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A new study shows large metropolitan areas are more segregated now than they were in the 1990s. About 81% of areas with more than 200,000 residents showed they were more segregated even with equal housing laws in place. These segregated areas continue to increase and have led to poorer outcomes for Black people. According to […]
The second drawing for New York State’s “Get a Shot to Make Your Future” raffle were announced on Thursday. Each week 10 students are randomly selected from a digital submission pool of 12-17 year old New Yorkers who have received at least one dose of the Covid19 vaccine. This week’s winners are Ella Campbell, Erie […]
Yesterday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke at the Jacob K. Javitts Center, announcing that New York has the lowest COVID-19 positivity of any state in the U.S. According to Governor Cuomo, the state’s positivity stands at .61%. The governor commented on this updating by saying; “If you had told us a year ago when […]
On Wednesday New York Governor Cuomo announced the first 10 winners in the Covid19 vaccine incentive scholarship raffle. Similar to the lottery system for adults, kids who received at least one dose are eligible to win. Today’s winners included two kids from the Rochester area, one from Syracuse, one from Albany and the rest from […]
New York Governor Cuomo announced a new incentive for the vaccine. The State is now offering 50 Full Ride College Scholarships to children 12+ who receive their first dose of the Pfizer shot. 10 kids will be selected randomly every week for 5 weeks starting May 27. The prize includes tuition, room & board, books […]
Federal aid is available for restaurant and bar owners in New York in a COVID relief package. $28.6 billion is available, and the money is to cover COVID-related losses from this year and last. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says hundreds of restaurants in NY are at risk of closure without these funds. Each […]
The RTS has joined all of New York’s transit systems in asking for a 10% funding increase over the last enacted budget. This move tracks with the request they made fora 50% increase in funding over 5 years. Assemblymember Jennifer Lunsford from the Rochester area gave her two cents saying: “For too long, the enormous […]
Comedian/Radio Jock Rob Lederman is “toast” after making racist comments on Buffalo’s 97 Rock’s morning show. According to a press release, parent company Cumulus Media “swiftly terminated him and suspended the remainder of the show’s talent on-air talent” for violating the company’s clearly defined programming principles Wednesday morning. He also lost his gig as the […]
According to new rules that the New York State Department of Health quietly issued last week, the list of individuals who qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine has greatly expanded. Until the new rules were put in place, the only individuals who qualified for the vaccine were school faculty and staff and those over the age […]
The call for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign amid many sexual harassment allegations and the way he handled the COVID-19 nursing home deaths has been growing louder and louder over the past week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Kristen Gillibrand are now among the majority of New York congressional Democrats who […]