coronavirus Archives – Politics NY

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Health

State fighting ‘tri-demic’ of COVID, flu, and RSV, but no mask mandates on horizon

By Ben Brachfeld

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‘The flu is nasty’: Hochul, health officials urges New Yorkers to get the flu shot

By Isabel Song Beer

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White House launches COVID booster blitz

By Matt Tracy

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Mayor Adams makes masks optional in day cares and schools for children 2-4 years of age

By Isabel Song Beer

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Governor Kathy Hochul tests positive for COVID-19 as virus cases keep spiking across New York City

By Kevin Duggan

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Rent Guidelines Board casts preliminary vote to increase rent in stabilized apartments

By Isabel Song Beer

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Politics

Vice President Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not ‘close contact’

By Zeke Miller, AP

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Mayor Eric Adams tests positive for COVID-19

By Kevin Duggan

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Pelosi positive for COVID-19, was at White House with Biden

By Associated Press

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Queens

Queens leaders urge state to make drinks-to-go permanent

By Bill Parry

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Politics

Mayor outlines plan to give New York City’s economy a much-needed boost

By Emily Davenport

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Health

Brooklyn’s first comprehensive COVID clinic opens in Bushwick

By Meaghan McGoldrick

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Nassau Court Ruling Invalidates NY Mask Mandate

By Timothy Bolger

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‘Our schools are going to remain open’: Mayor Adams adamant about allowing in-person classes as COVID-19 cases start declining

By Isabel Song Beer

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Health

New York hospitalization rates are slowly rising amid holiday spike in COVID-19 cases

By Isabel Song Beer

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Hochul to Blakeman: Counties ‘Have to Follow State Law’ on Masks

By Briana Bonfiglio

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Politics

Manhattan business leader believes city regulation reform key toward economic recovery

By Isabel Song Beer

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Blakeman Signs 3 Executive Orders on Masks in Schools, Businesses, County Offices

By Briana Bonfiglio

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Politics

COVID-19 infections soar in Congress amid Omicron surge

By Reuters

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Brooklyn

Spreading like wildfire: COVID-19 positivity rates nearly at 20% in New York state, Hochul says

By Isabel Song Beer

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Nassau Exec-elect Blakeman Will Not Enforce Mask Mandate

By Briana Bonfiglio

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Health

City expands $100 vax incentive to include SOMOS sites

By Ben Brachfeld

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Politics

Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private-sector workers to begin Jan. 4

By Nandita Bose, David Shepardson and Ahmed Aboulenein, Reuters

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Politics

‘Do the right thing’: de Blasio, officials urge unvaxxed NYC workers to get COVID-19 shots and come back to work

By Emily Davenport

More from Around New York

The FDNY responds to a major fire on Freeman Street on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023.

Legal Aid Society files suit on behalf of Bronxites affected by Fordham Manor fire last fall

Andre De Shields accepts an award and offers wisdom on racism, activism, and becoming an entertainment Icon.

GMHC honors André De Shields with Howard Ashman award

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Bomb threat called into Bayside High School, school evacuated

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BREAKING: Three people, including two students, shot outside Williamsburg high school