Mayor De Blasio signs bill banning the sale of foie gras in New York City
Foie gras will be “foie-gotten” now that Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the bill banning the sale of the French delicacy into law Monday, Nov. 25. Under the bill, restaurants caught selling dishes with...
View Article‘They are not schools at all’: Education leaders urged to improve instruction...
Advocates are calling for immediate action want city and state education officials to do more to bring the secular instruction at New York City yeshivas up to par. “Let me be clear: These are not...
View ArticleNortheast Queens leaders rip Carranza over claim of ‘setup’ at heated Bayside...
The saga of the CEC 26 meeting continued on social media following Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza’s comments at an education-related press conference Tuesday morning. At the mayor’s NYC Community...
View ArticleHere’s how the city is stepping up their preparedness efforts for coronavirus
With more New Yorkers testing positive for coronavirus, the city has updated its preparedness efforts to keep COVID-19 at bay. “With the best public health system in the world, New York City is ready...
View ArticleAs felonies rise, NYPD blames repeat offenders released with no bail
For the month of February 2020, major crimes in New York City rose a whopping 22.5 percent when compared to the same period in 2019 – with much of the blame going to repeat offenders who have been...
View ArticleFDNY confirms that first EMT has been diagnosed with coronavirus
The FDNY is now confirming that the first emergency medical technician has tested positive for the coronavirus. Officials say they don’t believe he caught it from patient contact, but rather from...
View ArticleMayor mans 311 phone line to emphasize info on coronavirus for callers
There are 265 agents taking calls at the 311 center in Manhattan, but for a few minutes Wednesday, there was one more — Mayor Bill de Blasio, who took a call and listened to two others to emphasize...
View ArticleMayor to sign order closing clubs, theaters and limiting restaurant services...
More businesses are closing down in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus in New York City. Mayor de Blasio is signing an executive order that will limit restaurants, bars and cafes to food...
View ArticleCity opens 13 more miles of streets to New Yorkers during Memorial Day weekend
Mayor de Blasio announced on Friday that 13 more miles of street space will be closed off to cars this Saturday, May 23, to give more New Yorkers the chance to celebrate Memorial Day outside of their...
View ArticleNew bill introduced by City Council allows outdoor dining on sidewalks, streets
BY KEVIN DUGGAN The City Council introduced a new bill to allow outdoor dining on sidewalks, streets and other open spaces on May 28, aiming to give restaurateurs a lifeline to serve customers al...
View ArticleDe Blasio says no to getting rid of NYPD in schools, believes it’s the best...
Mayor Bill de Blasio is confident that keeping police in schools is the best way to protect students. During a press conference on Wednesday, Chalkbeat reporter Alex Zimmerman asked de Blasio whether...
View ArticleAG James refutes NYPD’s claim that they weren’t invited to oversight hearing
Attorney General Letitia James refuted claims that the NYPD was not invited to speak during her two-day-long hearing on interactions between police and the public during the state’s weeks-long George...
View ArticleMayor cancels all large public events requiring city-issued permit through...
As the city works to use more open space for public use, all large events requiring a city-issued permit will be canceled through Sept. 30, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday. The city will...
View ArticleCuomo delays New York City tax lien sale, sparing financial burden for...
Thousands of homeowners were spared another financial burden after Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order stopping the city’s tax lien sale on Friday, Sept. 4. Every year, the city’s Department of...
View ArticleMayor announces plan for city’s pandemic ‘rebirth,’ but offers few details
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the bones of the city’s pandemic recovery plan which focuses on public health and social justice on Thursday. The agenda recognizes the link between the city’s economic...
View ArticleDe Blasio unveils plan to address vaccinating homebound seniors
BY ROSE ADAMS Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Friday a three-part plan to protect homebound seniors from COVID-19 — including setting up vaccine clinics around the Five Boroughs specifically...
View Article‘Do the right thing’: de Blasio, officials urge unvaxxed NYC workers to get...
With more than 90% of all municipal employees complying with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate that took effect Monday morning, Mayor Bill de Blasio urged the holdouts to “do the right thing,” get the first...
View ArticleCity unveils new busways in southeast Queens
Last month, the city unveiled new busways on Jamaica and Archer avenues, touted as “the biggest bus improvement project in New York City history.” At an Oct. 29 press conference, city agencies,...
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