At the Brooklyn Army Terminal facility it is not necessary to open the test site to full capacity because there are very few people waiting. Bety Sosa and her family came to take the test because four days ago they arrived from a trip to Mexico: “The line was very fast. It only took about … Read more
The Justice Department has dropped drug trafficking and money laundering charges against former Mexican defense secretary General Salvador Cienfuegos, Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday. Barr said the department will drop the case so that Cienfuegos “can be investigated and, if appropriate, charged, under Mexican law.” Cienfuegos, who was charged in federal court in Brooklyn, … Read more
More than 2,000 people are now hospitalized due to COVID-19 in New York State, a number not seen since the spring, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office revealed Tuesday. Positive COVID-19 cases also continued to rise as the state and the rest of the country experienced a resurgence of the pandemic that had slowed over the summer … Read more
The rate of Covid-19 infections is 2.74% in the state and 2.57% in the city. But the possibility of it reaching 3%, leading to school closings and other restrictions, is generating concern. We have the report, live from the Mount Hope sector in the Bronx, with the details. Visit the NY1 News page with our … Read more
Governor Cuomo reiterated, for the second day in a row, that he does not trust the federal government’s ability to distribute a vaccine against Covid-19. In a conference call to the media, Cuomo indicated that the federal government is not prepared to do so and believes that the same mistake that was made at the … Read more
The concilor Mark Levine, who serves as chairman of the Council’s Health Committee, believes that the second wave of coronavirus cases has already reached the city. But he says that while action needs to be taken, the next shouldn’t be to close schools. (This segment contains the first part of this interview) Visit the NY1 … Read more
After sharing the recent rate of coronavirus infections in the city, Mayor de Blasio announced that public schools will remain open tomorrow: Monday, November 16. The rate of positive results after the tests remained at 2.57%, a little less than the 2.69% registered this Saturday. In addition, 97 people had to be hospitalized due to … Read more
President Donald Trump said Friday that he would delay shipping a COVID-19 vaccine to New York state that is supposed to be approved in the coming weeks, until Governor Andrew Cuomo accepts it. “We will not deliver it to New York until we have authorization to do so and it pains me to say so,” … Read more
Before arriving at the testing center for Covid-19, Martha Sánchez and Ginger López, official representatives of the Testing and Tracking Brigade, toured 34 avenue to encourage residents to take this medical test. Martha Sánchez herself talks about the importance of her work: “Bringing information to the community that it is very important to get tested … Read more
“What we need is financial relief. We need to tax billionaires so we can help small businesses,” said Queens State Sen. Jessica Ramos. This was the reaction of local politicians to the governor’s ordinance that will close gyms and restaurants on a curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., across the state. This initiative began … Read more