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N.Y. Vaccine Incentive: Full Scholarship to Public State College
By Gotham Rex on May 26, 2021
The random drawings are yet another example of how officials are relying on an array of incentives to boost vaccinations among younger people. Source: New York Times
Vaccinated New Jerseyans Can Mostly Lose Masks Indoors on Friday
By Gotham Rex on May 24, 2021
Gov. Philip D. Murphy’s decision to permit vaccinated residents to doff masks comes a week after he stressed that they were still needed. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. to Eliminate Remote Learning For Fall
By Gotham Rex on May 24, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio said that all students would resume in-person classes in the new academic year, a major step toward fully reopening the largest school system in the U.S. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Takes Big Leap Forward in Reopening
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2021
A single set of new rules statewide was widely superseded by the personal comfort levels of the city’s millions of residents. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Will Offer Vaccinations at Subway Stations
By Gotham Rex on May 10, 2021
The state will offer free subway and rail tickets as an incentive. And the State University of New York planned to require that returning students be fully vaccinated. Source: New York Times
N.J. Covid Cases Decline Significantly
By Gotham Rex on May 8, 2021
“The good news is now becoming almost overwhelming,” said the state’s governor, Philip D. Murphy, “and that’s a good thing.” Source: New York Times
NYC Plans $25 Million Program to Put Artists Back to Work
By Gotham Rex on May 6, 2021
The move is intended to support artists whose income plummeted during the pandemic and who have clamored for government relief. Source: New York Times
N.Y.’s governor outlines new seating rules for vaccinated baseball fans, and says Broadway will start to reopen Sept. 14.
By Gotham Rex on May 5, 2021
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that fully vaccinated people will be able to sit in areas of Yankee Stadium or Citi Field without social distancing, and that people who get a shot at a game will get a free ticket. …
B.1.526 Variant Study Says It Doesn’t Seem to Lead to More Severe Infections
By Gotham Rex on May 5, 2021
The findings, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are the latest sign that the city may have dodged a worst-case scenario with the variant, B.1.526, even as risks remain. Source: New York Times
New York City extends its eviction moratorium through August
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2021
Residential and commercial tenants would be protected from evictions through August 31. Source: New York Times
N.Y., N.J. and Connecticut to Let Many Businesses Fully Reopen Mid-May
By Gotham Rex on May 3, 2021
Restaurants, offices, retail stores, theaters, museums, barber shops, amusement parks and gyms and fitness centers will all be allowed to operate at full capacity for the first time since restrictions were adopted last year to prevent the spread of the…
N.Y.C. Indoor Dining to Go to 75% Capacity, Governor Says
By Gotham Rex on April 30, 2021
The moves comes a day after the city’s mayor said he wanted the city to fully reopen on July 1, a vision that still faces several obstacles. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C.’s Mayor Wants City to ‘Fully Reopen’ on July 1
By Gotham Rex on April 29, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio offered a tantalizing glimpse of normalcy even as his authority to actually lift restrictions on businesses was somewhat limited. Source: New York Times
New York to End Bar and Restaurant Curfew in May
By Gotham Rex on April 28, 2021
The curfew, which currently requires establishments to stop serving customers at midnight, will end statewide on May 17 for outdoor dining areas and May 31 for indoor dining. Source: New York Times