Vaccinations

Subway

No NYC Subway Riders Got Fined for Defying Mask Mandate in August

Sept. 6, 2021, 8:05 p.m.Sept. 6, 2021, 11:34 p.m.

Police booted engers 21 times from trains and stations for refusing to mask up, the lowest level in nearly a year. Meanwhile, the number of riders who complied with warnings jumped — even amid complaints that some cops are going maskless.

Health

Mayor Serves Up Last-Minute Vaccine Requirement for U.S. Open

Aug. 27, 2021, 7:40 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

The U.S. Tennis Association adopts vaccination requirement after City Hall reversal on tennis tournament safety protocols.

Vaccinations

City Data Shows Vaccines are Working, Even as Mandate Backlash Hits City Hall

Aug. 25, 2021, 9:07 p.m.Aug. 25, 2021, 9:07 p.m.

The first, if limited, numbers released by the city indicate very low infection, hospitalization and death rates for those who got their shots. But that didn’t stop hundreds from protesting vaccination requirements for municipal workers.

Vaccinations

New Governor Kathy Hochul to New Yorkers: You Can Trust Me

Aug. 24, 2021, 7:44 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

In her first day in office, the state’s 57th governor moves to rebuild trust damaged by secrecy and sexual harassment under Andrew Cuomo. On her agenda: cleaning up Albany, speeding up rent and worker aid — and vaccine mandates.

Vaccinations

Vaccination Mandate Battle Awaits Kathy Hochul as She Ascends to Governor

Aug. 23, 2021, 7:10 p.m.Aug. 24, 2021, 8:25 a.m.

Cuomo calls on his successor to do what he didn’t: make all employers require shots for workers. Meanwhile, Mayor de Blasio announced a vaccine mandate for school employees. Now the pressure’s on Hochul, from Day One.

Restaurants

With Grandmas Fully Vaxxed, Staten Island’s Maria Enoteca Restaurant Returns

Aug. 19, 2021, 9:05 p.m.Aug. 19, 2021, 9:06 p.m.

The eatery, powered by “nonnas” — or grandmothers — from around the world, has gone organic and added a Japanese element ahead of its grand reopening Friday. The eatery had shut early in the pandemic, due to the ages of its beloved rotating chefs.

Health

Vaccine Mandate Offers Shot at Boosting Protection, But Businesses Wary

Aug. 16, 2021, 7:43 p.m.Aug. 16, 2021, 8:00 p.m.

Store and restaurant workers will be on the frontlines dealing with the unvaccinated — and sometimes angry — public as a new city-wide requiring one dose to go inside bars, restaurants, indoor entertainment venues and gyms.

Transit

As Cuomo Orders Vaccinations for MTA, Some Workers Push Back

Aug. 2, 2021, 7:13 p.m.Aug. 2, 2021, 7:54 p.m.

MTA employees must be vaccinated by Labor Day or agree to weekly COVID tests. But some workers said they’d never get the shots, even after losing more than 160 of their colleagues to the pandemic.

Vaccinations

NYC Schools Pushing Vaccinations as Return of Classes Nears and Delta Spreads

Aug. 2, 2021, 5:20 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

City officials are bolstering efforts to get students vaccinated in time for the Sept. 13 reopening. Students need to get their first shot in the next week if they’re aiming to be fully vaccinated by the first day of school.

Vaccinations

Cuomo’s Call for Private Businesses to Require Vaccinations Spurs Demands for a Government Mandate

July 28, 2021, 6:25 p.m.July 29, 2021, 5:06 p.m.

The governor urged the private sector to order employees back to workplaces and make everybody — including customers — get shots. But business owners said it’s up to elected officials to lead the way amid rising COVID rates.

Vaccinations

No NYC Subway Riders Got Fined for Defying Mask Mandate in August

Mayor Serves Up Last-Minute Vaccine Requirement for U.S. Open

City Data Shows Vaccines are Working, Even as Mandate Backlash Hits City Hall

New Governor Kathy Hochul to New Yorkers: You Can Trust Me

Vaccination Mandate Battle Awaits Kathy Hochul as She Ascends to Governor

With Grandmas Fully Vaxxed, Staten Island’s Maria Enoteca Restaurant Returns

Vaccine Mandate Offers Shot at Boosting Protection, But Businesses Wary

As Cuomo Orders Vaccinations for MTA, Some Workers Push Back

NYC Schools Pushing Vaccinations as Return of Classes Nears and Delta Spreads

Cuomo’s Call for Private Businesses to Require Vaccinations Spurs Demands for a Government Mandate

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