Control of Common Radiation Hazards in New York City

Diabetes in New York City.

A comparison of New York City playground hazards in high- and low-income areas.

OBJECTIVE To compare playground hazards in high- and low-income neighborhoods. DESIGN Forty-five playgrounds were randomly selected from the 9 New York City community districts that met our study criteria and were divided into high-and low-income groups based on comparison to the median of the median incomes ($24452 per year) of the 9 districts. Playgrounds are maintained by the City of New Y...

Aesthetic amenities and safety hazards associated with walking and bicycling for transportation in New York City.

BACKGROUND One strategy to address health problems related to insufficient physical activity is to examine modifiable neighborhood characteristics associated with active transportation. PURPOSE The aim of this study is to evaluate whether neighborhoods with more aesthetic amenities (sidewalk cafés, street trees, and clean sidewalks) and fewer safety hazards (pedestrian-auto fatalities and hom...

Characterizing Taxi Flows in New York City

We present an analysis of taxi flows in Manhattan (NYC) using a variety of data mining approaches. The methods presented here can aid in development of representative and accurate models of large-scale traffic flows with applications to many areas, including outlier detection and characterization.

Neuropsychology in New York City (1930-1960).

In this paper a description is provided of the history of what was to become the specialty of clinical neuropsychology as it occurred in New York City over a period extending from about 1930 to 1960. An effort will be made to demonstrate that the field of clinical neuropsychology was essentially founded in New York because of a number of historical forces that will be discussed. Beginning with ...