Nov 30 NYC greenlights safe sites for drug use in effort to curb overdoses By Associated Press The “overdose prevention centers” — commonly known as supervised injection sites — have been discussed for years in New York and some other U.S. cities and already exist in Canada, Australia and Europe. Continue reading
Nov 16 Times Square will be open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proof By Associated Press New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says crowds will once again fill Times Square this New Year's Eve. Continue reading
Nov 02 Democrat Eric Adams elected New York City mayor By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Adams is the Brooklyn borough president and a former New York City police captain. He will become the city's second Black mayor and must steer the damaged metropolis through its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Nov 01 9,000 New York City workers on leave as vaccine mandate takes effect By Michael R. Sisak, Karen Matthews, Associated Press Mayor Bill de Blasio said about 9 in 10 city workers covered by the mandate have gotten vaccinated and there have been no disruptions to city services as a result of staffing shortages. Continue reading
Nov 01 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will return to pre-pandemic format By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press This year's parade — the 95th annual — will snap back to form after bowing to pandemic restrictions last year. It will feature 15 giant character balloons, 28 floats, 36 novelty and heritage inflatables, more than 800 clowns, 10 marching… Continue reading
Oct 29 NYC braces for fewer cops, more trash as vax deadline looms By Michael Sisak, Michelle L. Price, Karen Matthews, Associated Press New York City is bracing for a worker shortage as its COVID-19 vaccine mandate looms and tens of thousands of municipal employees remain unvaccinated. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 6:31 A cooperative effort to bridge the digital divide with low-cost WiFi By Laura Fong A new community-owned internet cooperative is helping to bridge the digital divide for underserved New Yorkers by providing low cost wifi systems. The People’s Choice cooperative has five hubs in the Bronx and may expand to more New York housing… Continue watching
Oct 20 NYC requiring vaccine for cops, firefighters, city workers By Michael R. Sisak, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The mandate affecting the nation's largest police department and more than 100,000 other Big Apple workers — including trash haulers and building inspectors — carries a Nov. 1 deadline for getting the first vaccine dose, de Blasio announced. Continue reading
Oct 04 COVID vaccine mandate takes effect for New York City teachers and staff By Karen Matthews, Associated Press It is one of the first school district mandates in the country requiring employees to be inoculated against the coronavirus. Continue reading
Oct 01 NYC teachers’ appeal to block school vaccine mandate denied By Associated Press The teachers had filed for the injunction with Sotomayor on Thursday, in an effort to keep the mandate from going into effect Friday. Continue reading