#Students return from break to find teachers out over COVID

#Students return from break to find teachers out over COVID

“#Students return from break to find teachers out over COVID” Many Big Apple school kids returned to their classrooms Monday from the Christmas-New Year’s break to find something missing — their teachers. The latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic left city schools struggling to operate amid mass staff shortages following the holiday — as parents…

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#Hochul reqs boosters for NY state university students

#Hochul reqs boosters for NY state university students

“#Hochul reqs boosters for NY state university students” CUNY and SUNY students will be required to get their COVID-19 boosters by next semester — while the state’s “Vax or Mask” mandate for businesses is now extended till Feb. 1, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday. Hochul — announcing the moves amid a tidal wave of Omicron…

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#New York Gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino tests positive for COVID-19

#New York Gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino tests positive for COVID-19

“#New York Gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino tests positive for COVID-19” Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino said Thursday he tested positive for the coronavirus in a breakthrough case as infections soar across the Empire State. “I tested positive for Covid yesterday,” Astorino tweeted. “I feel better today. Cold-like symptoms. I’m vaccinated.” The former Westchester County executive,…

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#NYC’s hospitalization rate spikes amid surge in COVID cases

#NYC’s hospitalization rate spikes amid surge in COVID cases

“#NYC’s hospitalization rate spikes amid surge in COVID cases” New York City’s hospitalization rate spiked again Tuesday by nearly 30 percent — with more than 60 percent of new patients testing positive for COVID-19, according to official figures. Charts displayed by Mayor Bill de Blasio during a remote briefing from City Hall showed the seven-day…

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#NYC restaurateurs have mixed reactions to the COVID vaccine mandate

#NYC restaurateurs have mixed reactions to the COVID vaccine mandate

“#NYC restaurateurs have mixed reactions to the COVID vaccine mandate” As New York imposed a law ordering businesses to require employee vaccinations, the response from Big Apple restaurateurs was as diverse as the city’s cuisine.  Veteran restaurateur Stratis Morfogen, who owns Brooklyn Dumpling Shop and is executive managing director of Brooklyn Chop House, was decidedly…

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