#Fran Lebowitz has tough love for tough COVID-19 times

#Fran Lebowitz has tough love for tough COVID-19 times

“#Fran Lebowitz has tough love for tough COVID-19 times” In the earliest days of the lockdown, with New York City suddenly quiet, empty and experiencing a kind of terror not known since September 11th, one of our most iconic inhabitants spoke.  “Fran Lebowitz is Never Leaving New York,” ran the headline in — where else?…

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#NY tax revenue from casinos down 0M amid pandemic

#NY tax revenue from casinos down $600M amid pandemic

“#NY tax revenue from casinos down $600M amid pandemic” The cratering of revenues at New York’s casinos during the coronavirus pandemic has devastated government coffers and turned the state’s schools and into big losers. Casino revenues dedicated to education and the state treasury have plummeted by $600 million in the current fiscal year, state Gaming…

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#COVID test vending machines coming to NYC this month

#COVID test vending machines coming to NYC this month

“#COVID test vending machines coming to NYC this month” Remember when vending machines were for snacks and soda? COVID-19 home test kits will soon be sold via vending machines in cities including New York. But they won’t be as cheap as a bag of chips. Health company Wellness 4 Humanity is rolling out vending machines…

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#NY to reallocate nursing homes’ unused COVID-19 vaccines

#NY to reallocate nursing homes’ unused COVID-19 vaccines

“#NY to reallocate nursing homes’ unused COVID-19 vaccines” New York is going to reallocate unused COVID-19 vaccines that had been earmarked for nursing homes — with tens of thousands of staffers at the facilities declining to get the shot as the state’s stockpile dwindles, officials said Monday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, speaking during a virtual press…

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