Víctor Clemente returned from Spain a month ago to start a new job. But he had to spend 16 days in quarantine in Mexico because the borders with several European countries were closed due to the coronavirus. “For all Europeans who have experienced the pandemic in the United States, we have felt very trapped. In … Read more
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city looks at “all options” when it comes to a possible COVID-19 vaccine mandate for police officers – an idea endorsed by the NYPD commissioner, but opposed. the largest police union. “We are looking at all options,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio during his weekly appearance on Brian Lehrer’s … Read more
After fifteen months of unemployment, Betel Serra finally returns to work. And is that the famous Hilton hotel had been closed due to the pandemic. This week it reopened, bound by a new city law. “I was receiving ‘unemployment’ but as now the ‘unemployment’ has already been canceled, it was making it difficult for me … Read more
Mayor de Blasio announced an achievement in his initiative to provide incentives to New Yorkers who get vaccinated against COVID-19. During his daily conference, de Blasio reported that 250,000 New Yorkers have been inoculated since he announced the delivery of $ 100 as an incentive for those who get the first dose of the vaccine. … Read more
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Latinos are currently the city’s second-highest vaccinated group. But this reality is not fully reflected in Williamsburg. And it is that according to data from the city in this area just over 55% of eligible people have received at least one dose of the vaccine. “I think that is bad, … Read more
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor decided not to block the New York City mandate that education employees – teachers and others – be vaccinated by Friday night. The judge, in charge of urgent matters of the Court – something in which the different judges take turns -, resolved on her own the request that a … Read more
New York’s school district, the nation’s largest, can immediately impose a vaccination mandate on its teachers and other workers, after all, a federal appeals panel decided Monday. The three-judge panel of the US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued a short order late in the day that lifted a term lock that a … Read more
The traditional and colorful New York Hispanic Parade, which was scheduled for October 10, will not be held for the second year in a row due to the pandemic, according to the president of the organizing committee, Arlette Rojas. “The committee decided not to do it,” after consulting with its 38 affiliated organizations, “in consideration … Read more
Gov. Kathy Hochul said she is prepared to call on medically trained National Guard members, retirees and workers from outside of New York to address potential staff shortages caused by the upcoming vaccination mandate for the health workers. If necessary, Hochul said, he will declare a state of emergency through an executive order designed to … Read more
One of the most aggressive COVID-19 vaccination mandates in the country will take effect in New York on Monday, amid continued resistance from some to injections, causing hospitals and nursing homes across the state to and New York City schools prepare for a possible staff shortage. Many healthcare workers, including support staff such as cleaners, … Read more