All of a sudden, it’s the political football of 2025. Dems are positive Elon Musk’s DOGE patrol will eviscerate it, while ...

I escaped the Willowbrook State School. There, I experienced torture and abuse alongside thousands of other people with ...

Fifty years ago this month, the legacy of Willowbrook State School sparked the National Disability Rights Movement. During the 1970s, journalists exposed the horrific treatment of children and ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– More than fifty years ago, the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island was exposed for its horrific treatment of those with developmental disabilities by investigative ...

In on the ground floor of suburban high school girls flag football, Willowbrook co-head coaches Rachel Karos and Nick ...

Geraldo Rivera, award-winning journalist whose reporting helped lead to the closure of Willowbrook State School, speaks at the College of Staten Island on May 2. He is pictured with advocate ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York state students who attend an eligible City University of New York or State University of New ...

For families like mine and for thousands of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) across New York State, Medicaid is far more than a government program — it is a lifeline.

It was launched by disabled people’s family members concerned about patients compelled to live in crowded institutions, such the since-shuttered Willowbrook State School on Staten Island.