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Queens’ Parker Jewish Institute begins distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

Posted on December 21, 2020

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Stringer audit finds hundreds of childcare violations in DHS homeless shelters

Posted on December 21, 2020

FILE PHOTO: People shop at the Citadel Outlet mall, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Commerce

U.S. consumers struggled to access credit, handle emergency costs in 2020, study shows

Posted on December 21, 2020

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Cuomo requesting airlines help prevent spread of new COVID strain from UK

Posted on December 21, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Statue of George Washington at Federal Hall across Wall Street from New York Stock Exchange in New York

Wall Street tumbles at open on virus concerns

Posted on December 21, 2020

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Vita Coco teams up with Postmates to hand out free hangover kits to Manhattanites on New Year’s Day

Posted on December 21, 2020

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State funding in new stimulus leaves questions about transit relief: AOC

Posted on December 20, 2020

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Nursing home staff, residents in New York to begin getting COVID-19 vaccine Monday

Posted on December 20, 2020

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More contagious COVID-19 strain from UK coming into New York airports unchecked, Cuomo charges

Posted on December 20, 2020

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De Blasio touts promise of COVID-19 vaccine at Sunday service visits in Queens

Posted on December 20, 2020

Newly-approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine finally leaves warehouses

Posted on December 20, 2020

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Nearly $1 trillion COVID-19 stimulus deal reached in Congress, McConnell says

Posted on December 20, 2020

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UK says new coronavirus strain is more infectious, but vaccines should still work

Posted on December 19, 2020

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‘McConnell is irrelevant’: Cuomo turns up heat on Trump over COVID-19 relief bill

Posted on December 19, 2020

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Psychologist offers tips to help children recharge and put the phone down at night

Posted on December 19, 2020

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Cuomo wagers New York will avoid shutdown and flatten COVID-19 curve again

Posted on December 18, 2020

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iHeartMedia New York’s 106.7 Lite FM raises over $1.2M for annual ‘Hope for the Holidays Radiothon’

Posted on December 18, 2020

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U.S. labor board claims Amazon illegally fired warehouse worker

Posted on December 18, 2020

People enjoy outdoor dining amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Manhattan

New ruled banning New York City outdoor diners from using restaurant bathrooms gets overturned

Posted on December 18, 2020

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New York City cultural institutions share plans to push forward amidst economic downturn

Posted on December 17, 2020

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Biden poised to name EPA chief, to get COVID-19 vaccine in public to build support

Posted on December 17, 2020

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Over 5,000 healthcare workers have received Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, mayor says

Posted on December 17, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A woman receives the first of two Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine jabs, at Guy’s Hospital in London

Queens high school students speak out following arrival of new COVID-19 vaccine

Posted on December 17, 2020

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‘Turn the page’: Cuomo urges New Yorkers stay safe as vaccination efforts continue

Posted on December 17, 2020

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MTA completes installation of 15 new elevators at seven subway stations, 17 total

Posted on December 16, 2020

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NYC Health + Hospitals launches website chronicling efforts made during first wave of COVID-19

Posted on December 16, 2020

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U.S. Congress ‘closing in’ on $900 billion COVID-19 aid bill

Posted on December 16, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks before watching COVID-19 vaccines being administered to hospital workers at George Washington University Hospital in Washington

Top U.S. health official says Pfizer may face challenges manufacturing COVID-19 vaccine

Posted on December 16, 2020

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COVID-19 vaccination distribution begins at Elmhurst Hospital after being one of city’s coronavirus epicenters

Posted on December 16, 2020

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MTA postpones ‘doomsday’ cuts, fare hikes in 2021 holding out for $4.5B from feds

Posted on December 16, 2020

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VACCINE DAY 2: More New York health care pros roll up sleeves for COVID-19 shots

Posted on December 15, 2020

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‘Save us!’: New York restaurant workers, owners rally for aid at Manhattan march

Posted on December 15, 2020

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Express subway service to be impacted by Wednesday’s snowstorm: MTA

Posted on December 15, 2020

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building is reflected on a marble seating area following a rainstorm at the East Front on Capitol Hill in Washington

Biden to be sworn into office in largely virtual event as COVID-19 rages

Posted on December 15, 2020

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Fleeing New Yorkers resulted in an estimated $34 billion in lost income: study

Posted on December 15, 2020

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Full New York City shutdown could come after Christmas, de Blasio suggests

Posted on December 15, 2020

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Expected December snowstorm cancels dining in New York City streets

Posted on December 15, 2020

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Full scale shutdown not off table, mayor

Posted on December 14, 2020

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De Blasio observes delivery of ‘a shot of hope’ to health care staff on pandemic’s frontlines

Posted on December 14, 2020

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Cuomo warns of more New York shutdowns if hospital capacity nears 90%

Posted on December 14, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Healthcare personnel work inside a COVID-19 unit in Houston

U.S. crosses 300,000 COVID-19 deaths as vaccine rollout begins

Posted on December 14, 2020

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WATCH: Shipment of COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Manhattan’s NYU Langone Health—Tisch Hospital

Posted on December 14, 2020

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Pfizer/‌BioNTech vaccine arriving in five NYC hospitals Monday

Posted on December 14, 2020

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Frontline healthcare workers at LIJ receive first COVID-19 vaccinations

Posted on December 14, 2020

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New York prisons and jails remain COVID-19 death traps, advocates say

Posted on December 14, 2020

AstraZeneca UK vaccine trial drops sub-group with children – U.S. trial register

Posted on December 14, 2020

Sandra Lindsay, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester from Northwell Health at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York

Health care worker from Queens first New Yorker to receive FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine

Posted on December 14, 2020

Pressure mounts on EU drug regulator to approve Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Posted on December 14, 2020

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