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Brooklyn Nets Fined For Letting Unvaccinated Player Into Locker Room

March 15, 2022
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) fined the Brooklyn Nets on March 14 for letting a player who hasn’t received a COVID-19 vaccine into their locker room. Kyrie Irving was permitted to enter the locker room over the weekend when his team, the Nets, played the New York Knicks at Barclays Center, according to the NBA….

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NBA’s Durant Questions COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate, Says Mayor Wants Attention

March 14, 2022
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Basketball star Kevin Durant on March 13 questioned why New York City’s mayor has kept a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers in place, alleging the mayor wants attention. “It’s ridiculous. I don’t understand it at all. It just feels like, at this point now, someone is trying to make a statement or point to…

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New York City’s Vaccine Passports, School Mask Mandate Ending Monday: Mayor

March 4, 2022
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams Friday announced that the city’s vaccine passport system and school mask mandates will expire on Monday, March 7. The mayor’s decision comes as a number of other Democrat-led cities, municipalities, and states have dropped COVID-19-related rules in recent weeks. They have cited a drop in the number of COVID-19…

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The Big Apple’s Finances Are Rancid, Accounting Group Contends

March 3, 2022
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The New York City government, says financial watchdog Truth in Accounting (TIA), is a money mess. Its finances are the most troubled in America, TIA charges, although other cities also have problems. New York’s books, TIA claims, aren’t balanced as required by law. That’s because it doesn’t currently count all its bills, it says. For…

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Republicans Nominate Candidates on First Day of Convention

February 28, 2022
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GARDEN CITY, New York—The New York state Republican Party nominated Paul Rodriguez for comptroller, Michael Henry for attorney general, and Joseph Pinion III for U.S. senator on Feb. 28, the first day of its two-day convention at the Garden City Hotel on Long Island. The morning was kicked off by newly elected Nassau County Executive,…

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New York City to Phase Out Vaccine Mandate in Coming Weeks: Mayor

February 23, 2022
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New York City has a plan to phase out COVID-19 vaccine passports and mandates in the coming weeks, said Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday. “I can’t wait to get it done … I’m not going to get ahead of the science because I’m ready to get ahead of all of this and get back to…

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At Least 6 People Stabbed on NYC Subway Shortly After Mayor Unveils New Safety Plan

February 22, 2022
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At least six people were stabbed in New York City’s subway system over the weekend, the New York City Police Department said, just hours after officials unveiled a new plan to address safety and combat violence on public transit. The first of the attacks unfolded shortly after Mayor Eric Adams and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on…

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Thousands of Workers in NYC to Be Fired as COVID-19 Vaccine Deadline Ends

February 11, 2022
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New York City is set to fire nearly 4,000 unvaccinated municipal workers who failed to comply with the city’s harsh COVID-19 vaccine rules that required employees to get jabbed by Feb. 11 or face termination. Eric Adams, who took office in January, confirmed this week that he will go ahead with then-Mayor Bill de Blasio’s…

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New York City Council to Review Permanent Outdoor Dining Sheds

February 9, 2022
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The New York City Council held a hearing on Feb. 8 on whether to make outdoor sidewalk dining, which was a temporary measure during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic, a permanent fixture in the city’s dining scene. Outdoor dining sheds were built by many NYC restaurant owners to help blunt the economic impact…

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New York Governor Lifts Mask Mandate for Businesses, Requirement for Schools Remains

February 9, 2022
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday the state’s mask mandate for most indoor businesses such as grocery stores and offices will be lifted, effective on Feb. 10. “At this time, we think it is the right decision to lift this mandate for indoor businesses and let counties and businesses make their own decisions…

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