FDA Advisory Panel Endorses Pfizer's COVID Vaccine For Children Ages 5-11
Another big step was taken Tuesday in the effort to vaccinate younger children against COVID-19.
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Another big step was taken Tuesday in the effort to vaccinate younger children against COVID-19.
An epidemic of violence and an arsenal of guns, knives and other weapons in city schools has finally prompted Mayor Bill de Blasio to take action.
With signs in their hands and some wearing their work uniforms, thousands gathered in front of the Brooklyn Bridge and marched across, calling on the mayor to end his vaccine mandate.
"Here's my message to all New Yorkers. Get that booster. It's good for you, it keeps you safe, it keeps you family safe. It's ready, it's here, it's now," de Blasio said.
Most New York City workers have a little less than an week to get at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. But many continue to push back and refuse to do so.
The mayor revealed New York has become the first United States city to commit to net zero greenhouse gas emissions in city pension fund investments by 2040.
Municipal workers have a week to get the COVID-19 vaccine or risk being put on unpaid leave.
The mandate represents the strictest in the country, and applies to roughly 160,000 employees who have not yet been required to get the shot.
It was an often testy confrontation with Democrat Eric Adams at times losing patience with his Republican opponent, Curtis Sliwa.
The commuter, Andy Gilbert, says things escalated after he asked the officers to put on masks, as per the MTA's mandate.
They say the decision to move the inmates to upstate correctional facilities puts their safety at risk.
City taxi drivers starting a hunger strike were joined by supporters outside City Hall on Wednesday. The drastic move came after the City Council recently passed a medallion relief program.
Mayor Bill de Blasio's COVID-19 vaccine mandate is generating major pushback from public employee unions.
The city's mayoral candidates on Tuesday zeroed in on what some say is the failure of Mayor Bill de Blasio's signature Vision Zero initiative.
New research suggests Johnson & Johnson's vaccine has been less effective than others. Many may soon be looking to mix vaccines for better protection.
They claim they're being forced to accept an inferior and costly plan that could bankrupt them in their golden years.
They claim that they took often low-paying city jobs because the benefits were so good, and now the city is reneging.
Behind the walls on Rikers Island, the desperation has not let up, despite the city touting various plans for weeks to address deteriorating conditions.
Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to overhaul the city's Gifted and Talented program, citing that it exacerbates segregation. But there is growing opposition.
She has only been governor for two months, but already Kathy Hochul is winning over the hearts and minds of New Yorkers.
On Monday, CBS2's Marcia Kramer demanded answers from elected officials at the Columbus Day Parade, and has more on what they said they will do to combat the problem.
Students who are currently in the Gifted and Talented program will not be affected, but new students entering school next year will not take the Gifted and Talented test.
As CBS2's Political Reporter Marcia Kramer reports, the mayor is now looking to expand the mandate that forced educators to get shots or lose their jobs.
The report found he used his security detail to run errands, ferry his children, friends and staffers and run daily security checks on his Brooklyn rental property.
Public defenders and inmate advocates gathered outside of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office on Wednesday, demanding an end to cash bail.
