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In a historic move, Ithaca, N.Y. is the first city in the nation to seek rent relief for tenants who’s income has been effected by the pandemic. Ithaca’s city council is asking the State of New York if its Mayor could be given the power to cancel residential and small business rent. The State Department […]
Dr. Robert Redfield, the Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a statement on Friday, saying: “I know that the people are eager to return to normal activity and ways of life, however, it is important that we remember that this situation is unprecedented and that the pandemic has not ended.” […]
On Friday, the local chapter of White Coats for Black Lives held a protest that demonstrated against racial inequality in the medical field at URMC. Last year, they held a similar demonstration and they reintroduced the demands had they presented in the past. They are calling for: fostering critical dialogue, preparing future physicians to be […]
Officials at the state capitol have decided against allowing overnight summer camps this season in New York due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, the State Health Commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker said it would be too hard to effectively manage social distancing measures with children to stop the spread of COVID-19. He released a statement, […]
According to Governor Andrew Cuomo and his health officials, New York State now has the lowest rate of coronavirus transmission in the U.S. His announcement came during his daily briefing where he announced that 5 regions of the state were cleared to begin phase 3 re opening. The state’s re opening procedures are dependent on […]
An executive order by Governor Andrew Cuomo will order police and local governments to “reinvent” law enforcement techniques in New York. The New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative ordinance states that local governments across the state have to develop a plan that “reinvents and modernizes police strategies and programs” before April 1 2021. […]
Breonna’s Law is named after 26 year old Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police who stormed her apartment to serve a warrant in the early morning hours of March 13. The no-knock clause of the search warrant was a part of a narcotics investigation that was taking place. When Breonna’s boyfriend […]
Members of Rochester Regional Health and UR Medicine are starting to recruit people to enlist in a clinical trial partnership with BioNTech and Pfizer to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Rochester General Hospital is now testing candidates and researchers say their goals are to have a vaccine ready for emergency use by 2021. The study consists […]
As the senate passes legislature encouraging police reform, Rochester Police Chief La’ron Singletary says he’s committed to seeing it through. “I think we have extended an olive branch to individuals, not just when they call 911, but when there is nothing going on,” said Singletary. He has said that he is in favor for repealing […]
75 year old Martin Gugino is now in stable condition and has responded to the President’s tweet about the events that led to his injury. According to CNN, when Gugino heard about the president accusing him of being an ANTIFA provocateur, “the 75 year-old just laughed.” When asked for a public comment, he only said […]
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