‘I’m beyond thrilled some inkling of normalcy may return to this gorgeous mosaic of a city by summer. But city and state officials are going to have to step up their game on how to best address vaccine coronavirus hesitancy or otherwise, we may be setting ourselves up for problems down the road.’
United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew tells the Max & Murphy Show that parents need to be convinced that schools are safe, even as youth cases climb.
The near total rupture between the governor and the progressive establishment makes one wonder: How did their relationship last this long? One big reason is Bill de Blasio.
Parks groups and BIDs believe the city has tried to offload legal liability onto small organizations that are built to rally volunteers and sweep plazas, not battle lawsuits.
The city’s Law Department argued their second appeal in court Wednesday against two lawsuits which resulted in an earlier injunction stopping the project, which would build four new skyscrapers on the Lower East Side.
Mayor de Blasio is asking the federal government to allocate more doses for the city to account for those who work and get vaccinated in New York but don’t reside here. He also wants permission for the city to tap into its reserve of second doses while it awaits more vaccine supply.
A leading State Senator and a top City Hall aide say the Empire State and the Big Apple need shots in the arm from the feds—literally and figuratively.
Family caregivers are direct care workers. We are essential workers. We are unpaid home care workers doing the same job as hospital and nursing home staff, but without pay, labor protections or other benefits.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is asking the Trump administration for greater support for vaccine distribution, including extra doses to cover city commuters from other states.
Brooklyn’s Mark Treyger wants the city to offer more in-person schooling to young and disabled kids who fare especially poorly in remote learning. The temporary shutdown offers a chance to adopt such a plan, he says.
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