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Dear New Yorkers,

New York’s largest hospital, New York-Presbyterian, has removed references to gender-affirming care for young people from its website, and won’t address questions about those services.

The move comes days after President Donald Trump issued an order threatening federal funding to hospitals that provide care for transgender youth.

New York-Presbyterian’s program provided services including “puberty suppression and gender-affirming hormone treatment,” according to an archived version of its website from last summer, which described the program as a “safe space for youth navigating their gender experience.”

On Friday, the program website was unavailable when THE CITY tried to access it. The site was back online by Monday, but no longer included the words “transgender” or “gender-diverse children.” The site also removed puberty suppression and hormone treatment from its list of its available services.

Despite Trump’s attempts to freeze federal funding, Attorney General Letitia James warned health providers on Monday that they’re required by the state’s non-discrimination laws to provide gender-affirming care.

The standoff between the Trump administration and the state government puts hospitals in a difficult situation.

Read more here about the city’s largest hospital’s apparent stepback on care for transgender youth.

Weather ⛅

Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid to low 40s.

MTA 🚇

W train service ends early tonight, at 9:15 p.m., and will continue that way through Thursday. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.

Alternate side parking 🚙

It’s in effect today, Feb. 4.

By the way…

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Things To Do

Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.

Tuesday, Feb. 4: Join filmmaker Edwin Santana for a screening of his film about the movement to shut down Rikers, Closing the Last Penal Colony. Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn. 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4: Celebrate the return of the Great Organ to The Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Damaged by fire in 2019, the organ has been restored and is ready to be “put through its paces” in Tuesday’s concert. 7:30 p.m.  Thursday, Feb. 6: Watch a Zoom presentation by the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) on the rights and protections for immigrants in New York City, led by the offices of a few city councilmembers. 7 p.m.

THE KICKER: On this day in 1964, over 400,000 students in the city boycotted their schools to protest de facto school segregation here.

Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Tuesday.

Love,

THE CITY

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