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People wait in a line to undergo coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at its testing site in central Seoul

WHO chief scientist urges people not to panic over Omicron

Posted on December 3, 2021

Cast member Gomez poses at the premiere for the film “Dolittle” in Los Angeles

Selena Gomez announces Wondermind, a new mental health platform

Posted on December 3, 2021

FILE PHOTO: People take coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests at a pop-up sidewalk testing site in New York

Five new Omicron cases detected in New York, Hochul and de Blasio urge calm and cooperation

Posted on December 2, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testify before a Senate Banking Committee hybrid hearing on oversight of the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve on Capitol Hill in Washington

Omicron could pose ‘significant’ threat to global economy, Yellen says

Posted on December 2, 2021

U.S. FDA authorizes first COVID-19 test for self-testing at home

To fight Omicron, Biden to add travel rules, make at-home COVID tests free

Posted on December 2, 2021

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Misinformation campaign: Rogue anti-vax ad pops up at Brooklyn bus stop

Posted on December 2, 2021

Tourist travel returns in New York

First Omicron case in NYC tied to Minnesota traveler who attended Javits Center convention

Posted on December 2, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Airlines prepare for the new coronavirus Omicron variant

Global airlines prepare for Omicron volatility, agility will be key

Posted on December 1, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Mobile vaccination teams begin visiting Los Angeles schools to vaccinate middle and high school students

U.S. reports first case of Omicron variant

Posted on December 1, 2021

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FILE PHOTO: Medical staff prepare Moderna coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in Tokyo

One million New Yorkers have now received COVID-19 booster shots as city stays on guard against Omicron variant

Posted on December 1, 2021

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Health

Give the gift of life this week during Metro-North’s 10th annual blood drive

Posted on December 1, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden visits Clayco construction site, in Elk Grove Village

Comment period on Biden’s workplace vaccine rule extended 45 days

Posted on November 30, 2021

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Gay City News

Virtual, in-person events planned for World AIDS Day

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Health

Op-Ed | Obesity is a disease – COVID-19 proves federal policymakers should treat it like one

Posted on November 30, 2021

Governor Kathy Hochul holds a COVID-19 briefing.

Upstate hospitals feel hospital capacity crunch, Hochul deploys National Guard for nursing homes staffing

Posted on November 29, 2021

Biden gives an update on the Omicron variant in Washington

Biden says U.S. is working with pharma companies on Omicron contingency plans

Posted on November 29, 2021

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City officials push mask-wearing, vaccinations and new mandates as Omicron variant looms

Posted on November 29, 2021

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‘It’s coming’: New York braces for Omicron arrival as cases rise across state

Posted on November 28, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. reopens air and land borders to COVID-19 vaccinated travellers

U.S. braces for Omicron, prepares for African country travel ban

Posted on November 28, 2021

Tourist travel returns in New York

Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: Infections keep rising across NYC with all eyes now on Omicron variant

Posted on November 28, 2021

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on federal government coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response in Washington

U.S. readies fight against Omicron but too soon for lockdowns: Fauci

Posted on November 28, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Empty vials of the “Comirnaty” Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are seen inside a waste package at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination center in Madrid

Pfizer/‌BioNTech, Moderna expect data on shot’s protection against new COVID-19 variant soon

Posted on November 27, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers assist patients being treated at a makeshift hospital run by charity organisation The Gift of the Givers, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Johannesburg

Explainer | What we know about the COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa

Posted on November 26, 2021

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No more ‘environmental racism’: Schumer says infrastructure bill will remove lead pipes city’s bowels

Posted on November 24, 2021

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Op-Ed | Wrong time for the flu, right time for the flu shot

Posted on November 24, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

City expands $100 vax incentive to include SOMOS sites

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How the state’s Medicaid changes will affect disabled residents

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Spreading love this holiday season: Toddler with prosthetic legs makes big progress with support from many

Posted on November 22, 2021

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PoliticsNY with Skye: Behind the Curtain with Michael McGuire, CEO, UnitedHealthcare of New York

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Midtown Manhattan

‘Hands off the insulin provision’: Schumer tells GOP not to touch affordable diabetic medication plan in Build Back Better agenda

Posted on November 21, 2021

Tourist travel returns in New York

Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: Cases creeping upward in NYC as holidays approach, but hospitalizations steady and low

Posted on November 21, 2021

FILE PHOTO: COVID-19 vaccine booster dose administered in Schwenksville

Explainer | All U.S. adults qualify for COVID-19 boosters; which is best?

Posted on November 20, 2021

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Mark Levine looks to ‘chart that course forward’ for Manhattan as its incoming borough president

Posted on November 18, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

Tenants rally at City Hall Park urging more programs to protect renters from mass eviction in months ahead

Posted on November 17, 2021

FILE PHOTO: SOMOS Community Care administers Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at pop-up site in New York

Hochul urges booster shots for all living in areas with 4% COVID infection rates or higher

Posted on November 16, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A person walks past the Pfizer Headquarters building in New York City

Pfizer files for U.S. authorization of COVID-19 pill

Posted on November 16, 2021

Two women embrace as they celebrate the New Year in New York

Midtown Manhattan

Times Square’s New Year’s Eve party will return ‘at full strength’ for fully vaccinated New Yorkers: de Blasio

Posted on November 16, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

End of watch: NYPD salutes heroes fallen from 9/‌11-related illnesses at somber Police Plaza ceremony

Posted on November 15, 2021

SOMOS Community Care administers Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at pop-up site in New York

More than 600,000 vaccinated New Yorkers rolled up sleeves for COVID-19 booster shots, city says

Posted on November 15, 2021

Vaccination against COVID-19 for children aged 5-11 in New Hyde Park, New York

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62,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine administered to kids ages five to 11 so far, mayor says

Posted on November 15, 2021

Revelers watch the performance in Times Square on New Years Eve in New York City

Midtown Manhattan

‘Expect a great moment’: Plans for Times Square New Year’s Eve party, with revelers returning, set to be unveiled

Posted on November 15, 2021

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Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: Infections begin rising again in NYC, but hospitalizations and deaths remain lower

Posted on November 14, 2021

WHO to set guidelines on COVID-19 antiviral pills soon

Posted on November 12, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

New report details maternal healthcare disparities for women of color, officials urge passage of ‘Momnibus Act’

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City reports surge in NYC firefighters meeting the COVID-19 vaccine mandate and returning to work

Posted on November 11, 2021

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Village Academy in Queens becomes just the third NYC public school to close this fall due to COVID-19 outbreak

Posted on November 11, 2021

Vaccination against COVID-19 for children aged 5-11 in New Hyde Park, New York

Hochul announces COVID vaccine contests for young kids to win free public college

Posted on November 9, 2021

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Bronx and UK barbers swap shops

Bowlers at the now-defunct Woodhaven Lanes, which closed in May 2008.

Rolling the bowling ball down memory lane in greater Ridgewood: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

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Cops search for man who assaulted bus driver with wrench in Red Hook

Fans enjoy Pride Night at Citi Field in 2023.

New York City’s pro sports teams gear up for Pride Month