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Women drivers are more likely to die in crashes because the male drivers who hit them are more likely to be driving trucks and SUVs, a new study finds renewed evidence of the long-overdue reckoning the nation must have with its male mega-car problem.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety report shows that people of all genders are roughly equally likely to survive a vehicle-to-vehicle collision when the cars they drive are similar to one another in size. But because 40 percent of men involved in crashes were driving taller, heavier vehicles whose designs prioritize occupant survival above all else, they had a higher survival rate than women, 70 percent of whom were behind the wheel of small-format vehicles at the time of impact. (A New York City-specific study found evidence of the same phenomenon in America’s largest metro two years ago.)
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New York City may partially reopen indoor dining for Valentine s Day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday.
Cuomo shared a state-wide positivity rate of 4.65% and added that if the infection numbers hold, he will continue moving forward with the borough dining initiative. New York City restaurants, on our current trajectory, can reopen indoor dining at 25% on Valentine’s Day, Cuomo said. The restaurants want a period of time so they can notify workers, they can get up to speed for indoor dining, order supplies, etcetera.
Update on indoor dining in NYC:
If positivity rates hold we will reopen indoor dining at 25% capacity on Valentine s Day - February 14.
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Cuomo Is ‘Not Contemplating’ a Return to Indoor Dining in NYC Even as Other U.S. Cities Reopen
The announcement comes on the heels of growing calls to reopen the city for indoor dining
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Cities across the country have reopened for indoor dining in recent weeks, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo says that New York City will not be one of them. In a press conference on Monday, Gov. Cuomo shared that his administration is looking into ways “to open up more economic activity and reduce some of the restrictions.” When asked about resuming the city’s ongoing indoor dining ban, however, Cuomo said he was not “contemplating any changes”