#UFT’s mask madness

#UFT’s mask madness

“#UFT’s mask madness” “Listen to the science!” That was the mantra of the left for more than a year, but Mayor Bill de Blasio offers a caveat: Listen to the science, unless the United Federation of Teachers disagrees. The mayor said Monday that the city will ignore the new guidance from the Centers for Disease…

Read More
#Why early-bird dining is here to stay

#Why early-bird dining is here to stay

“#Why early-bird dining is here to stay” The Big Apple may be losing its rep as the city that never sleeps thanks to the throngs of New Yorkers who have decided to stick with the early-bird dining habits they developed in the dark days of the coronavirus pandemic. Take Jennifer Leuzzi, a food writer and…

Read More
#Local pols slam Cuomo’s new essential worker memorial site

#Local pols slam Cuomo’s new essential worker memorial site

“#Local pols slam Cuomo’s new essential worker memorial site” Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s haphazard plan to build an essential worker memorial in Battery Park City keeps hitting a wall of resistance from local politicians who call the most recent options for a site “unacceptable.” Cuomo’s ambitious goal to have the memorial erected by Labor Day comes…

Read More
#Letters to the Editor — July 12, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 12, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 12, 2021” The Issue: Gov. Cuomo’s comment that leading New York during the pandemic was a “personal benefit.” Gov. Cuomo was quoted stating that the pandemic was a “tremendous personal benefit” (“La dolce virus,” July 9). The question is: At what expense? Cuomo was crowing about his success to…

Read More
#NY should make other COVID red-tape cuts permanent

#NY should make other COVID red-tape cuts permanent

“#NY should make other COVID red-tape cuts permanent” Republican lawmakers in Albany are calling for a special session to revive the popular alcohol-to-go provision that has helped restaurants stay afloat during and after the pandemic. It’s a good idea — but it doesn’t go far enough. The alcohol-to-go provision is perhaps the most widely known…

Read More
#NYC hotel industry mired in economic depression: report

#NYC hotel industry mired in economic depression: report

“#NYC hotel industry mired in economic depression: report” The New York City hotel industry is mired in an economic depression despite an uptick in travel as the country emerges from the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a new report released Tuesday. New York hotel revenues per available room are still 67 percent lower this past May…

Read More