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The candidates endorsed by NYSNA in the 2016 State Assembly and Senate elections have taken stands on a wide range of issues and key priorities that affect NYSNA nurses and New Yorkers’ access to high...

The City of New York is providing free government-issued photo identification cards, the IDNYC, for all NYC residents 14 years of age and older.

IDNYC is good for patient care!

Our patients at NYC...

The state legislature ended the 2016 session in the early morning hours of June 19, and we saw some significant victories for nurses and patients in the legislation that passed:

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In 2015, NYSNA signed onto the Climate Works for All platform, which details ten bold proposals to make our city more resilient, create good jobs, and cut New York City's annual greenhouse gas emissions.

On June 27, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation to increase access to breast cancer screenings, and build on the series of breast cancer initiatives outlined in the 2016 State of the State...