#NYC DOH website now lists data on COVID-19 variant cases

#NYC DOH website now lists data on COVID-19 variant cases

“#NYC DOH website now lists data on COVID-19 variant cases” New York City’s Health Department on Tuesday made data on new coronavirus variants in the five boroughs publicly available on its website.  According to the health department, as of last Wednesday, 59 city residents have been infected with the UK strain of the illness. The…

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#Vending machines with COVID-19 home tests arrive in NYC

#Vending machines with COVID-19 home tests arrive in NYC

“#Vending machines with COVID-19 home tests arrive in NYC” NYC has seen vending machines for engagement rings and Brooks Brothers shirts, as well as PPE like gloves and sanitizing wipes, but this new Manhattan machine is really testing the limits. Since January, a storefront at 225 W. 34th St. — formerly home to a Lane Bryant…

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#Standing up to Gov. Cuomo is an ‘ethical duty’ for lawmakers

#Standing up to Gov. Cuomo is an ‘ethical duty’ for lawmakers

“#Standing up to Gov. Cuomo is an ‘ethical duty’ for lawmakers” With Gov. Cuomo in full “demonize the truth-tellers” mode, the Legislature clearly needs to start getting ready for impeachment, as Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Queens) demands. Kim mentions the governor’s threats to “destroy” him personally if the legislator didn’t go along with Cuomo’s effort to…

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#Here’s what NYC needs to do to start its economic comeback

#Here’s what NYC needs to do to start its economic comeback

“#Here’s what NYC needs to do to start its economic comeback” The ghost-storefront blight represents an existential threat to New York City’s future. Left unaddressed, it will crush the Big Apple’s normally indomitable spirit. Who wants to live or work where blocks of empty storefronts shout “failure” and provide sidewalk loitering grounds for drug dealers…

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