#NYC has America’s worst traffic congestion

#NYC has America’s worst traffic congestion

“#NYC has America’s worst traffic congestion” New York City had the worst traffic congestion in the US in 2020, a jump from the No. 4 rank the previous year, according to a new report. Big Apple drivers lost 100 hours of time to traffic congestion last year, according to transportation analytics firm INRIX — which…

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#Quit stalling NYC’s return to normalcy

#Quit stalling NYC’s return to normalcy

“#Quit stalling NYC’s return to normalcy” “Good news,” cheered Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday — COVID “numbers are down.” He’s right. So why isn’t New York’s reopening keeping pace? On Monday, the Department of Education announced that half the city’s high schools will resume full-time, in-person classes this month, but only for the 55,000 kids…

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#Cuomo ‘grooming’ claims should’ve been probed: Charlotte Bennett’s lawyer

#Cuomo ‘grooming’ claims should’ve been probed: Charlotte Bennett’s lawyer

“#Cuomo ‘grooming’ claims should’ve been probed: Charlotte Bennett’s lawyer” Gov. Andrew Cuomo accuser Charlotte Bennett’s lawyer expressed outrage toward his aides for allegedly telling her there was no need to investigate him because his inappropriate behavior never got past the “grooming” stage. Bennett’s lawyer, Debra Katz said Friday night that Cuomo’s staff was required by…

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#73-year-old woman killed in NYC apartment building fire

#73-year-old woman killed in NYC apartment building fire

“#73-year-old woman killed in NYC apartment building fire” A 73-year-old woman was killed in a fire that broke out inside an apartment building in Manhattan Wednesday afternoon, police said. Cops and firefighters responded to the building in Midtown East around 4:30 p.m. where they found the fire spreading on the first floor, according to police….

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#NYC eateries enticing staff to get COVID vaccine

#NYC eateries enticing staff to get COVID vaccine

“#NYC eateries enticing staff to get COVID vaccine” Now that Big Apple restaurant workers are eligible for coronavirus vaccines, eatery owners are walking a fine line trying to encourage them.  Shake Shack staffers get an extra six hours of pay to get jabbed.  “While Shake Shack won’t be requiring vaccinations, we are strongly encouraging it,”…

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#Rethinking Trump’s performance and other commentary

#Rethinking Trump’s performance and other commentary

“#Rethinking Trump’s performance and other commentary” Pandemic journal: Rethinking Don’s Performance The Washington Examiner’s Byron York sees “the beginning of a sense of perspective about the way the Trump administration battled the virus. The bottom line is: Of course, the crisis was awful, but on balance, overall, the United States handled it as well or…

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