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As part of our ongoing Grading de Blasio series, WNYC/Gothamist asked a panel of local health experts to look at how the mayor managed the calamity and what he leaves behind as New York City preps for future surges.

March 14 will commemorate the city’s COVID battle, de Blasio declares Michael Gartland The year 2020 will always have a somber significance for New Yorkers who lived through the time, but one day will stand out for generations to come: March 14. It was the first day a New Yorker died from COVID, and Mayor de Blasio declared Thursday that from now on it will be observed as the day the city commemorates its horrific and heroic battle with the disease. “2020 is going to go down...

1M New Yorkers will be vaccinated for COVID by January’s end: de Blasio Michael Gartland © Luiz C. Ribeiro Brooklyn - December 29, 2020 - A FDNY Registered Nurse (RN) administer a dose of the Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine to Martha Erekke a FDNY Certified First Responder (CFR) Firefighter at the Fire Department Headquarters in Brooklyn Tuesday afternoon. The Department can vaccinate up to 450 members per day at the three locations combined. Vaccinations are not mandatory, but ar...

© Getty Images This past Monday was a historic day, a literal shot in the arm in the human war against a devastating virus. It is appropriate to call it “V-Day” in America, a comparison made by four-star Gen. Gus Perna, the chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed in charge of vaccine deployment, to D-Day, when we landed on the beaches of Normandy during World War II to begin the liberation of Europe. With Fridays federal approval of a second vaccine from Moderna and the start of ...

2020-12-15 02:18:51 GMT2020-12-15 10:18:51(Beijing Time) Xinhua English New York Citys COVID-19 vaccination campaign started at NYU Langone Health on Monday with the first dose administered to nursing quality specialist Tara Easter. "Tara Easter has nerves of steel. Didnt even flinch at that needle. But what else do you expect from a nurse? The #COVID19 vaccine has arrived in New York City. Better days are on the way," tweeted Mayor Bill de Blasio with Easters injection photo attached. "...