@gerryfsmith

Writer. Previously at Bloomberg News, HuffPost, Chicago Tribune. Email: [email protected]

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Joined August 2008
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Parents are getting their kids vaccinated early, worried that recent moves by RFK Jr could limit access to childhood shots. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

RFK Jr. Is Scaring Parents Into Asking Doctors for Early Shots

Pediatricians weigh the risks of vaccinating ahead of schedule with threat of shot shortages looming.

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Yonkers, the third largest city in New York state, had eight varsity football teams just a decade ago, one for each public high school. Now it is down to one, by @gerryfsmith: nytimes.com/2026/10/24/nyreg…

The Last High School Football Team in Town (Gift Article)

With a shrinking pool of players, two rival squads merged to become the only team left in Yonkers this season. Can the program survive another year?

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Omar Areche
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Thank you to Gerry Smith of The New York Times for taking the time to share our Yonkers football story and giving my teammates and me a chance to represent our city on such an incredible platform. Thank you as well to Jose A. Alvarado Jr. for the amazing photographs that bring our story to life. 🙏🏽🏈 As a senior, it means so much to have this moment captured alongside the teammates I’ve put in the work with. I’m grateful to our coaches for believing in us, our families for supporting us, and everyone who continues to show up for Yonkers football. This recognition is something we get to share with all of you. Proud to wear YONKERS across my chest. I hope our story helps more people see the heart, talent, and determination in our community. Please give it a read and share! 🔴⚪🔵 #YonkersFootball #YonkersGuardians #OmarAreche #ClassOf2027 #NYFootball #FootballRecruiting #NYTimes #Section1 nytimes.com/2026/10/24/nyreg… @YonkersGuardian @YPS_Athletics @YonkersSchools @yonkersbulldogs @DrS_Hattar @nytimes @gerryfsmith @jose___a @Section1Central @rayteodora1 @CityofYonkers @GiantsCRDept @PRZcory @247Recruiting @PrepRedzoneNY @On3Recruiting @MincklerKevin @Rivals_Recruits @USArmyBowl @ncsa @TopPreps @trenchmenAC @FrankPacoRojas1 @NationalComb1ne @adamgorney @gregbiggins @ChadSimmons_ @BrandonHuffman @TheUCReport @LIBLITZ @247Sports @sixstarfootball @AboutUOutreach @youareathlete @KDJmedia1 @AlphaEliteSprts @jr_gennaro5567
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The Last High School Football Team in Town by @gerryfsmith: nytimes.com/2026/10/24/nyreg…

The Last High School Football Team in Town (Gift Article)

With a shrinking pool of players, two rival squads merged to become the only team left in Yonkers this season. Can the program survive another year?

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When the Family Beach House Becomes a Point of Tension by @gerryfsmith: nytimes.com/2026/10/23/reale…

When the Family Beach House Becomes a Point of Tension (Gift Article)

A record percentage of U.S. property transfers last year were through inheritance, but taking over a home with sentimental value can be fraught.

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For @CNBC, I wrote about the cystic fibrosis patients who have been left behind www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.…

For the final 10% of cystic fibrosis patients, the breakthrough still hasn't come

For the final 10% of cystic fibrosis patients who cannot benefit from breakthrough drugs, Emily's Entourage is funding research to find treatments.

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Cute Delivery Robots Have Invaded New Jersey. Not Everyone Is Charmed, by @gerryfsmith: nytimes.com/2026/10/01/nyreg…

Cute Delivery Robots Have Invaded New Jersey. Not Everyone Is Charmed. (Gift Article)

The machines have conquered Jersey City’s sidewalks, and Hoboken is the next target. But skepticism about artificial intelligence has forced the robot horde to proceed with caution.

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Biotech founder Cathy Tie calls editing human embryos a "moral imperative." Scientists say the work isn't ready, and that even a perfect tool can't guarantee safety. That raises a question: What would safe enough actually look like? My story @WIRED wired.com/story/biotech-foun…

A Biotech Founder Makes the Moral Case for Gene-Editing Human Embryos

The practice of editing the genes of embryos remains highly controversial and risky, but Origin Genomics founder Cathy Tie argues its a “moral imperative” to address hereditary diseases.

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Powerful story by @emmagf who puts a human face on the dangers of electric bikes and scooters nytimes.com/2026/09/30/nyreg…

As E-Bikes and Scooters Surge on New York Streets, So Do Fatal Crashes

More than two dozen people have died in crashes involving electric bikes and scooters in New York City this year. Officials are moving to address a growing safety crisis.

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My latest for @cnbc: NIH funding cuts delayed a promising childhood brain cancer trial. Patients lost time they didn’t have cnbc.com/2026/09/25/nih-cuts…

NIH funding cuts delayed a promising childhood brain cancer trial. Patients lost time they didn't...

A delayed clinical trial underscores the stakes of federal research funding cuts for children with DIPG, a deadly brain tumor with few treatment options.

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The $25 Million Plan to Raze a Beach House and Put Up a Parking Lot by @gerryfsmith: nytimes.com/2026/09/18/reale…

The $25 Million Plan to Raze a Beach House and Put Up a Parking Lot (Gift Article)

Southampton is buying a beachfront mansion and tearing it down to improve beach access. And it says it isn’t stopping with just one house.

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For @ObserverUK, I spent a day with Anthony Scaramucci in the Long Island town where he grew up. We talked about Trump, Mamdani, podcasting and getting fired from the White House after 11 days. "You become more human to everybody with a few failures.” observer.co.uk/news/observer…

Anthony Scaramucci: ‘Getting my ass kicked in Washington,...

On a tour of the blue-collar Long Island community where he grew up, the financier turned Trump spokesman discusses his new book on where America went wrong, podcast stardom and why being fired from...

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A rare disease is taking his vision. A gene therapy could help — if he can get it. My story for @cnbc: cnbc.com/2026/09/10/rare-dis…

A rare disease is taking his vision. A gene therapy could help — if he can get it

A well-connected family’s fight to access a potential treatment for their son highlights the barriers most rare disease patients struggle to overcome.

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Is that fireplace real or AI? Listings on Zillow and StreetEasy are littered with homes with fake fireplaces, improved views and virtual landscaping, raising false advertising concerns nytimes.com/2026/09/08/reale…

Is That Fireplace Real or A.I.?

Listing sites are littered with homes with fake fireplaces, improved views and virtual landscaping, raising false advertising concerns.

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Women were once told to suffer through menopause in silence. Now they’re navigating a cacophony of supplements, hormone subscriptions, influencers and dubious promises. My new story on how the menopause boom is leaving women behind: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

The Menopause Gold Rush Is Failing Women

While startups and supplements are making billions, the healthcare mainstream hasn’t kept pace with women’s midlife needs.

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Come for Zohran Mamdani’s Taylor Swift playlist, stay for Bill de Blasio’s favorite song about “the way past lovers linger in our memories for years or even decades.” nytimes.com/2026/07/02/nyreg…

Yes, Mamdani Is a Taylor Swift Fan. These Are His Top 12 Songs. (Gift Article)

Ahead of Taylor Swift’s wedding celebration in Manhattan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed that he is a bigger fan of her music than previously known.

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This Parking Spot Is Free. Should It Be? with @stefanoschen and @edenweingart: nytimes.com/interactive/2026…

This Parking Spot Is Free. Should It Be? (Gift Article)

There are about three million parking spaces in New York City, but drivers are always struggling to find one that’s open. Can the system be fixed?

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Scoop: Blackstone is providing as much as $1.3 billion to Apogee to help the biotech company advance a potential competitor to Dupixent bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Blackstone Injecting Up to $1.3 Billion in Apogee for Skin Drug

Blackstone Inc. is providing as much as $1.3 billion in financing to Apogee Therapeutics Inc. to help the biotech company advance a potential competitor to the blockbuster drug Dupixent.

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In one of the first moves of the post-Makary era, FDA has scheduled a meeting of outside experts to discuss Moderna's controversial mRNA flu vaccine application. w/ @gerryfsmith bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

FDA Plans Rare Advisory Hearing to Debate Moderna’s Flu Shot

Moderna Inc.’s experimental flu shot made with mRNA technology will be reviewed by a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel next month, a sign that the agency may be increasing transparency into...

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New: US officials are working with a small biotech company, Mapp Biopharmaceutical, to provide an experimental treatment that may be used in patients exposed to Ebola. google.com/url?q=https://www…

US Enlists Small Biotech for Experimental Ebola Treatment

US officials are working with a small biotech company to provide an experimental treatment that may be used in patients exposed to Ebola, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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New: Can AI Drug Development Live Up to the Hype? The industry is pouring billions into the idea that it can make the process faster and more predictable, but there's reason for caution: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Can AI Drug Development Live Up to the Hype?

Big Pharma is pouring money into tech-devised treatments, but the verdict is out on whether they’ll actually work.

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