Vaccinations

Home Court Disadvantage: Out-of-Towners Like Joe Rogan Get to Play NYC Vaccination-Free

Sept. 30, 2021, 7:02 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

Performers who live in the city and pro athletes who represent “home teams” are required to get their shots, per a City Hall mandate. But out-of-town entertainers — and their entourages — get a free . Rogan, a mandate foe, hits Madison Square Garden Saturday.

Health

Vaccine Mandate for NYC School Employees Can Move Forward, Judges Rule

Sept. 27, 2021, 7:35 p.m.Sept. 27, 2021, 7:36 p.m.

A federal appeals court has removed a temporary block on New York City’s vaccine mandate for Department of Education employees, paving the way for officials to require all school staff to either get the vaccine or be put on unpaid leave.

Schools

NYC Teachers and School Staff Get Vaccine Mandate Deadline Delay

Sept. 26, 2021, 11:02 a.m.Sept. 26, 2021, 11:02 a.m.

A federal judge temporarily blocked an order that could have barred tens of thousands of teachers and other workers from classes this week. But a of three jurists is expected to review the case Wednesday.

Schools

NYC Schools Brace for Up to 10,000 Missing Teachers as Vaccine Mandate Takes Effect

Sept. 24, 2021, 10:55 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:59 a.m.

As the vaccine mandate for New York City teachers is set to take effect next week, schools are bracing for this Tuesday when thousands of educators might be barred from their classrooms.

Vaccinations

NYC Schools Overhaul COVID Policy: What You Need to Know About Testing, Quarantines and More

Sept. 20, 2021, 4:49 p.m.Sept. 20, 2021, 4:49 p.m.

Big changes come after just one week of school as de Blasio announces new measures designed to keep more kids in class. But entire elementary school classrooms may still have to quarantine if a teacher tests positive.

MTA

Cuomo’s $4 Million MTA Job-Cutting Effort Derailed Weeks After His Departure

Sept. 13, 2021, 8:46 p.m.Sept. 13, 2021, 8:46 p.m.

The MTA’s “Transformation Management Office” is being downsized out of existence as the transit agency confronts staffing shortfalls that have snagged subway and bus trips.

Vaccinations

First Day of In-Person Classes Brings First Test for New York City Schools

Sept. 13, 2021, 6:22 p.m.Sept. 13, 2021, 9:39 p.m.

The city’s online COVID health screening form crashed. Suspected virus cases hit at least two schools. Attendence was down. But many students, wearing masks, returned for the first all in-person classes in 18 months.

Vaccinations

MTA Yanks $500K COVID Death Benefit From Unvaccinated Transit Workers

Sept. 12, 2021, 8:56 p.m.Sept. 12, 2021, 8:57 p.m.

The transit agency is set to extend the half-million-dollar lump-sum payment through the end of the year — but only for survivors of vaccinated employees. Just 55% of bus and subway workers have gotten their shots.

Schools

NYC Gets Back to School Monday. Here’s What you Need to Know About Vaccinations, Masks and More

Sept. 12, 2021, 4:05 p.m.Sept. 12, 2021, 4:05 p.m.

Major questions remain around COVID prevention, academic recovery, mental health services — and the basics of teaching and learning — as all New York City schoolchildren head back to buildings for the first time since March 2020.

Coronavirus

COVID Death Toll Among 9/11 First Responders and Survivors Nears Grim Milestone

Sept. 9, 2021, 8:27 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:59 a.m.

Almost 100 people enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Program have died from the virus, though advocates believe many others beyond the registry have succumbed. Meanwhile, thousands left vulnerable by 9/11 illnesses have contracted COVID.

Vaccinations

Home Court Disadvantage: Out-of-Towners Like Joe Rogan Get to Play NYC Vaccination-Free

Vaccine Mandate for NYC School Employees Can Move Forward, Judges Rule

NYC Teachers and School Staff Get Vaccine Mandate Deadline Delay

NYC Schools Brace for Up to 10,000 Missing Teachers as Vaccine Mandate Takes Effect

NYC Schools Overhaul COVID Policy: What You Need to Know About Testing, Quarantines and More

Cuomo’s $4 Million MTA Job-Cutting Effort Derailed Weeks After His Departure

First Day of In-Person Classes Brings First Test for New York City Schools

MTA Yanks $500K COVID Death Benefit From Unvaccinated Transit Workers

NYC Gets Back to School Monday. Here’s What you Need to Know About Vaccinations, Masks and More

COVID Death Toll Among 9/11 First Responders and Survivors Nears Grim Milestone

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