A New York Supreme Court justice on Tuesday put on hold the city government’s sweeping COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers, which includes all NYPD employees, pending a hearing next week. Judge Frank Nervo granted a hearing (pdf) that could lead to a restraining order against the mandate that was imposed by New York City…

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio misused his security detail for “political purposes” during his presidential campaign and for personal tasks, including ferrying his son to and from college and helping his daughter move, according to an investigation by the city Department of Investigation (DOI). In a 47-page report (pdf) released on Thursday, the…

Ed Mullins, the head of the NYPD’s Sergeants Benevolent Association, has resigned from his role just hours after FBI agents raided his home and the group’s Manhattan headquarters. Dozens of federal agents were seen carrying boxes out of the union’s Manhattan headquarters and loading them into a van on Tuesday morning as part of a “law enforcement…

A federal appeals panel on Monday ruled in favor of New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers and other Department of Education staffers in public schools, just hours before it was scheduled to begin. Plaintiffs, a group of teachers, had asked for a temporary injunction against the mandate, which requires all workers to show proof that they’ve received at…

A federal appeals panel on Monday ruled in favor of New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers and other Department of Education staffers in public schools, just hours before it was scheduled to begin. Plaintiffs, a group of teachers, had asked for a temporary injunction against the mandate, which requires all workers to show proof that they’ve received at…

A federal appeals panel on Monday ruled in favor of New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers and other Department of Education staffers in public schools, just hours before it was scheduled to begin. Plaintiffs, a group of teachers, had asked for a temporary injunction against the mandate, which requires all workers to show proof that they’ve received at…

NEW YORK—All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said Monday. The city previously said teachers, like other city employees, would have to get the shots or get tested weekly for the virus. The new policy marks the first no-option vaccination mandate for a…

Tuesday marks the official start of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Key to NYC” vaccine mandate. In theory, this puts restaurants, bars, gyms, and other venues off limits to the unvaccinated. To some, this is a welcome safeguard of their health; to others, it is a sign of expanding government control over their lives. Against the…

San Francisco on Aug.12 became the first major U.S. city requiring full vaccination for patrons and employees to enter restaurants, gyms, bars, and entertainment venues. The new order (pdf), announced by Mayor London Breed and Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax on Thursday, takes effect Aug. 20 for customers and Oct. 13 for staff and prevents residents from submitting negative…

NEW YORK CITY—Just as New York City restauranteurs thought they could perhaps see their way out of crushing COVID-19 restrictions and back to “normalcy,” the city’s government dealt out another blow—restaurants will now have to check customers for proof of vaccination or themselves face fines. In response, restaurant owners seem to have flocked to one…