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Prominent NYC synagogue vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti, stickers: NYPD

A prominent Park Slope synagogue was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti and stickers in an apparent hate-motivated act early Friday, cops said.

The Verge Wins The New York Emmy Award For Best Short Form Content in Health

On October 30, 2021, The Verge won a New York Emmy Award in best short-form content for its health documentary, "We Went Into The Sewers To Track the Coronavirus." The National Academy of...

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Some research has gotten a huge boost during the pandemic

Some research has gotten a huge boost during the pandemic Mary Beth Griggs © Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Billions of dollars have been spent fighting the pandemic, with a huge proportion of that money going towards vaccine development. Other areas of research have also gotten a big boost during the pandemic — and the results could make a huge difference to public health in the future. Popular Searches Here are some of the big winners in the pandemic-inspired funding race. mRNA Vaccines — The astounding success of both the Pfizer / BioNtech and Moderna vaccines has set the stage for the development of other highly-customizable vaccines in the future. The beauty of the vaccines is that they are basically blueprints — they use a genetic code to tell the body to build tiny molecular targets. The body’s immune system then goes to town on target practice and builds up immunity so that if a real threat — like the coronavirus — shows up, it can quickly respond.

How to score a COVID-19 vaccine appointment

How to score a COVID-19 vaccine appointment Barbara Krasnoff © Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge One of the most frustrating tasks for many of us these days is finding how and where to get an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination. It can be a real exercise in exasperation: the websites are often difficult to navigate and prone to frequent crashes; in addition, after finding an open appointment slot and filling out multiple pages of questions, you are often told that the opening has disappeared. In view of all this, we’ve tried to gather as much helpful information as we can about ways to research and snag vaccination appointments for yourself and others. We’ll update this as more information presents itself.