In this edition of 'Eyewitness News Extra Time,' we dig deeper into the FDA's approval of the first over-the-counter birth control pill.
The FDA decision comes months after advisers determined Opill is safe for most patients.Thursday's decision comes as dozens of states have sought to restrict access to birth control and abortion services.
We dig deeper into this topic with Dr. Aileen Gariepy who is the Director of Complex Family Planning at Weill Cornell Medicine.Parts of New York are still reeling from the storm and massive flooding last weekend, and there's got more wet and hot weather on the way. Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in several counties, including Orange and Rockland. Some call this a one in a thousand-year event. Hochul calls it the new normal.
Andrew Kruczkiewicz from the Columbia University Climate School International Research Institute has more on that question.The New York City Council voted Thursday to override Mayor Eric Adams' veto of bills aimed at expanding housing voucher use, a move that the Adams administration says could cost the city $17 billion. Former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has more on the vote.
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