Tag Archives: NYC

Underage Drinkers Stymied By Vax Proof Requirements

The New York Post reports: One of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s vaccine mandates has taken its toll on an unintended victim — the social life of underage city partiers. Legions of young Big Apple bar and club fans who rely on fake IDs to gain entry into local hot spots are now having trouble getting past the door because they …

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Sotomayor Rejects Petition By Anti-Vax NYC Teachers

New York City’s ABC News affiliate reports: The deadline has passed for unvaccinated New York City public school employees to get their first dose of the COVID-19 shot or face suspension and possible termination, after Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined to provide a last minute reprieve Friday. Sotomayor denied the request by a group of teachers for an emergency …

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NYPD To Staff City Precincts With “Friendly Greeters”

New York City’s CW affiliate reports: As the NYPD continues to work on improving customer service and neighborhood relations, the department has launched a new greeter program featuring “community guides.” The Community Guide is a dedicated customer service representative who will serve as the first point of contact to welcome all visitors who come into precincts, according to the NYPD. …

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Macy’s Sues NYC Landlord To Block Amazon Billboard

CNBC reports: Macy’s is embroiled in a legal battle with its landlord to prevent Amazon from using a billboard that sits on top of its most iconic flagship store. The department store chain is asking the Kaufman Organization to stop a potential deal with Amazon to use the billboard atop its storied Herald Square location. “The damages to Macy’s customer …

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NYC Garbage Truck Drags Occupied Dining Enclosure

Gothamist reports: A Department of Sanitation truck struck an outdoor dining shed, dragging it about ten feet with diners inside. The incident happened at Bar Six, located at West 13th Street and Sixth Avenue, around 6:30 p.m. during dinner service. A police spokesperson said the 30-year-old driver was backing up the vehicle, after collecting some trash on the corner of …

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Appeals Court Upholds Vax Mandate For NYC Schools

The New York Times reports: New York City’s vaccine mandate for nearly all adults working in its public schools can proceed as scheduled, a federal appeals panel ruled on Monday, reversing a decision made over the weekend that paused enforcement of the mandate until later this week at the earliest. Mayor Bill de Blasio had originally ordered well over 150,000 …

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NYC Teachers Win Temporary Block On Vax Mandate

New York City’s ABC News affiliate reports: A new roadblock could put New York City’s vaccine mandate for schools in jeopardy as it closes in on Monday’s deadline. A federal appeals court has temporarily delayed the city from implementing its vaccine requirement for public school employees. The temporary restraining order was granted by a judge on the federal government’s Second …

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NYC’s MTA To Finally Start Fining Maskless Riders

The New York Daily News reports: The MTA is done playing nice on its mask mandate. Transit officials on Wednesday announced a crackdown on riders who skirt a state rule that requires them to wear a mask while on transit. The new enforcement push begins Thursday, officials said. It comes more than a year after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Sept. …

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Fistfight At NYC Restaurant Over Vax Proof [VIDEO]

The New York Daily News reports: Three Texas women beat up a hostess at an Upper West Side restaurant after she questioned the legitimacy of their COVID-19 vaccination cards, police said Friday. The violence broke out around 4:50 p.m. Thursday when the trio asked to be seated inside Carmine’s on Broadway near W. 91st St. The hostess believed their vaccine …

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Hundreds Of Birds Dead After Striking WTC Towers

The Associated Press reports: Hundreds of birds migrating through New York City this week died after crashing into the city’s glass towers, a mass casualty event spotlighted by a New York City Audubon volunteer’s tweets showing the World Trade Center littered with bird carcasses. This week’s avian death toll was particularly high, but bird strikes on Manhattan skyscrapers are a …

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De Blasio Readies 1900 Vax Sites For Booster Rollout

The New York Daily News reports: Federal regulators haven’t authorized booster shots of the coronavirus vaccine yet — but Mayor de Blasio is already laying the groundwork for administering them. “We need to be ready to move immediately,” he said at his daily morning briefing. “We are ready.” De Blasio’s plan taps all 1,900 vaccination sites in the five boroughs …

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NYC’s Newest Scary Skyscraper Attraction Set To Open

NY1 reports: Step out ledges more than 1,000 feet above the city are attached to the exterior of One Vanderbilt, the skyscraper just west of Grand Central Terminal that is the second tallest office building in town. At a height of 1,401 feet, it’s an opportunity to look 1,000 feet down onto Madison Avenue, and just one part of the …

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NYC Begins Enforcing Proof Of Vax For Indoor Activities

CNN reports: New York City began enforcing its Covid-19 vaccine passport program, known as “Key to NYC,” for most indoor activities Monday as part of the city’s broad reopening. Since August 17, the city has required that people age 12 and older show proof they have had at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose for indoor dining, indoor fitness activities and …

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NYC’s MTA: No Death Benefits For The Unvaccinated

The New York Times reports: New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to extend a $500,000 death benefit to its employees who die of Covid-related causes through the end of 2021, a senior authority official said Monday. But the benefit will remain unavailable to those who decline to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. The authority, which runs New York City’s subways, …

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That Day: My September 11th Short Story

Some longtime readers may recall that this story was posted annually on this day for the first few years of JMG.   That Day Manhattan, September 11th, 2001 That day, I got to my office on 42nd Street at about 8:55am, a bit later than usual because that morning I’d voted for the first time as a New Yorker, pulling the …

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LIVE VIDEO: Bidens Attend Manhattan 9/11 Memorial

The Washington Post reports: President Biden and first lady Jill Biden are scheduled to travel to three locations, starting with New York City, then moving on to Shanksville, Pa., and finally Arlington, Va. Their day begins at Ground Zero in New York City for a ceremony that begins at 8:30 a.m. At 8:46 a.m. they will hold a moment of …

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REPORT: Andrew Yang To Launch Third Party

Politico reports: Former presidential and New York mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is set to launch a third party next month, according to two people familiar with the matter. Yang is expected to start the party in conjunction with the Oct. 5 release of his new book, “Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy.” It’s not clear what the name …

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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade To Return [VIDEO]

ABC New York reports: The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is back this year, with precautions. The City of New York and Macy’s made the announcement about the parade’s return on Wednesday. This is the parade’s 95th year. Last year’s celebration was made for TV only, but this year’s parade will include spectators and march on the streets of Manhattan on …

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Anti-Vax NYC Court Officer In Charge Of Enforcing Face Mask Rules (But Didn’t Wear One) Dies Of Something

The New York Daily News reports: A Manhattan court security lieutenant who was ardently opposed to taking the vaccine has died of COVID-19, the Daily News has learned. Lt. Stephen Shyti, 63, died around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday after spending more than two weeks on a ventilator, officials said. Multiple sources said the veteran court lieutenant and father of two was …

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Biden Approves Disaster Aid For New Jersey, New York

ABC New York reports: President Joe Biden has approved disaster declarations for both New Jersey and New York following devastation by the remnants of Hurricane Ida and ahead of the president’s planned visits to both states on Tuesday. In New York, the president’s approval makes federal funds available to affected individuals in the counties of Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, and …

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