New York’s statewide COVID-19 mask-or-vaccine mandate for businesses and indoor venues will be extended several more weeks until Feb. 1, said Gov. Kathy Hochul on Dec. 31. Hochul, a Democrat, introduced the mandate, which requires businesses and venues to require people to wear masks or present proof of COVID-19 vaccination, in mid-December amid the spread…
Limited Number of Revelers Return to Times Square to Usher in 2022
NEW YORK—New York City readied to embrace the new year—and bid good riddance to another pandemic-marred 12 months—as it prepared to revive its annual New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square. The city said it would limit the number of people it lets into Times Square to witness a 6-ton ball, encrusted with nearly 2,700…
New York State Health Dept. Warns Not Enough Paxlovid or Molnupiravir Antibody Treatment
The New York State Health Department has warned that it does not have enough Paxlovid or Molnupiravir antibody treatment and authorized those of non-white race or Hispanic/Latino ethnicity, as well as individuals with underlying medical conditions that increase their risk for severe illness, to receive the treatment. However, the government body made no mention of whether or not other…
Programming Alert: Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration
This year’s Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration will be held on Dec. 31, 2021, amid COVID-19 restrictions. The event marks 118 years of celebrations that have been watched worldwide with enthusiasm and become not only a national but also a universal tradition to greet the New Year with dazzling lights and the bustling energy…
NYC Homicides on Track for Deadliest Year in Decade
There were 479 people murdered in New York City so far in 2021, the most since 2011 and part of a violent upsurge plaguing the city since last year. Along with the murder count, shootings have been the highest since 2003 and felony assaults the highest since 2001, according to data from the New York…
New York City’s Mayor-Elect to Keep Private Employer Vaccine Mandate in Place
December 30, 2021
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The next mayor of New York City said Thursday he’s not going to roll back a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private workers. “We are going to keep that in place,” Mayor-elect Eric Adams, a Democrat, told reporters during a press conference. Adams had previously resisted committing to maintaining all of the mandates Mayor Bill de…
NYC Times Square New Year’s Show Will Go On Despite Virus Surge: Mayor
The New Year’s show at Times Square in New York City will take place despite a surge in COVID-19 cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. The event has been scaled back to about 15,000 people, about a quarter of the original plan, but will not be cancelled, according to the Democrat. “We want to…
Democratic Governor Rejects Mask Mandate, Says Policy Is ‘Not Curbing the Spike’
The governor of Connecticut said that he will not reinstate a mask mandate, citing data suggesting that it is not “curbing the spike” in COVID-19 cases elsewhere. Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, told reporters this week that COVID-19 cases have surged in New York City in recent days despite a statewide mask mandate that was…
COVID-19 Wave Sweeps New York
After northern and western parts of the New York State suffered a surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the wave appears to have moved downstate, hitting the Hudson Valley and increasingly also New York City and Long Island. Most of the infections stem from the Omicron variant of the virus, according to estimates by the Centers for…
NYC Ballet Cancels Remainder of ‘Nutcracker’ Performances
December 29, 2021
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NEW YORK—Remaining performances of “The Nutcracker” ballet have been canceled due to positive tests for coronavirus, the New York City Ballet announced Tuesday. The famed ballet by George Balanchine, a staple of the winter performing arts season in New York, was scheduled to present performances through Sunday at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater. “While…
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