New Orleans to require vaccines, negative COVID-19 test for indoor venues
New Orleans became the latest American city to impose health requirements on patrons of indoor venues Thursday. Mayor LaToya Cantrell…
Bill de Blasio
Welcome to America — for a COVID-19 vaccine shot
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers remarks in Times Square after he toured the grand opening of a Broadway…
Biden’s COVID-19 ‘goal’ was already reached by Trump
President Biden’s “wartime effort” goal to vaccinate 100 million people against COVID-19 in 100 days relies on a daily average…
Biden will send FEMA, Guard to up COVID-19 vaccination rates
President-elect Joe Biden on Friday unveiled a broad plan to accelerate the sluggish level of state by state COVID-19 vaccination rates…
Upper Manhattan, Staten Island and Long Island heading for COVID-19 restrictions: Cuomo
Upper Manhattan, parts of Staten Island and Long Island are set to land back into restrictive COVID-19 zones this week,…
Cuomo ignored local input during COVID-19 outbreak: report
A new state-commissioned report raps the Cuomo administration’s early response to the coronavirus pandemic as heavily focused on hospitals while…
New York City set to impose new COVID-19 closures despite Orthodox Jewish protests
By Jonathan Allen and Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City will begin enforcing new shutdown rules on…
Amid COVID-19 spike in ultra-Orthodox areas, Jewish history may explain reluctance of some to restrictions
COVID-19 has spiked in ultra-Orthodox Jewish parts of New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images A spike in coronavirus cases in…
Ultra-Orthodox Rage Over Fresh COVID-19 Clampdown in New York
Spencer Platt/Getty Hours before a new coronavirus crackdown began in New York, Borough Park was fuming. On Monday, Gov. Andrew…
COVID-19 the ‘largest mass fatality incident in modern NYC history’: officials
The number of deaths reported to the New York City Chief Medical Examiner’s Office more than doubled amid the coronavirus…