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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

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Nantes

Op-Ed | What to know about COVID-19 vaccine boosters

Posted on November 9, 2021

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MetroPlusHealth launches golden promotion for city workers

Posted on November 9, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

‘They’re doing God’s work’ for sinfully low wages: Direct Support Professionals demand essential pay at Manhattan rally

Posted on November 9, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A handout photo of an experimental COVID-19 treatment pill, called molnupiravir and being developed by Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP

U.S. government to buy $1 billion more worth of Merck’s COVID-19 pill

Posted on November 9, 2021

Protestor call for the end of solitary confinement

Lower Manhattan

‘Rescind your deadly order’: Activists blast de Blasio for apparent return to solitary confinement in NYC jails

Posted on November 8, 2021

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Webinar | Is lung cancer screening right for me?

Posted on November 8, 2021

Regeneron’s antibody drug shows protection against COVID-19 for up to 8 months

Posted on November 8, 2021

FILE PHOTO: JetBlue event marking first transatlantic flight between New York and London at JFK International Airport in New York City

‘Really, really exciting’: Travelers head to United States as entry ban lifted

Posted on November 8, 2021

‘I look forward to getting rid of the masks’: Mayor-elect Adams eyes cautious end to mask mandates in NYC schools

Posted on November 7, 2021

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

Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: NYC worker vaccine rates keep ticking upward as virus spread falls further

Posted on November 7, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Wildfire on Evia island

Health

Explainer | What’s the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C of global warming?

Posted on November 7, 2021

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Nantes

Kids five to 11 eligible for New York City’s vaccine incentive program

Posted on November 5, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A syringe is filled with a dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a pop-up community vaccination center in Valley Stream, New York

FDNY, NYPD see steady increases in vaccination rates a week after vaccine mandate

Posted on November 5, 2021

NY: Protest to Free Pop-Artist Peter Max

Free Peter Max: a daughter’s fight to remove her dad from the clutches of ‘predatory’ guardianship

Posted on November 5, 2021

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Caribbean Life

Brooklyn hospital employees overwhelmingly in compliance with COVID-19 vaccine

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccines at the White House in Washington

Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private-sector workers to begin Jan. 4

Posted on November 4, 2021

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Health

Comedy show in Brooklyn to benefit reproductive justice organization for Indigenous women

Posted on November 4, 2021

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Upper West Side

Painting the finish: TCS Marathon kicks off annual line painting ceremony for 50th anniversary

Posted on November 3, 2021

NYC children ages 5 to 11 are eligible for COVID vaccine starting Thursday, de Blasio says

Posted on November 3, 2021

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Nantes

U.S. CDC advisers recommend COVID-19 vaccine for young children

Posted on November 2, 2021

FDNY holds news conference at Ladder 24 on city’s Covid vaccine mandates

NYC firefighters union opposition to COVID-19 vaccine mandate evolves into political attack on de Blasio

Posted on November 2, 2021

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Bronx Times

Biaggi in quarantine, recovering from COVID-19

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Nantes

U.S. CDC advisers to vote on COVID-19 vaccine in young children

Posted on November 2, 2021

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More than half of New Yorkers say pandemic has negatively impacted their mental health in survey commissioned by MetroPlusHealth

Posted on November 1, 2021

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‘Do the right thing’: de Blasio, officials urge unvaxxed NYC workers to get COVID-19 shots and come back to work

Posted on November 1, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

SEE IT: New York’s Halloween parade returns to the Village in spooktacular style

Posted on November 1, 2021

A general view of the Supreme Court building at the start of the court’s new term in Washington

Health

Supreme Court spurns Catholic hospital appeal over transgender patient

Posted on November 1, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. senators depart after meeting with White House officials on Capitol Hill in Washington

Health

Sanders working to get prescription drug price provision in social spending bill

Posted on October 31, 2021

Preparations for Re-Opening of Phantom of the Opera

Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: Hot spots remain in low-vaxxed NYC areas as virus transmission rates plummet

Posted on October 31, 2021

Union firefighters and others protest against mandated vaccines in New York City

VACCINE MANDATE: Firefighters and cops still lag behind, but 91% of city workforce now has the shot

Posted on October 30, 2021

FILE PHOTO: General view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington

U.S. Supreme Court rejects religious challenge to Maine vaccine mandate

Posted on October 30, 2021

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Health

Bob Harper showcase his portrait exhibit in Flatiron District that brings hope to heart attack survivors’ lives

Posted on October 30, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Coronavirus disease vaccination event hosted by Miami – Dade County and Miami Heat,at FTX Arena in Miami

NYPD, FDNY remain on lower end of city employee vaccination rates as clock counts down on mandate

Posted on October 29, 2021

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Mad as hell and not going to take the shot: Hundreds march against NYC vaccine mandate at Gracie Mansion

Posted on October 28, 2021

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

Vaccines for kids ages 5-11 expected to be available at NYC vaccination sites by next week

Posted on October 28, 2021

Mayor Bill de Blasio

De Blasio not worried about NYC staff shortages as vaccine mandate takes effect Friday

Posted on October 28, 2021

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Caribbean Life

One Brooklyn Health offers antibody treatment to reduce chance of hospitalization, death from COVID

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Criminal Justice Coalition pushes DAs to alleviate Rikers Island issues, set inmates free

Posted on October 27, 2021

COVID-19 vaccinations in New York

‘We’ve been waiting for this’: Hochul lays out plan to vaccinate young children once use of COVID-19 shot gets approval

Posted on October 27, 2021

The legacy of Willowbrook State School hangs heavy over advocates who fear the system built to serve the developmentally disabled may be backsliding amid stagnant funding from the state.

Health

Willowbrook mother says group homes are backsliding as state funding stagnates

Posted on October 27, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Picture illustration of a vial labelled with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine

U.S. FDA advisers back Pfizer/‌BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children

Posted on October 26, 2021

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Midtown Manhattan

Right hand man: De Blasio lauds Lin-Manuel Miranda for helping Broadway stay alive

Posted on October 26, 2021

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Health

De Blasio tempers talk about plans for safe injection sites in New York City

Posted on October 26, 2021

Staten Island startup fights breast cancer and aims to uplift community

Posted on October 26, 2021

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Health

Op-Ed | Jumpstarting PrEP usage will get New York back on track to end the HIV epidemic

Posted on October 26, 2021

Members Of New York Police Department Receive Covid-19 Vaccine

NYPD officers union claims ‘right to bodily integrity’ in lawsuit seeking to stop NYC COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Posted on October 25, 2021

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Whitestone man stabbed multiple times in early morning attack, neighbor sought: NYPD

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Ellie the Elephant celebrates fifth birthday in style at sold-out New York Liberty game

“I Don’t Understand You," directed by Brian Crano and David Joseph Craig, opens June 6 at the Regal Union Square, the AMC Kips Bay, the AMC Empire 25, and the AMC Lincoln Square.

Q&A with ‘I Don’t Understand You’ directors Brian Crano and David Joseph Craig