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New York State Health officials announced over this weekend that a New York City resident has tested positive for the virus that causes monkeypox. While they wait for further confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control, the unidentified patient isolates and treats the case as positive. According to the CDC, Monkeypox is “ a rare […]
At least a dozen New York City teachers were placed on leave without pay after being accused of using fake COVID-19 vaccination cards to keep their job. The teachers union is threatening to file a lawsuit if the suspension’s are not reversed. The Department of Education did not reveal how they found out about the […]
Lyft and Uber received backlash when they spiked prices after the subway attack in Brooklyn Tuesday morning. After the price surge both companies said they turned off their algorithm a short time later. When rides are in higher demand That’s when the algorithm kicks in and prices soar. Lyft said they’re working to adjust fares […]
Is former governor Andrew Cuomo thinking about a comeback come back? Andrew Cuomo was talking to a group of people in New York City this week giving a campaign style speech. A reporter at the event asked Andrew Como if he would run for government office again he didn’t say yes but he didn’t say […]
If you love cheesecake let me give you the heads up now you might be seeing less of it in stores and restaurants. The reason is due to a shortage of cream cheese. Yep… Labor shortages, supply chain issues, and the demand for cream cheese have significantly increased. More people are eating at home due […]
New York City has chosen Democrat Eric Adams, a former New York Police Department captain, to become the city’s second Black Mayor. Adams won in a landslide as Republicans were outnumbered by a margin of about 7 to 1. Currently, Adams serves as the Brooklyn borough president and he was also a former state senator. […]
After a federal appeals panel decision yesterday, the three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued an order that allows NYC to impose a vaccine mandate on teachers, a mandate that some were seeking to appeal last Friday. NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced back in August that about 148,000 […]
Yesterday, 20 years after the attack on September 11th, 2001, New York Governor Kathy Hochul recognized the New York National Guard. Governor Hochul spoke at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, where Governor Hochul announced that she signed three pieces of legislation to support 9/11 and communications first responders. This bill […]
Last year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City was strictly a virtual event due to the pandemic. This year, the parade is back and better than ever as the public will be able to watch the parade flow through Manhattan in person. This Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be the 95th parade and […]
Early this morning, Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency as the remnants of Hurricane Ida hit with massive rainfall on much of the Northeast, leading to flooding across wide swaths of New York City and the Hudson Valley. Yesterday at around 9:30 pm, the National Weather Service’s New York City office issued its […]
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