The school moved final exams online, canceled a December graduation ceremony and sports events and barred most visitors from its campus in Ithaca, N.Y. Source: New York Times
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Why New York City’s Jobless Rate Is Double the Rest of the Country's
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2021
The city has regained fewer than 6 of every 10 jobs it lost since the pandemic began, while the nation as a whole has regained more than 90 percent of lost jobs. Source: New York Times
She Got the First Vaccine. Now It’s a Year Later.
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2021
Sandra Lindsay hopes she signaled that science and medicine can be trusted. Source: New York Times
Sandra Lindsay, 1st Person in U.S. to Get Covid Vaccine, Reflects 1 Year Later
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2021
“I look back now with a lot of pride, knowing that I did my part,” said Ms. Lindsay, the New York-area nurse who was the first person in the United States to get vaccinated outside a clinical trial. Source: New…
Supreme Court Allows Vaccine Mandate for New York Health Care Workers
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2021
Doctors and nurses challenged a state coronavirus vaccine requirement that had medical but not religious exemptions, saying it violated their right to free exercise of their faiths. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Reacts to New Mask-or-Vaccine Mandate: ‘Most People, They Understand'
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2021
The mandate, which requires businesses to ask customers for proof of full vaccination or enforce mask-wearing, comes as the state grapples with the threat of a winter surge in coronavirus cases. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Food Banks Adapt to Pandemic’s Long Haul
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2021
Persistent food insecurity and economic pressures have forced aid organizations to expand and adapt their systems for getting food to those in need. Source: New York Times
M.T.A. to Offer Free Rides for OMNY ‘Tap-and-Go’ Customers
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2021
Transit leaders hope to boost ridership by putting a weekly fare cap on trips made with the subway’s new “tap-and-go” payment system. Source: New York Times
New York Businesses Ordered to Require Masks Indoors or Vaccine Proof
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2021
Some Republican officials criticized the move, which Gov. Kathy Hochul labeled a “wake-up call” to areas where vaccination lags. Source: New York Times
The Coronavirus Attacks Fat Tissue, Scientists Find
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2021
The research may help explain why people who are overweight and obese have been at higher risk of severe illness and death from Covid. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Business Owners and Workers React to Vaccine Mandate
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2021
After Mayor Bill de Blasio set a mandate for all private employers, some raised questions about how the city planned to enforce it, while others said they backed the idea. Source: New York Times
New York City to Mandate Vaccines for Employees at Private Businesses
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2021
The mandate, set to take effect just before Mayor Bill de Blasio leaves office, will apply to workers at about 184,000 businesses. It is likely to face legal challenges. Source: New York Times
Will Eric Adams Keep N.Y.C.’s Newest Vaccine Mandate?
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2021
It was unclear if the incoming mayor, Eric Adams, who is on vacation in Ghana, intended to enforce a vaccine mandate for private employers. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Mayor-Elect Adams Won't Commit to Enforcing De Blasio's Vaccine Mandate
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2021
A spokesman for Mr. Adams said he would review the mandate, along with some other city pandemic measures, after he takes office in January, succeeding Bill de Blasio. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Sets Sweeping Vaccine Mandate for All Private Employers
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio described the measure as a “pre-emptive strike” designed to stall another wave of coronavirus cases and help reduce transmission of the Omicron variant. Source: New York Times