New York City Implementing COVID Vaccine Mandate for Religious, Private School Employees
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday workers need to get their first dose by Dec. 20.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday workers need to get their first dose by Dec. 20.
It was back to work on Rikers Island on Wednesday, but this time only for staff who have had at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Retired workers are suing, claiming the new plan is inferior and would reduce their health benefits at an age when they most need them.
In anticipation of deepening staff concerns, Mayor Bill de Blasio issued an executive order moving correction officers to 12-hour shifts.
Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot to death in February 2020 while jogging in Brunswick, Georgia.
The mayor says the project will add 8,500 new apartments to the neighborhood by 2035 and 3,000 of those apartments would be set aside for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to impose a COVID vaccine mandate on MTA employees.
Rittenhouse was was acquitted of all charges Friday, after his trial for shooting three people, killing two of them in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year.
With the clock ticking down on his administration, Mayor de Blasio is trying to fulfill an old campaign promise.
In the few short weeks since Eric Adams was elected mayor, he has signaled that his reign at City Hall will be a 180-degree change from the current administration.
The bipartisan bill required compromises, but many agree it's a giant step forward to modernize infrastructure that's been declining for decades.
The plane bound for the Dominican Republic crashed moments after taking off from Kennedy Airport on November 12, 2001, killing 265 people.
From Nov. 3-9, 22 students and three staff members tested positive, bringing the total number of cases at the school this year to 37, officials said.
Mayor de Blasio says the high-than-expected demand is promising, and roughly 4,500 kids got vaccinated at schools Monday alone.
More than 1,000 sites will open at schools across the city this month. Pfizer shots will be administered by trained medical professionals.
This week, New York City is opening more than 1,000 pop-up vaccination sites at schools.
Starting Monday, vaccinations will also be offered at public schools.
The city has announced new help for struggling taxi cab medallion owners.
Since Monday, 2,000 more employees got the COVID-19 shot, which means 92% of the workforce is now vaccinated.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said 91% of the city's more than 300,000 employees are vaccinated. That leaves about 9,000 unvaccinated workers who were put on unpaid leave.
Though mum about his future plans, Mayor de Blasio has said he wants to continue with public service.
Tens of thousands of city workers face unpaid leave Monday because they have not gotten the COVID-19 vaccine.
The two were dressed up as "Star Trek" characters as they handed out candy to the kids.
City officials are developing contingency plans to head off a shortage of first responders if resistance to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate continues.
The Friday deadline is approaching for city workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Employees from all departments are protesting -- some by not providing city services and others by organizing rallies.
