New York expected to join list of states ending mask requirements
New York is expected to be the latest state to announce an end to mask requirements for businesses and schools.
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President Biden goes to New York to discuss plan to combat gun violence
In the last two years, we haven’t just been battling a pandemic, gun violence has risen too. More than two-thirds of the country’s 40 most populous cities saw more homicides last year than in 2020, and most of them were because of gun violence.
Apartment fire in the Bronx kills 19, including nine children
Investigators are looking at the doors at the site of the deadly apartment building fire in New York over the weekend. Officials say 19 people were killed, including nine children, after a space heater sparked the fire at the Bronx building Sunday.
Vaccine deadlines approach for some New York workers
In New York state, some 70,000 unvaccinated healthcare workers must get vaccinated by today or lose their jobs. Teachers in New York City have to get the shot this week too, or face the same fate. This comes as the CDC has signed off on a booster shot for millions of Americans.
New Yorkers should wear 2 masks until at least June: Mayor
In New York City, which was the U.S. epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic last spring, the mayor is asking residents to wear two masks…
New York Stock Exchange temporarily closing trading floors, going all electronic
The New York Stock Exchange will temporarily close its trading floors and switch to all-electronic trading beginning when markets open
Western storm will cross country and bring snow, rain from California to New York
A new storm will be moving into Northern California and Southern Oregon later today with heavy rain all the way down to the San Francisco Bay.
New York detective killed in friendly fire incident, commissioner says
(CNN)- A New York Police Department detective was shot and killed Tuesday, and a sergeant was hit in the leg, after they responded to a reported robbery at a cell phone store in the borough of Queens, city officials said. It was an apparent incident of friendly fire, Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill said. As the two officers went into the…
4 people, including young boy, killed in Queens apartment shooting
Police are investigating a fatal shooting at a New York City apartment building that left four dead, including a young boy, authorities said Monday.
Breaking: Police: Multiple Dead after Driver Plows into People on NY City Bike Path
ABC NEWS (New York)–At least eight people are dead and others injured after a vehicle drove onto a bike path in lower Manhattan in New York City. The sprawling crime scene runs several blocks along the West Side Highway. A vehicle entered the West Street pedestrian and bike path north of Chambers Street, hitting multiple people on the path, leaving…
