the city. The lack of public restrooms in NYC is an issue for all of us, which is why we’re loudly and proudly saying “Let our people go!��
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Jacobi Hospital plans to convert a vacant building on their campus into assisted living and affordable housing for the most vulnerable. Read my statement on the Just Home initiative👇
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Before tonight's Bronx CB11 hearing about #JustHome, 67 Bronx community members signed onto a letter to @cmmvelaz urging her to welcome new neighbors to a crucial supportive housing site for homeless, formerly incarcerated folks w/complex medical needs. https://t.co/WJEfY3QsaS
bxtimes.com
A group of advocates want to shift the narrative surrounding the proposed Just Home project in Morris Park, which would fill a vacant Jacobi Medical Center
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