#Good riddance to NYC transportation boss Polly Trottenberg

#Good riddance to NYC transportation boss Polly Trottenberg

“#Good riddance to NYC transportation boss Polly Trottenberg” New York City’s streets are a barely navigable mess. Vehicular and pedestrian fatalities rose over the past two years. People in droves abandoned buses, which moved ever slower despite dedicated lanes and multiple-door entry. So what’s been the reaction to Department of Transportation Commissioner’s announcement this week that…

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#NYC synagogue fined K for hosting massive wedding

#NYC synagogue fined $15K for hosting massive wedding

“#NYC synagogue fined $15K for hosting massive wedding” That “mazel cough” will cost a lot! City Hall will levy a $15,000 fine against the Brooklyn synagogue that broke social distancing regulations by hosting thousands at a clandestine wedding for the grandson of a top religious official in the Hasidic community, Mayor Bill de Blasio said…

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#NYC’s school closing makes zero sense

#NYC’s school closing makes zero sense

“#NYC’s school closing makes zero sense” Zero point two percent: That’s the rate at which people in the city’s public-school system have tested positive for the coronavirus. That’s two in every thousand tests — and it includes quite a few students and school staff who are all-remote, meaning they didn’t get the bug at school….

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#Number of COVID-19 cases in NYC schools grows to 2,400

#Number of COVID-19 cases in NYC schools grows to 2,400

“#Number of COVID-19 cases in NYC schools grows to 2,400” The number of public-school students and staff testing positive for COVID-19 since September has risen to 2,400, the latest data show. The tally includes all test results reported to the Department of Education’s “Situation Room,” which monitors COVID-19 cases. That count, while climbing steadily, still…

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#Is today the day someone attacks me on subway?

#Is today the day someone attacks me on subway?

“#Is today the day someone attacks me on subway?” Anyone who rides the subway these days has these dreadful thoughts: Will today be the day I’m attacked? Will this be the day I’m shoved off the platform into an oncoming train? And: Where the hell is our mayor? At 8.30 am on Thursday, a 40-year-old…

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