New York state officials will conduct a review of any coronavirus vaccines approved by the federal government before recommending them to New Yorkers, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday. Cuomo said he feared President Donald Trump would strongarm the Food and Drug Administration into using insufficiently rigorous standards to approve vaccines. […]
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New York state officials will conduct a review of any coronavirus vaccines approved by the federal government before recommending them to New Yorkers, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday. Cuomo said he feared President Donald Trump would strongarm the FDA into using insufficiently rigorous standards to approve vaccines. “We are going […]
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said “the rule should be that kids go back to school this fall,” despite rising cases around the country. New York reported 677 new cases, in line with daily rises in the last week, and five deaths. South Africa may reintroduce tighter regulations on the […]
Photo credit: TomasSereda/istockphoto New York State of Mind Face it: Despite the gripes from the rest of the country, Americans love New York like an ultra cool and glamorous older sibling. It is the most visited tourist destination in the United States, bringing in around 67 million tourists last year. […]
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) – Visitors from three more U.S. states who travel to New York will be required to quarantine for 14 days to control the spread of coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday, as alarm grew over a surge in infections in large parts of […]
CLOSE Since mid-January, Potsdam has been welcoming New Yorkers from all corners of the state who travel long distances to get their COVID-19 vaccines. New York State Team POTSDAM, N.Y. — Vetia Searcy could get her vaccine. But she had to go to somewhere called Potsdam, New York, to get […]
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Legoland New York Resort will have thousands of Lego bricks spread throughout the epic 150-acre theme park when it opens this year. While you can use your imagination and creativity to build anything with Legos, the theme park won’t entirely be made of the famous bricks. […]
You probably didn’t realize how many words begin with the prefix “pan-” until we found ourselves living through a pan … demic. On social media, we are in a “panorama,” a “pandemonium,” a “pandemi moore,” a “panini.” Over the past year, a new lexicon has emerged online: “quarantinis” to describe […]
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Legoland New York Resort is planning to open in 2021, and when it does there will be exciting rides and attractions, places to eat, and a brand new hotel with themed rooms to stay in while visiting the epic 150-acre theme park. And, of course, there […]
CLOSE Take them down, move them to a museum? There are a lot of ideas but few answers on what the United States should do with Confederate monuments. USA TODAY When the early-1800s expedition to the Pacific Ocean led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark returned after two years and 8,000 […]
After the attacks of Jan. 6, commentators on the far right papered over the violence at the Capitol by saying that it had been a ploy, cooked up by left-wing activists and anarchists in antifa (itself an ideology, by the way, more than a real organization). And the lies have […]
As an actor, Liam Neeson is in rare company these days. He’s one of the few stars with movies that have actually opened in theaters in the past 12 months. “We have streaming services, and they’re wonderful. But at the end of the day, we’re social beings. We like being […]
The Eastvale warehouse complaint took the company to task for not doing enough to enforce social-distancing measures or protect employees from the virus, noting that many workers were allowed only one antimicrobial cleaning wipe per shift and had to “sanitize equipment themselves that was touched by other workers on previous […]
New York Men’s Day New York Men’s Day continued its mission to highlight the future of menswear. Several designers stood out in particular, namely Chelsea Grays, STAN, and Timo Weiland. Chelsea Grays’ collection was an homage to 2020 with references to police brutality, protesting, coronavirus, and voting. There was a […]
Covid divorces are on the slow track. Divorce has often been time-consuming and expensive — one survey in the United States found the average cost was $12,900 — but now once-routine parts of the proceedings, like getting a document notarized, can require heroic effort. Moving out is also fraught, especially […]
New York’s Largest Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Pivots to Serve Self-Isolating Participants During a Challenging 2020 BRONX, N.Y. (PRWEB) January 25, 2021 The Friends of CenterLight Foundation today announced that it was able to serve its members with new services and programming during the COVID-19 pandemic of […]
It was a year unlike any other, as the coronavirus brought most of the world to a standstill in 2020. While the wedding industry suffered immensely, life went on, and people still fell in love, proposed and got married no matter. There was no shortage of creativity when it came […]
President Donald Trump waves as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on 12 January 2021 in Washington, DC ((Getty Images)) New York City has terminated all business contracts with the Trump organisation, costing them $17m [£12,4m] a year in lost income. This comes […]
New York City Mayor Bill de BlasioBill de BlasioPoll finds Andrew Yang favored for New York City mayor De Blasio doubles down on ‘redistribute wealth’ remark: ‘Fox News got it exactly right’ Warp Speed official: ‘No hard evidence’ new coronavirus strain is more transmissible MORE (D) announced that deputies will […]
Here’s what you need to know: The agreement gives the United States a total of 200 million doses, enough to vaccinate 100 million people.Credit…Whitney Curtis for The New York Times The Trump administration and Pfizer reached a deal to bolster the supply of the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and […]
Here’s how you can stand up for community composting and make your voice heard at Friday’s New York City Council hearing. Sabrina Deshong adds food scraps to a compost collection point operated by GrowNYC. Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, everything has moved online—even New York City Council hearings! For many […]
By PAUL WISEMAN and ALEXANDRA OLSON, AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — It would be just a temporary precaution. When the viral pandemic erupted in March, employees of the small insurance firm Thimble fled their Manhattan offices. CEO Jay Bregman planned to call them back soon — as soon […]