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9 Top New York Health Officials Have Quit as Cuomo Scorns Expertise J. David Goodman, Joseph Goldstein and Jesse McKinley, New York Times Feb. 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The deputy commissioner for public health at the New York state Health Department resigned in late summer. Soon after, the director of its bureau of communicable disease control also stepped down. So did the medical director for epidemiology. Last month, the state epidemiologist said she, too, would be leaving. The drumbeat of high-level departures in the middle of the pandemic came as morale plunged in the Health Departme...

City Council Aims To "Reduce The NYPD's Footprint" With Sweeping New Police Reforms arrow The New York City Council announced on Friday that it plans to introduce a comprehensive bill package that would "reduce the NYPD’s footprint in the city and improve police discipline and increase accountability." Among the 11 proposals: stripping the police commissioner's final authority in disciplinary matters, ending qualified immunity for officers who commit misconduct, and giving the council the power to deny a mayor's choice for commissioner. “Some of these issues, as I’ve been ...

When will more COVID-19 vaccines arrive in NYC? Will there be enough? Updated Jan 24, 2021; Posted Jan 24, 2021 With one million coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine first doses already administered in New York City, many New Yorkers are eagerly awaiting a second shipment of the shot. And many are wondering if there will be enough to satisfy the already booked appointments. Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- With more than one million coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine first doses already administered in New York state, many residents are eagerly waiting to get the shot. And many New Yorkers are ...

Linguistica International — one of several businesses that contracts with the city to provide interpretation services — doles out less than a third of New York City’s $15 minimum hourly wage to overseas and domestic workers who bridge the gap between doctors and the sick and teachers and parents.