#Broadway to require vaccine proof, masks when shows return

#Broadway to require vaccine proof, masks when shows return

“#Broadway to require vaccine proof, masks when shows return” It’s showtime — for vaccine passports! The Broadway League announced Friday that Manhattan’s famed strip of theaters will require audiences, performers and backstage staff to show proof of vaccination against the coronavirus as the city’s performing arts ready for their fall return. Additionally, audiences will be…

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#Two Wu-Tang Clan members to perform at Staten Island concert

#Two Wu-Tang Clan members to perform at Staten Island concert

“#Two Wu-Tang Clan members to perform at Staten Island concert” They’re going to bring the ruckus. Two members of the Wu-Tang Clan will perform at a Staten Island end-of-summer concert celebrating New York City’s “rebirth” after the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday. Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, as well as…

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#NYC sees few hospitalized amid Delta COVID variant

#NYC sees few hospitalized amid Delta COVID variant

“#NYC sees few hospitalized amid Delta COVID variant” COVID-19 cases in the Big Apple are spiking as the Delta variant spreads — but so far it’s sending relatively few New Yorkers to the hospital. As of Sunday, city health department statistics show a seven-day average of hospitalizations in the five boroughs at 29 — while…

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#CUNY to use COVID funds to wipe out student debt

#CUNY to use COVID funds to wipe out student debt

“#CUNY to use COVID funds to wipe out student debt” The City University of New York will use $125 million in federal coronavirus stimulus funds to wipe out debt for 50,000 students who suffered hardships during the pandemic, it was announced Wednesday. The CUNY Comeback Program will cover the costs of unpaid tuition and fee…

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#Letters to the Editor — July 27, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 27, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 27, 2021” The Issue: The DOJ’s decision not to pursue a civil-rights probe into Gov. Cuomo’s nursing-home order. The decision to drop a probe into the nursing-home deaths that occurred under Gov. Cuo­mo’s direction is another example of the two-tiered judicial system in this country that is tearing our…

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