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Some First Responder Unions Question NYC's City Employee Vaccination Mandate
"These must be a subject of collective bargaining," one union head said.
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Mirela Iverac
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Cuomo Promises Emergency Rent Payments Will Be Made By August 31st
The $2.7 billion Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which opened in June, has only distributed $117,000 so far.
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Mirela Iverac
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Authorities No Longer Seizing Under Three Ounces Of Marijuana At New York Airports
New York State legalized marijuana in March.
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Mirela Iverac
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New Yorkers Prepare To Wait 18 Weeks For Passports
The State Department says that people who need passports expect it will take six months to get one.
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Mirela Iverac
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Tenant Advocates Say New Emergency Rental Assistance Program Might Not Be Reaching The Most Vulnerable New Yorkers
A month into the program, advocates say the lowest-income, immigrant, and senior New Yorkers might be left out due to problems with the application.
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Mirela Iverac
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NYC Faces Legal Challenge Over Decision To Move Homeless New Yorkers Back to Shelters
The Legal Aid Society says the city is rushing to move thousands of homeless New Yorkers from hotels back into shelters and in the process violating its legal obligations to those who are disabled.
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Mirela Iverac
Arts & Entertainment
Photos: "Hometown Heroes" Ticker Tape Parade Honored Essential Workers
While some cheered, others were critical of the parade: "This is how they show us they have love for us? Are you serious? We still have to pay the bills."
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Karen Yi
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Gwynne Hogan
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Sophia Chang
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Mirela Iverac
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Subway Delays Could Persist As MTA Deals With Crew Shortages
It's partly due to a pandemic hiring freeze.
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Mirela Iverac
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COVID Segregation Is Worsening Even As NYC's Vaccine Rollout Succeeds
A WNYC/Gothamist analysis of NYC health data shows severe COVID cases are further saturating in areas with low vaccination rates even as the pandemic abates.
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Nsikan Akpan
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Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky
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Mirela Iverac
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Less Than A Third Of NY Prison Staff Vaccinated Against COVID
Correctional staff are lagging behind inmates on the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines despite a two-and-a-half-month head start on eligibility.
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Mirela Iverac
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Court Clears Way For City To Move Homeless Men Out Of Upper West Side Hotel
After a months-long battle, a court has ruled that the city can move homeless men out of a hotel on the Upper West Side.
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Mirela Iverac
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New Yorkers Can Start To Apply For Emergency Rental Assistance
About $3.5 billion will be available starting in June for residential and commercial tenants.
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Beth Fertig
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Mirela Iverac
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