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COVID-19 indicators stall as de Blasio admits defeat on vaccination goal By Ari Ephraim Feldman New York City UPDATED 5:00 PM ET Jun. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:06 PM ET Jun. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:06 PM EDT Jun. 09, 2021 SHARE Mayor Bill de Blasio admitted defeat at a news conference Wednesday on a key goal of the city’s COVID-19 recovery: He acknowledged that the city will not hit 5 million fully vaccinated people by t...
By Ari Ephraim Feldman New York City PUBLISHED 7:00 PM ET May. 18, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:00 PM EDT May. 18, 2021 SHARE In New York City, life appears to be headed back to normal. Sidewalks are filling up with maskless pedestrians, restaurants are expanding indoor dining and stadiums can now seat whole sections at full capacity with vaccinated fans. Many changes are going into effect May 19, under planned rule changes put forth by Gov. Andrew Cuo...
‘The virus sets the timeline’: Health experts concerned over plan to reopen New York City By Ari Ephraim Feldman New York City PUBLISHED 7:00 PM ET May. 03, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:00 PM EDT May. 03, 2021 SHARE New York City is seeing the best COVID-19 numbers in nearly six months, with rates of hospitalizations, positive tests and cases all at their lowest levels since November. Those trends have led Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
Ideas for a new New York kmls/Shutterstock The coronavirus revealed the cracks in New York's foundation. Here are the big ideas that could remake New York – and make sure this never happens again. Experts, advocates and lawmakers on the ambitious policies that could remake New York after the pandemic. SHARE: “Never let a crisis go to waste.” The maxim – of uncertain origin – is often proclaimed when discussing what the world will look like after the coronavirus pandemic. But this “new normal” we’ve been hearing so much about: Is that just a world without handshakes, or will...