#NYC agrees to host 5K for Afghanistan war hero

#NYC agrees to host 5K for Afghanistan war hero

“#NYC agrees to host 5K for Afghanistan war hero” City Hall has agreed to greenlight a 5K run to honor an Afghanistan war hero — after organizers say their plans were stalled by the city amid COVID-19 restrictions. The Staten Island race honoring Army Sgt. Michael Ollis is now ready to go forward after The…

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#NYC gave up 8,550 parking spots for outdoor dining amid COVID

#NYC gave up 8,550 parking spots for outdoor dining amid COVID

“#NYC gave up 8,550 parking spots for outdoor dining amid COVID” They have an appetite for obstruction! Restaurants have gobbled up around 8,550 publicly-owned curbside parking spots for their outdoor seating set-ups since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to city data. Since last June, the mayor and Department of Transportation have let eateries…

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#New York nurses denounce new maskless guidelines

#New York nurses denounce new maskless guidelines

“#New York nurses denounce new maskless guidelines” New York’s largest nurses union says the state is not ready to unmask. The New York State Nurses Association, which represents 42,000 medical workers, issued a scathing press release Friday slamming last week’s CDC guidance that fully vaccinated individuals can forgo face coverings in most indoor settings. Officials…

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#NYC should follow Europe’s lead and reopen to vaxxed visitors

#NYC should follow Europe’s lead and reopen to vaxxed visitors

“#NYC should follow Europe’s lead and reopen to vaxxed visitors” The European Union is reopening to fully vaccinated international travelers. New York should follow suit: Tourists are crucial to the city’s recovery, and it’s nuts to exclude those who’ve been jabbed now that the state’s lifted most pandemic restrictions. Ambassadors from all 27 EU nations Wednesday…

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#Taxpayers footing bill for Cuomo’s nursing-home probe lawyer

#Taxpayers footing bill for Cuomo’s nursing-home probe lawyer

“#Taxpayers footing bill for Cuomo’s nursing-home probe lawyer” ALBANY — New York state taxpayers will be picking up the tab for the high-powered defense lawyer representing Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his aides in the cover-up of nursing home deaths from COVID-19, the attorney acknowledged Tuesday. Elkan Abramowitz, a former high-ranking federal prosecutor, declined to say…

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#NYC suspects accused of stealing  million in COVID relief

#NYC suspects accused of stealing $2 million in COVID relief

“#NYC suspects accused of stealing $2 million in COVID relief” A group of young Brooklyn men ripped off $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds by submitting fraudulent unemployment claims — and then stupidly posted pictures of themselves with their ill-gotten cash, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Six of the eight defendants — ranging in age from…

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#74K NYC construction jobs lost during pandemic

#74K NYC construction jobs lost during pandemic

“#74K NYC construction jobs lost during pandemic” The New York City construction industry lost 74,000 jobs and $9.8 billion in activity last year during shutdowns triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study by an industry group — which is urging lawmakers to take action to get hard hats back to work. The…

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#NYC supermarket enters ‘hornets nest’ in dropping mask mandate

#NYC supermarket enters ‘hornets nest’ in dropping mask mandate

“#NYC supermarket enters ‘hornets nest’ in dropping mask mandate” Morton Williams customers are sharply divided over the grocery chain’s decision to no longer require vaccinated shoppers and employees to wear masks — a scenario that’s likely playing out at retail establishments across the country. The controversy kicked off on Monday when the popular supermarket emailed…

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