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The COVID-19 Vaccine for Ages 5-11 has Been Approved
The COVID-19 Vaccine for Ages 5-11 has Been Approved and can now be administered: Here is What New York City Parents Need to Know → Read More
Lower Manhattan pols hope to set boundaries with Open Restaurants program
The Department of City Planning is starting a design engagement process for a text amendment to establish a system for registering Open Restaurants on → Read More
Defying critics, Lower Manhattan board adopts resolution against SoHo/NoHo rezoning
Manhattan Community Board 2 members felt the pressure to vote against rezoning SoHo and NoHo during the final meeting on the proposal within the dimly lit → Read More
Fear and loathing in SoHo/NoHo from rezoning opponents at first in-person hearing
With refrains calling Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan for SoHo and NoHo a “sham rezoning,” residents of lower Manhattan cast doubt once again that the proposal to → Read More
PHOTOS: East Side Access terminal nears completion 170 feet below Grand Central
The massive infrastructure undertaking that has been East Side Access – over fifteen years in the making – will open to commuters in 2022, Governor Andrew → Read More
Free two-day passes to Jones Beach, other state parks offered for COVID-19 vaccine recipients
"So things are looking good we're reimagining we're rebuilding, but we have to maintain our containment of the beast, and that is the vaccines, and the → Read More
MTA's Music Under New York program coming back to subways June 4
The string quartet, Diverse Concert Artists, opened the MTA announcement that the program would gradually commence on Thursday in the 72nd Street Q train → Read More
NYC fleet trucks to get 360 degree cameras to prevent collisions with public
While the Department of Sanitation is looking at putting similar systems on their vehicles, this round will go out to Department of Correction buses, NYC → Read More
Wednesday could mean real freedom for vaccinated New Yorkers, with caveats
New York City's on schedule for a full reopening Wednesday, with most COVID-19 regulations lifted across the city. Mayor Bill de Blasio, who said on Tuesday → Read More
De Blasio pledges surge of 250 cops into subways, but asks MTA for help
Mayor Bill de Blasio conceded to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's repeated calls for more NYPD officers in the subways, pledging on Monday a surge → Read More
SEE IT: 'Unhinged' man threatens MTA worker who flees to token booth for safety
Last week, MTA train conductor Gerard Sykes was slashed in the Cypress Hills station on the J line while commuting as any other member of the riding public. → Read More
Streets Week(!) kicks off with reduced speeds on NYC roadways: Gutman
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a blitz of summonses against motorists as part of his annual Streets Week! → Read More
Schumer celebrates resurrection of Junior's Cheesecake in Times Square – and aid for other NYC restaurants
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer cut the ribbon Thursday morning to reopen a personal favorite of his – Junior's Cheesecake in Times Square made its → Read More
Broadway shows allowed back at max capacity – with social distancing – by Sept. 14: Cuomo
After being down for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Broadway moved a little closer to raising the curtain again on Wednesday — with Governor → Read More
De Blasio calls on state to pass Crash Victims Rights and Safety Act after death of NYPD officer
After Transportation Alternatives called on the city administration to commit to overhauling streets in the name of stemming an apparent increase in traffic → Read More
2021 on track to be deadliest since de Blasio launched Vision Zero: advocates
The nonprofit street advocate group said on Tuesday that 2021 is on pace to be second worst year on record since Mayor Bill de Blasio took office and promised → Read More
New York City is your oyster, once it opens, if you're vaccinated: Cuomo
That's what Governor Andrew Cuomo plans as restrictions are set to be lifted gradually throughout the month of May, many of which apply to the restaurant → Read More
SoHo/NoHo rezoning opponents lawsuit against de Blasio administration short-lived
A judge denied on Monday a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit against Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Department of City Planning based on its claims that → Read More
Eric Adams seeks the cycling vote with a promise for 300 miles of bike lanes
Sitting Brooklyn borough president and mayoral hopeful Eric Adams is planning the buildout of 300 miles of protected bike lanes in the city over the first → Read More
Pressure mounts from Schumer for Cuomo, MTA to restore 24 hour subway service
Almost a year since overnight closures on subways due to COVID-19 began in New York City and Senator Charles Schumer is telling Governor Andrew Cuomo and the → Read More