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For the first time in more than a year, the subway did not shut down in the wee hours of this morning.
24/7 service is back, a milestone in the city’s reopening from a pandemic that
The CDC’s announcement on Thursday that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID don’t need to wear masks outdoors or in most indoor settings came after earlier calls by some politicians to change the guidance sooner.
NYC mayoral candidates snipe in first debate, where COVID-19 and public safety take center stage By Adam Brewster, Caroline Linton
May 13, 2021 / 11:13 PM / CBS News NYC mayoral candidates hold first debate
Public safety. Policing. COVID recovery. The top eight candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in New York City s mayoral race faced off in the first debate on Thursday night. Frontrunners Andrew Yang and Eric Adams found themselves taking the most heat, although Adams, for one, got his own digs in.
The winner of the June 22 primary will almost certainly go on to be the heavily Democratic city s next mayor. The candidate will be tasked with helping the city of eight million people recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and addressing major challenges such as rising crime, homelessness, economic inequality and disparities in the public education system.
The crime spree, which began around 4:30 a.m. and left three commuters slashed and another battered, comes six days after a broad-daylight shooting in Times Square rocked the city and the contest for mayor.