Upper East Side, NY |
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Covid Patient Meets His Plasma Donor | Art Week Underway | VP Debate Lights Up Building | Hospital Marks 1,000th Birth
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Miss any headlines on the Upper East Side this week? Patch’s week in review has you covered for the neighborhood’s top news…. Read more
New York City, NY |
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Closures Hit COVID-19 Hotspots | Schools Shuttered | Students Choose Remote Learning | Murders Hit High
NEW YORK CITY — Here’s a roundup of the top citywide headlines from New York City this week…. Read more
New York City, NY |
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As the U.S. still reels from the pandemic’s economic fallout, the state’s billionaires all vastly increased their wealth, Forbes found.
NEW YORK – Everyday New Yorkers might be struggling from record unemployment or fearing for the future of their jobs as the coronavirus continues to ravage the country, but the city’s billionaires are doing just fine…. Read more
New York City, NY |
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Social distancing actions largely stopped and warnings to noncompliant businesses dropped in September, 311 data shows.
NEW YORK CITY — Flare ups of coronavirus cases in Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods followed weeks of declining enforcement actions by city agencies, 311 data shows.But complaints over social distancing and reopening businesses breaking safety measures fell as well, indicating New Yorkers as a whole grew more lax and less vigilant when it came to the virus.The dips in enforcement and watchfulness started in August and continued… Read more
New York City, NY |
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First responders and essential workers have been putting their lives on the line during the coronavirus pandemic.
From CBS New York:
October 8 2020
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — First responders and essential workers have been putting their lives on the line during the coronavirus pandemic.
But now, some of them are getting recognition.
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New York City, NY |
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The positivity rate in “red zones” in Brooklyn, Queens and elsewhere in the state stands at 6.6 percent, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
NEW YORK CITY — Increased focus on coronavirus clusters in Brooklyn and Queens hasn’t yet yielded a decline in cases, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said…. Read more
Park Slope, NY |
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The Diocese and several Jewish organizations contend the state violated their First Amendment rights with coronavirus hotspot restrictions.
NEW YORK, NY — The Brooklyn Diocese and several Jewish organizations have taken their fight against renewed coronavirus restrictions in New York city hotspots to the courts. … Read more
New York City, NY |
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For your coronavirus stress baking, head to a pumpkin patch near NYC and make a perfect from-scratch pumpkin pie.
NEW YORK CITY – The past several months have kindled new interest in baking as Americans spend more time hunkering down at home to avoid the coronavirus. Buying a pumpkin for a jack-o’-lantern is one reason to visit pumpkin patches near NYC, but 2020 could also be the year to make pumpkin pies from scratch…. Read more
New York City, NY |
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The testing milestone comes as the city grapples with COVID-19 surges that near a 550 new case “warning light” threshold.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City conducted 250,000 coronavirus tests in a week — a milestone reached as the virus surges in several new hotspots and threatens to spread wider.Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the new testing high on Thursday along with other achievements. Turnaround times for results stand at two days for citywide and urgent care facility, and one day for Health + Hospitals locations, he said.”We need more and… Read more
New York City, NY |
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The closure list covers 169 buildings across Brooklyn and Queens. A further 308 buildings have to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.
NEW YORK CITY — More than 120 schools in new coronavirus closure zones across Brooklyn and Queens closed Thursday as the city tried to contain troubling outbreaks…. Read more