Noise Control and the New York City Code Project

Diabetes in New York City.

The New York City Puerto Rican asthma project: study design, methods, and baseline results.

OBJECTIVE We examined asthma risk factors among 274 Puerto Rican children born in New York to atopic mothers. METHODS We prospectively followed the cohort to measure aeroallergens in their homes and assess allergic sensitization. Baseline data are presented. RESULTS Maternal smoking was significantly higher among women born on the continental United States (25%) vs. those born elsewhere (11...

Old and Poor in New York City

T h ree important global trends will affect older persons living in cities. Fi r s t , the world’s population is increasingly concentrated in urban areas. The United Nations estimates that over 60% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2025. Second, poverty is becoming more concentrated in urban areas around the world. Third, for the most part people are living longer, and this has c...

Low birthweight in New York City and upstate New York following the events of September 11th.

BACKGROUND We examined pregnancy outcomes in New York City (NYC) and upstate New York after the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center disaster. METHODS Using birth certificate data for NY residents (n = 1,660,401 births), we estimated risk of low birthweight (LBW: <2,500 g) and preterm birth (<37 weeks) one week after September 11th versus three weeks before, and for 10 four-week intervals po...

DNA Barcoding and Phylogenetic Analysis of Plant Species: Urban Barcode Project of New York City

DNA barcoding relies on the use of a standardized DNA region as a tag for simple, rapid and affordable species identification. To get hands-on experience on species identification using molecular tools and to explore the genetic biodiversity of New York City, we participated in the Urban Barcoding Project conducted by the DNA Learning Center of Cold Spring Harbor Lab (CSHL). The gene region tha...