#New York’s restaurant-killing rules make no sense

#New York’s restaurant-killing rules make no sense

“#New York’s restaurant-killing rules make no sense” More from: On Thursday, New York City issued a brain-numbing “COVID-19 Dining Update” for restaurants. Among the new rules: Employees would be barred from eating inside any part of the restaurant normally used by patrons. Orders for takeout could only be placed via e-mail or telephone. Most shockingly,…

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#New York, New Jersey hide full details of COVID-19 spending

#New York, New Jersey hide full details of COVID-19 spending

“#New York, New Jersey hide full details of COVID-19 spending” New York and New Jersey, early hot spots during the COVID-19 pandemic, have so far declined to release detailed breakdowns of their spending on personal protective gear and medical equipment during the first frenzied months of the virus outbreak. The administration of New York Gov….

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#What the New York Times hasn’t admitted: Goodwin

#What the New York Times hasn’t admitted: Goodwin

“#What the New York Times hasn’t admitted: Goodwin” The best stories in The New York Times often involve the Gray Lady’s self-flagellation over a doozy of a mistake, and Saturday was one of those days. The paper was crowded with confessions, explanations and apologies over a disgraced podcast called “Caliphate” that went off the rails…

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#Biden’s date with Nemesis and other commentary

#Biden’s date with Nemesis and other commentary

“#Biden’s date with Nemesis and other commentary” From the right: Biden’s Date With Nemesis As president, Joe Biden will face the “cruel Greek god” Nemesis as few presidents have, predicts Victor Davis Hanson at RealClearPolitics. After all, he can’t avoid the press forever. He will have “unscripted meetings with foreign leaders.” He may face “destructive…

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#Gov. Cuomo boosts minimum wage amid COVID-19 recession

#Gov. Cuomo boosts minimum wage amid COVID-19 recession

“#Gov. Cuomo boosts minimum wage amid COVID-19 recession” The Cuomo administration is moving ahead with a planned increase in the minimum wage in the suburbs and upstate despite the pandemic-fuel recession that has ravaged small businesses in New York. The minimum wage in New York City for companies with ten or fewer workers is already…

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#Only 4,000 COVID vaccinations given in New York so far

#Only 4,000 COVID vaccinations given in New York so far

“#Only 4,000 COVID vaccinations given in New York so far” Only 4,000 coronavirus vaccines have been administered in New York since Monday — out of more than 80,000 the state has received. Between Monday and Tuesday, around 87,000 of the 170,000 Pfizer vaccines that the state is expecting were delivered to local hospitals, the state Department…

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