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Places In New York City That You Can Only Visit If You've Been Vaccinated
Following the campaign to get as many New Yorkers as possible vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19), numerous locations will be closed to the unvaccinated. The recent CDC research shows that the Delta variation is as contagious as chickenpox and can be more deadly than other variants of the coronavirus, meaning that the most popular places of performance in town are implementing regulations that ban non-vaccinated individuals from attending events.
New incentives to the city: NYC offers $100 to anyone who gets their first COVID-19 vaccine shot
Beginning Friday, New York City will give a $ 100 incentive to people who get vaccinated against COVID-19 at a municipal clinic, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday. The proposal aims to offer a fresh impetus to New York's vaccination program, which currently has close to 10 million shots delivered but has witnessed a decline of shots in recent weeks.
Governor Cuomo announces rent assistance process will be easier and faster in New York
The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) will expedite the processing of the more than 150,000 applications to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program that have been submitted by New Yorkers who have fallen behind on their rent due to the pandemic, as well as make the application process for funds easier.
Activists demand stop to homeless transfers from hotels to shelters and work to end homeless New York crisis
As the "Month Of Homeless Rights" in New York City came to its end, activists and political leaders in New York strongly attacked De Blasio administration for what they describe as a "false", "unfair", "racist" and "irresponsible” move to relocate about 8, 000 homeless people settled in hotels to protect them from the COVID-19 pandemic.
De Blasio to mandate COVID vaccine or weekly tests for all NYC municipal workers
Major Bill de Blasio said that New York City workers would require vaccinations or testing of COVID-19 weekly. De Blasio announced the decree, which would affect around 340,000 city workers, citing the risk and lethality of the fast spreading Delta strain. This covers both instructors and police officers in the city.
MTA announces that there will be no increase in the price of the Metro Card during 2021
Since 2009, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has increased the cost of MetroCards every two years, however, there will be no rise in 2021, just when New York City is attempting to recover from the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Go back to wearing masks or get vaccinated? The new debate in NYC to stop the new variant
Since last June 15, when the restrictions imposed by the State against COVID-19 were eliminated, the figures related to the pandemic have been decreasing sustainably, registering the lowest levels of infections and the rate of positivity since the beginning of the year.
"Restaurant Week" Is Back In New York City, This Time Greater Than Ever
The "Restaurant Week" is back in New York City after 18 months of personal absence from the pandemic. They will be active for five weeks for the first time until 22 August. This is the longest period in the 29 years that it has been celebrated.
The Minimum Wage For Fast Food Employees In New York Will Increase To $15 Per Hour Statewide
COVID-19 has not only killed 33,491 New Yorkers and infected 793,701 others, but it has also caused an employment problem that is being felt by thousands of Latinos who work in the restaurant business, which is one of the most impacted by the pandemic.
Americans Affected by 9/11 Encouraged to Apply for Benefits As 20th Anniversary Approaches
Next September is the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City's Twin Towers that directly took the lives of over 3,000 people and caused thousands more additional ill victims, assistants, debris cleaners, and Ground Zero residents, who have suffered terrible problems of health like breathing conditions and cancer.
Eric Adams discusses plan B with the NYPD if the federal government does not stop illegal weapons in NYC
Eric Adams still depends on the general election next November to become the next mayor of New York City, but he has between eyebrows to curb gun violence, which so far this year has increased by 29%, according to police data.
NYC COVID-19 alarming update: 60% of new cases are Delta variant
The most predominating COVID-19 strain in New York City is the highly transmissible Delta variant now, with more than 40 percent from around a quarter of positive samples tested a week since, according to new health services figures on Friday, the average of the five districts with a total of seven days has risen 62 percent.
Governor Cuomo announces creation of 4,000 youth jobs in NYC to combat violence
Against the recent great wave of violence in NYC, Governor Andrew Cuomo reiterated this Wednesday that he will immediately take command to stop the violence in a "structural way," naming the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York, Eric Adams, as one of its main "partners" in this crusade. In addition, it announced the development of 4,000 employments for young people in violent regions.
Masks will be mandatory in New York City public schools next school year
Last Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published updated school advice, advocating for a full return to schools in the autumn and suggesting that fully vaccinated children and staff wear masks as an alternative.
Blasio incorrectly claims that NYC is not responsible for the unclean conditions in courthouses
Mayor de Blasio denied responsibility Monday for filthy public spaces of the city's criminal courthouses, as documented in a News story, stating that the facilities are state-owned.
These were the damages caused by the Tropical Storm Elsa in New York City
The ferocious storm Elsa dumped torrential rain and high winds on New York City and New England on Friday, flooding streets, toppling trees, and disrupting rail operations. The storm's maximum sustained winds reached 50 mph (85 kph) by late afternoon as it headed northeast from Boston toward Maine. The National Hurricane Center in the United States said Elsa was no longer a tropical storm, but it warned of heavy rain and strong gusts until Friday evening.
Gov. Cuomo extends street, sidewalk dining in New York City for another year
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the law on Wednesday that temporarily extends a COVID-lockdown policy that allowed restaurants to set up business on city sidewalks and streets — a widespread practice that the Democrat described as a "much-needed lifeline" for restaurants.
NYC honors essential workers at parade up Canyon of Heroes
Nurses, doctors, first responders, teachers, bus drivers, and others who assisted New York City to survive the COVID-19 pandemic were celebrated with a parade along Broadway on Wednesday, with floats passing through a canyon of tall skyscrapers and cascading confetti.
Governor Cuomo declares an emergency plan to combat violence: "This is the new pandemic"
Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday declared a new state of "disaster emergency" in New York, this time due to gun violence, and announced $138 million to try to stop the increase in shootings. Tuesday's statement came 16 months after Cuomo announced in March 2020 a "disaster emergency" over the coronavirus pandemic, a measure he lifted two weeks ago.
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