At an optical business in New York City, it took months of coaxing, a cash bonus and a weekly testing mandate to persuade 90 percent of the staff to get a coronavirus vaccine.
After the Supreme Court blocked the central component of New York’s eviction moratorium, pressure is building on the state to dole out pandemic rent relief.
The city has grown nearly 8 percent since 2010, and now has 8.8 million residents, the census showed. One reason is a more accurate count, officials said.