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NYC to lift school mask rules, vaccine mandates for dining

March 4 | Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

New York City, which has long prided itself as having the nation...

Is NYC ready to move on from COVID? Depends on who you ask

March 3 | Bobby Caina Calvan and Deepti Hajela, Associated Press

From the frightening, grief-filled early days of the pandemic until perhaps...

Masks optional in many New York schools after mandate ends

March 2 | Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press

School districts across New York state, including many of the largest, made...

NYC schools drop outdoor mask mandate; indoor mandate stays

February 25 | Associated Press

New York City public school students will be allowed to remove their...

US vaccination drive is bottoming out as omicron subsides

February 23 | Jay Reeves and Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

A handwritten log kept by nurses tells the story of the losing...

More virus rules fall as CDC hints at better times ahead

February 21 | Sara Burnett, Associated Press

The nation’s leading health officials said Wednesday that the U...

Marine reservist, nurse charged with fake vaccine card scam

February 18 | Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

A Marine Corps reservist who was charged in last year’s riot...

CDC: NYC anime convention did not spread omicron widely

February 17 | Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

When a person tested positive for omicron after attending an anime convention...

As even Dem states ease, Biden begins rethinking COVID rules

February 9 | Zeke Miller, Associated Press

With even Democratic states moving to roll back mask mandates, the White...

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

URBAN ASSEMBLY HARBOR SCHOOL WILL EXPAND: The Urban Assembly New York Harbor School on Governors Island will be expanding, with Mayor Eric Adams announcing plans to double the school’s footprint from two to four buildings — including one that will be newly constructed.

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WEST NILE VIRUS INFECTIONS IN BROOKLYN AND QUEENS: Two human cases of the mosquito-borne West Nile Virus have been reported in Brooklyn and Queens, leaving New Yorkers to deal with infection rates from multiple sources, including COVID, monkeypox and polio. 

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FDA MAKES IT EASIER TO OBTAIN HEARING AIDS: Millions of Americans will be able to obtain hearing aids over the counter, thanks to an executive order from President Joe Biden that takes effect in October.

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Brooklyn Bird Watch

The Double Crested Cormorant, spotted in Brooklyn Bridge park. Photo by Heather Wolf, text by Joseph Palmer.

On Buddy Scotto

If Buddy Scotto had his way, there would be gondolas plying the waters of the Gowanus Canal...

— Helen Klein, opening remarks in a remembrance of Buddy Scotto, at the recent renaming of a Carroll Gardens Street

Ice Ages & Climate Change

Could humans live through another ice age? Probably. But like the frog in the frying pan, they may have more trouble with the man-made,  incremental warming of oceans and the LOSS of ice in glaciers.

— Environmentalist, commenting on a
discussion of ice age cycles.

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The last major debate for NY-10 before the August The last major debate for NY-10 before the August 23rd election airs tonight from 8:00pm - 9:00pm on PIX11.

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“Nearly a year after the remnants of Hurricane I “Nearly a year after the remnants of Hurricane Ida flooded the Forest Hills one-bedroom apartment where Heidi Pashkow and her husband live, the couple is finally beginning to settle back into their first-floor home of over four decades. That’s after living with their son’s family for about nine months and spending almost $30,000 on repairs, Pashkow said.

She received a couple thousand dollars from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and filed a negligence claim against the city for damage caused by sewer overflows in the storm, in the hopes of receiving some money.”

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“They may be political rivals, but four candidat “They may be political rivals, but four candidates for the same office joined others on Tuesday at a press conference in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where they asked the federal government to improve conditions at Brooklyn’s federal jail.

The four are Councilmember Carlina Rivera, former federal impeachment counsel Dan Goldman, U.S. Rep. for the Hudson Valley region Mondaire Jones, and Assemblymember Yuh-Line Nion.”

Read the rest of our “Need to reform conditions at Metropolitan Detention Center unites rivals for congressional post” article, which is linked in our bio.
“A host of Brooklyn-based community organization “A host of Brooklyn-based community organizations are among the 32 statewide that have been awarded Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced on Tuesday.

“Community Impact Grants support nonprofit, community-based organizations implementing a wide range of projects addressing multiple environmental concerns that adversely impact the quality of life in minority and low-income communities across the state,” DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said.”

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