NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that the City of New York will host concerts in each of the five boroughs—between August 14th to 22nd—as part of NYC Homecoming Week and to celebrate the Summer of New York City. The concerts will be held: Monday, August 16th at Orchard Beach in The Bronx Tuesday, August 17th at Richmond […]
A consultant repeatedly urged public housing managers to overhaul decrepit airflow systems in 240 complexes across the city. But NYCHA officials, who insisted there was no danger, did nothing for weeks as the virus raged.
By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY The city’s public housing authority has long insisted that weak air circulation inside aging apartments did not contribute to the spread of COVID-19 among tenants during the pandemic’s peak last year. But internal emails obtained by THE CITY reveal some top NYCHA managers were warned repeatedly as pandemic raged […]
By Jose Martinez, THE CITY Straphangers suffered through more than 10,600 canceled subway trips in June due to a shortage of train crews, according to internal MTA records obtained by THE CITY. New York City Transit hadn’t scrapped that many trips in a month due to a lack of train operators or conductors since the […]
NYPD to launch citywide enforcement campaign over July 4th weekend; DOT to begin major social media-awareness effort.
NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio today joined NYPD Chief of Transportation Kim Royster, NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Hank Gutman, and Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) Commissioner Aloysee Heredia Jarmoczuk to announce major Vision Zero enforcement and education action against impaired driving for the upcoming 4th of July weekend. “Every holiday weekend brings dangerous driving, […]
In 2020, There Were 25 Child Hot Car Deaths Nationwide; ACS Reminds Parents to Always Check the Backseat Before Leaving & Locking Their Cars.
NEW YORK, NY – As the National Weather Service forecasts an intense heat wave with temperatures climbing well above normal, the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) is reminding parents to “Look Before You Lock” – never leave a child unattended in a car. With temperatures forecasted to soar, vehicles can heat up quickly, which […]
This virtual presentation features key findings from MOIA’s new demographic analysis of the city’s Asian and Pacific Islander (API) immigration population. View the report at: https://on.nyc.gov/APIReport. This report comes at a moment when the City is celebrating #ImmigrantHeritageMonth while supporting community members and fighting incidents of bias and discrimination citywide. The report reflects the urgency […]
By Gabriel Sandoval, The CITY The phased shutdown of a hospital serving eastern Brooklyn hit a turning point Wednesday: It marked the first day in more than 90 years that Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center didn’t admit patients to beds. “It’s a shame,” said Sergio Enriquez, whose 78-year-old uncle was experiencing bowel obstruction on Wednesday when […]
Walk-up vaccinations of Pfizer to be offered for free outside select library branches in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island.
(New York – June 8, 2021) – The NYC Test & Trace Corps and the New York Public Library today announced a partnership to reach New Yorkers in their own neighborhoods with mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics outside select local library branches in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island where the need is high. “As New York […]
By Jose Martinez, The CITY A Brooklyn bus driver hailed as a hero after being slugged and slurred while trying to protect an elderly Asian couple has been denied workers’ compensation by the MTA — all because the attack occurred during his coffee break. Tommy Lau, 63, has been out of work since March 23, […]
By Victoria Falk, Special to CAW The NYC Test & Trace Corps is a public health initiative to fight the threat of COVID-19. The Corps is a group of doctors, public health professionals, and community advocates working to reverse the COVID-19 outbreak and protect our city. NYC Health + Hospitals lead the Corps’ work in […]