The U.S. has administered 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, a White House official said Friday, as the rollout picks up pace. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is sticking to his call to start bringing city workers back to the office on May 3.
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Buggs sat in custody for three years at Rikers following his February 2018 second-degree murder arrest in the death of Ernest Brownlee, 55, who was shot in front of a Throop Avenue deli in Bed-Stuy. Court records indicated he was next due for a hearing in June on the murder charges.
At the time of his accidentally release, Department of Correction online inmate records also showed Buggs status as Released. He had been held in the Otis Bantum facility.
It appeared Buggs was released on an unrelated contempt of court finding, with Rikers staff not realizing he should still be locked up for his alleged role in the murder case.
Bernard Madoff, shown here in 2009, died Wednesday in a federal prison.
The New York City man behind the largest Ponzi scheme ever has passed away today. Bernie Madoff was serving 150 years in prison for defrauding investors out of some 65 billion dollars. The Queens native died in prison after suffering from multiple medical conditions. Tens of thousands of people and organizations were victims of his massive Ponzi scheme. They include former Mets Owners Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz and Hollywood stars Steven Spielberg and Kevin Bacon. Madoff’s scheme came to light during the 2008 financial crisis. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio reacted to his death.
Associated Press NEW YORK New York state health officials will follow federal recommendations and pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker announced Tuesday. After federal health agencies recommended halting the Johnson & Johnson shots so officials can investigate reports of rare but potentially dangerous blood clots, Zucker said all appointments for Johnson & Johnson vaccines on Tuesday at state-run mass vaccination sites would be honored with the Pfizer vaccine. “I am in constant contact with the federal government, and we will update New Yorkers as more information becomes available,” Zucker said in a news release. The federal guidance came after six reports of the unusual clots, including a death, among the more than 6.8 million Americans given the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccination so far. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said there is no sign of a similar clot concern with the most widely used COVID-19 vaccine