Mayor, officials hope by mid-2021 there will be a COVID vaccine for ‘anyone who wants it’ in NYC
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability at City Hall on Monday, December 14, 2020. (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. City officials said Tuesday that they hope for COVID-19 vaccines to be widely available by the middle of next year.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Dr. Dave Chokshi, the city’s health commissioner, said during a morning press briefing that the early focus will be on front line healthcare workers along with nursing home staff and patients, in accordance with state guidelines.
NYC woman, 38, dies after she is found unconscious, throat cut
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Woman, 38, dies after she’s found with throat cut in Tompkinsville
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
Natasha Colon, 38, died after she suffered a laceration to the throat inside her apartment building on Montgomery Avenue on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. The police investigation continues, as these photos are taken on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A 38-year-old woman died after she was found unconscious with a laceration to her throat in Tompkinsville on Tuesday night, according to police.
A man is being interviewed by police in connection with the woman’s death, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.
8 more COVID-19 deaths on Staten Island; cases keep rising but hospitalizations drop
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
The coronavirus is believed to have claimed the lives of nearly 1,200 Staten Islanders since March 2020. (Staten Island Advance/Tom Wrobleski)
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However, on a positive note, coronavirus hospitalizations in the borough dipped by eight.
As of 1 p.m. Wednesday, 1,196 borough residents are believed to have succumbed the coronavirus.
The fatalities include 1,006 Staten Islanders with confirmed COVID-19 cases, up 26 from Tuesday.
In addition to the confirmed deaths, 190 fatalities were in the “probable” category, a decrease of 18 over the last 24 hours.
A death is classified as “probable” if the decedent was a city resident who had no known positive laboratory test for the coronavirus, but the death certificate lists “COVID-19” or an equivalent as a cause of death.
Union endorsement gives candidate early boost in North Shore City Council race
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
Amoy Barnes spoke at the Staten Island Women Who March for Breonna Taylor event, beginning at Snug Harbor and ending at Tompkinsville. October 17, 2020. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez).
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. An endorsement in the race to succeed City Councilwoman Debi Rose (D-North Shore) announced Wednesday gave one of the candidates in a crowded field an early boost.
Amoy Barnes, a current staffer with the city Department of Education (DOE), received the labor-coalition endorsement from Road to Justice NYC, which includes 1199 SEIU. That union, which represents healthcare workers, is one of the city’s largest.
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