Tag: New York

De Blasio Says New Yorkers Who Get COVID-19 Booster Will Receive $100

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday that the city would begin offering a $100 cash incentive to New Yorkers who get a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year. The city had previously offered similar incentives for people to get their first vaccine doses. De Blasio…


Ohio Sets Single-Day COVID-19 Cases Record, Again

Ohio has again set a record for the most new COVID-19 cases in the state in a day, continuing a trend in the midwest and some northeastern states, according to numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health departments. The Buckeye State recorded 12,864 new COVID-19 cases within a 24-hour period…


19 Urgent Care Clinics, Testing Sites Close in New York City Area: Company

Nineteen urgent care medical clinics were temporarily closed in New Jersey and New York City on Wednesday, according to the firm that operates them, coming after President Joe Biden a day earlier vowed to expand testing for the Omicron variant. “To preserve our ability to staff our sites, we are temporarily closing certain locations effective tomorrow,…


NYC Rolls Out $100 Payout for People Who Get COVID Booster

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday a $100 payout for residents who get a COVID-19 booster by New Year’s Eve. The mayor described the program as a “limited-time opportunity” and “by far the biggest booster incentive program” in the country. “We want everyone, right now, as quickly as possible, to get…


NYPD Officer Throws American Flag on Floor, Tramples It During Scuffle With Protesters

An NYPD officer who was removing anti-vaccine mandate protestors from a Panera Bread in Brooklyn, New York, on Dec. 19, forcefully grabbed a pole with an American flag from one of them and threw it to the floor, subsequently trampling it during the scuffle. As two other NYPD officers proceeded to arrest Mitchell Bosch, an…


New York Governor’s Office Says State Inspectors Won’t Perform Mask Mandate Checks

The office of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul late Monday said the state wouldn’t send inspectors to businesses to see if business owners are complying with the Democrat’s indoor mask mandate, an apparent reversal of remarks Hochul offered earlier in the day. “Enforcement will be done by local health departments,” Hochul spokesperson Hazel Crampton-Hays told…


New York Lawmaker Pulls Public Health Detainment Bill, Blames ‘Conspiracy Theorists’

A New York lawmaker has taken down a 6-year-old bill that would authorize the state to detain infected individuals and their contacts deemed a threat to public health during a pandemic, blaming “conspiracy theorists” of spreading misinformation about his proposal. The bill in question, known as A416, was first introduced by Assemblyman Nick Perry in…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (December 21)

President Biden is addressing the nation on his plan to battle the Omicron variant, the New York Governor says the new variant will not lead to school closures or lockdowns, while New Yorkers stand in long lines to get tested for Covid-19 ahead of holiday travel.


Trump Sues New York’s Attorney General, Accusing Her of Political Animus

Former President Donald Trump on Dec. 20 sued New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing her of targeting him with politically motivated prosecutions. The lawsuit (pdf), filed in federal court for the northern district of New York, seeks an order for James to cease or limit her office’s investigations into Trump. “For years, she has…


‘We’re Not Going to Socialism’: Army Veteran Arrested Third Time While Protesting NYC Mandate

BROOKLYN, New York—An outspoken and spirited U.S. Army veteran was arrested for the third time in a week while protesting against the city’s vaccine passport mandate, this time at the Panera Bread in Gateway Center mall in Brooklyn. On Aug. 17, New York City started requiring restaurants, gyms, and many other businesses to check guests and workers…