The latest battle by some city firefighters is against the municipal vaccination mandate. Firefighters union leaders said they are in talks with lawyers to file a civil rights lawsuit against the city government. RELATED STORIES: Firefighters say that Mayor Adams should end the vaccination order for all municipal employees, after announcing an exception for athletes … Read more
COVID cases are down in the city but there is a highly transmissible subvariant that now accounts for almost a third of infections. However, city health officials say this is not a cause for alarm, explaining that the BA.2 sub-variant does not appear to cause more severe illness than other omicron strains. RELATED STORIES: In … Read more
That March 14 marks two years since the death of the first person who died from the coronavirus in New York. It was an 82-year-old woman who suffered from pulmonary emphysema and contracted the virus. After being hospitalized for two weeks, the victim succumbed to the disease. Since then, nearly 40,000 New Yorkers across the … Read more
Two years into the pandemic that has gripped New York City, Mayor Eric Adams hopes to steer his city toward an economic revival by luring tourists back, beautifying the streets and embracing New York’s looming legal marijuana industry. York. Adams, a Democrat who was elected last year with a pro-business, anti-crime message, unveiled an economic … Read more
Many of the health restrictions imposed by the vaccination mandate in the city have ended. Patrons of restaurants, sports venues, entertainment centers, gyms and other indoor venues will no longer have to show proof of vaccination. However, private companies can still require their employees and customers to be vaccinated. RELATED STORIES: The authorities made this … Read more
And while the city lifts biosecurity restrictions due to COVID-19, the Broadway League extend theirs. The use of a mask and proof of vaccination will remain in force, at least, until the end of April for spectators. But the tetratral association plans to reassess the rule on April 1. Meanwhile, the Barclays Center announced that … Read more
From the terrifying and painful early days of the pandemic until perhaps now, a return to normalcy seemed out of reach in New York City, where people continued to breathe with masks and avoid indoor gatherings even as other places ditched safety protocols. of COVID-19. But as the city prepares to lift more mask and … Read more
The Diocese of Brooklyn and the Archdiocese of New York plan to suspend their indoor mask mandates for all of their schools, effective after the statewide measure ends. According to the Archdiocese, masks for children and adults will be recommended but not required. RELATED STORIES: The use of face masks will be optional in classrooms. … Read more
Business owners are pleased following the Mayor’s announcement that if COVID cases continue to decline, the mandate requiring proof of vaccination to enter businesses will be lifted next Monday. This restriction has greatly impacted restaurants. Alba de Jesús, from the Floridita restaurant, comments on this: “We have to ask for the vaccine. There are many … Read more
Students in the city’s public schools will be able to remove their masks outdoors starting next week, but will need to keep them on indoors for now, Schools Chancellor David Banks said Friday. “I am very pleased to be able to make this exciting announcement and allow students and staff to remove their masks when … Read more