Amazon has filed a lawsuit against the New York state attorney general’s office as a preemptive effort to prevent legal action over the company’s handling of COVID-19 conditions at a Staten Island warehouse last spring. Amazon is seeking an injunction preventing the attorney general’s office from trying to exercise “regulatory authority over workplace safety responses to COVID-19 and claims of retaliation against workers who protest working conditions.”
Amid tragic blunders, former pandemic hero Andrew Cuomo now compared to Trump: He s a bully
Once a pandemic father figure with a book deal, an Emmy and online fans, New York s governor has lost his halo
February 11, 2021 10:55AM (UTC) New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo holds daily media announcement and briefing at 633 3rd Avenue, Manhattan. Governor discussed Stabilization and Recovery Program for the state as well as uptick of positive infections in some areas of the state. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he will meet with Orthodox Jewish leaders to address COVID-19 clusters in communities downstate. He emphasized importance of wearing masks, social distances and enforcement of compliance. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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More equity efforts: Uber and Walgreens to offer free rides to COVID-19 vaccine sites
Uber and Walgreens are partnering to offer free rides to COVID-19 vaccination sites in an effort to expand vaccine availability in communities of color.
The companies said in a joint statement that Uber will offer free transportation to Walgreens and offsite vaccination clinics. Once an individual has made an appointment, they will then be able to schedule a free ride. The companies also plan on partnering with the National Urban League to help convince people of the benefits of a vaccine.
The goal is both to address the lack of transportation and to address vaccine hesitancy among communities of color. States continue to struggle with appointment availability, as confusing, glitchy websites crash. At the same time, the supply of doses has not kept up with demand, as states expand eligibility and more people try to schedule a shot.
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Less than a decade ago, owning a desirable “medallion” licence to run one of New York’s iconic yellow cabs was a route to middle-class living for many immigrant newcomers to the skyscraper city.
The industry has been ravaged by Uber and other taxi apps as well as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, yellow cab owners protested across the city, complaining of bankruptcy and suicide deaths, and pleading for government cash bailouts.
Cash-strapped cabbies held placards demanding “debt forgiveness”. Many say they could lose their homes over unpaid loans taken out in the years when medallions a numbered metal licence plate stamped into a yellow taxi cab’s bonnet changed hands for more than a million dollars, but which nowadays sell for only a fraction of that.