A poll shows support has plummeted among New Yorkers this week for scandal-plagued Gov. David Paterson to continue to serve out his term. The Quinnipiac (KWIHN'-uh-pee-ak) University poll released Friday shows that 46 percent of New Yorkers say he should finish out his term. In a ...

The New York Assembly approved Tuesday a bill that bans transgender discrimination.

The chamber approved the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), which would ban discrimination based on gender identity and expression in the areas of housing, employment, credit and public accommodations, for the third time.

“Transgender New Yorkers ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - New York City's obesity rate has climbed in recent years, but with lower income neighborhoods hit hardest while wealthier areas like Manhattan's Upper East Side and Chelsea remain slim, a new study found. Researchers from New York University and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, found between 2003 and 2007, the prevalence ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New York City's obesity rate has climbed in recent years, but there are large variations across the city's neighborhoods, with lower income areas hit hardest, a new study finds. Between 2003 and 2007, the prevalence of obesity citywide increased from 20 percent to 22 percent, according to the study, published in the American Journal ...