Earthquake in NYC and New Jersey: What We Know, Live Updates: A small earthquake surprised the New York City metro area on Friday morning with an extended period ...
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Quick Glance: Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake Rocks New York City and Northeast US
- An unusual East Coast earthquake startled millions from New York to rural New England. Over 42 million people may have felt the midmorning quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8.
- While causing no widespread damage, the earthquake led to evacuations in Newark, New Jersey, and infrastructure inspections across the region. Flights were diverted, trains slowed, and tunnel traffic stopped.
- Although no major damages were reported, the earthquake caused some disruptions. The area near the epicenter experienced minor effects, including the collapse of a historic site. There were also over a dozen aftershocks reported in the region.
- President Joe Biden offered assistance, while New York City reported no major safety or infrastructure issues. Engineers emphasized that New York skyscrapers are made of high-strength materials and designed to sway slowly to withstand impacts. Even the delicately placed eggs in a sculpture at a Chinatown art gallery remained unharmed during the quake.
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New York ‘Business Is Booming’ as Jobs Hit Record Post Pandemic: New York’s private-sector workforce jumped to a record of 8.35 million jobs in January ...
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National Guard Can’t Carry Long Guns While Checking Bags in Subway: Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an order forbidding the weapons at bag-check stations on Wednesday ...
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Hochul’s smart subway deployment: Let’s say you have a problem. It’s getting worse and no one is doing much about it. Then someone with authority steps in and ...
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On the wrong track: New subway safety plan should stress mental health assistance, not Guardsmen
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New York governor wants to spend $2.4 billion to help deal with migrant influx in new budget proposal
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Multiple injuries as tour bus rolls over in New York, police say: Crash occurred Friday on highway in southern Adirondacks, New York state police say
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Sources: Deadly crash at US-Canadian border bridge involved husband and wife in a Bentley, investigators believe
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New state law extends liquor and wine store Sunday hours: Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Saturday that, among other measures, will let liquor and wine ...
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New York state providing COVID tests, masks to schools: New York state will provide COVID-19 tests and masks in school districts amid a recent spike in cases ...
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NYC Subway Ridership Hits 4 Million For the First Time Since March 2020: New York City’s subway system tallied 4 million rides on Thursday, a record high since ...
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Hochul facing fight over cigarette tax hike, ban on flavored tobacco: Gov. Kathy Hochul's state budget proposal would increase the tax by $1 to $5 ...
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Saving the subway, again: Dedicated taxes have to increase to fund transit: As former MTA chairman and lieutenant governor Dick Ravitch correctly wrote here last ...
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Gov. Hochul touts potential mental health investments in executive budget proposal
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Kathy Hochul Proposes $1 Billion in New Funding for Mental Health: The New York governor’s plan includes 3,500 housing units to prevent homelessness
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Gov. Kathy Hochul will unveil a billion-dollar plan to close gaps in the care system for New Yorkers with mental illness.
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New York Wants to Link Minimum Wage to Inflation, Hochul Says: New York Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing automatic increases to the state’s $15-an-hour minimum ...
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Can the Hochul-Adams New New York Actually Happen?: The Eric Adams–Kathy Hochul ‘New New York’ report is full of ideas and almost completely lacks any “how we ...
curbed.com/2022/12/new-new-york-report-review-hochul-adams-doctoroff.html
Thousands of New York nurses go on strike: It's an outcome city and state officials had pushed to avert.
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New York governor dedicates $1B to address mental illness: The plan includes expanded psychiatric treatment capacity, more supportive housing and increased ...
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As Early Winter Crisis Eases, Tripledemic Fears Fade: Hello, it’s Immanual in New York. As we head into mid-winter, I’ve been curious about how bad the ...
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New York monitoring hospital capacity and stockpiling ventilators as ‘tripledemic’ threat of COVID, flu and RSV hits
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CAN NYC BOUNCE BACK?
Mayor Adams unveils post-COVID plans to make Midtown a neighborhood, as empty offices and chronic school absences plague city — trib.al/xzMTkLU
New York state health commissioner resigning: New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett announced Friday she will be leaving her post on Jan ...
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Watch Lee Zeldin Dance When Asked If Donald Trump Was A Great President: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul confronted her Trump-backed Republican challenger about his ...
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Quick Glance: How to Watch the New York Governor's Race Debate Between Hochul and Zeldin
- She oversaw the state's reaction to an omicron COVID winter, signed new gun control and abortion rights legislation, and achieved an agreement with lawmakers to modify the state's contentious bail changes.
- Hochul "was never even elected Governor, New Yorkers aren't her apostles, she is not the mother of the state's counties, and the people want to be in charge of their own government again." Zeldin said in a fiery statement announcing his participation in the discussion.
- "I hope the moderators address rising crime, cashless bail and other pro-criminal laws," Zeldin said in a statement.
- "I'll win," Hochul predicted.
Covid, Flu and RSV Are Increasing Hospitalizations in NYC: New Yorkers are falling ill with new variants of Covid and old illnesses like flu and RSV that masking ...
nytimes.com/2022/10/27/nyregion/nyc-hospitalizations-covid-flu-rsv.html
Safer underground: Adams and Hochul try a new subway crime plan: Sitting down to write an editorial about the new gubernatorial-mayoral initiative on subway ...
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Lee Zeldin Targets New York City Crime as Polls Show Tightening Governor’s Race : Republican campaigning more in the city than past GOP candidates ...
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New York Gov. Declares Emergency After Poliovirus Found In More Wastewater: “On polio, we simply cannot roll the dice,” state Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T ...
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Hold fire: Re-enactors fear being targeted by NY gun law: ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Some historical battle re-enactors in New York are holding their musket fire ...
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New York drops mask requirement on public transportation: NEW YORK (AP) — New York state is dropping its mask requirement on public transportation thanks in part ...
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Reuters Top News: LIVE: NY Governor Kathy Hochul gets COVID booster, provides update
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Hochul lifts mask mandate on mass transit: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Wednesday announced the state’s health department will lift its mask mandate for ...
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Gov. Hochul takes new steps to fight polio amid outbreak in New York: ‘An imminent threat to public health’
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HAPPENING NOW: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul holds COVID-19 and Monkeypox briefing after the state reported its first known case of monkeypox in a child. https://abcn.ws/3PEMApZ
New York to Ramp Up Polio Vaccinations as Hochul Declares Health Emergency Over Virus Spread
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will end COVID emergency weeks before tight election: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday she will let a pair of COVID-19 executive ...
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New York lifts mask mandate for public transportation, including subways: New York joins other states nationwide to shift its mask rules.
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The MTA Says You Can Officially Wear Your Mask Weird Now: On Wednesday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she was dropping the public-transportation mask ...
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New York Will Administer One-Fifth Doses of Monkeypox Vaccine to Stretch Supply: New York’s Health Department has confirmed the state’s first case of monkeypox ...
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Firms face Sept. 30 deadline to apply for COVID grants: The state's marquee pandemic-relief program for businesses ends this month, officials said.
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New York City officials declare monkeypox a public health emergency: In the last two days, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency ...
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Quick Glance: The first person in Europe to die from monkeypox since the pandemic began
- Monkeypox has traditionally been associated with fever, swollen lymph nodes, headaches, and muscle aches, followed by a rash.
- Earlier on Friday, Brazil confirmed its first monkeypox death.
- The symptoms are followed by a rash that begins on their face or mouth and spreads to other areas of their body, most notably their hands and feet.
- These additional symptoms will aid in the identification of monkeypox symptoms by both individuals and healthcare specialists.
New York Governor Hochul declares state emergency over monkeypox: The governor of the State of New York Kathy Hochul late on Friday declared an emergency in the ...
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New York governor declares monkeypox a 'disaster emergency' : New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an executive order Friday in response to the growing ...
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Quick Glance: Officials in New York have declared monkeypox an emergency.
- "After reviewing the latest data on the monkeypox outbreak in New York State, I am declaring a State Disaster Emergency to strengthen our aggressive ongoing efforts to confront this outbreak," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
- According to state records, there have been 1,383 reported cases of monkeypox in New York as of Friday, with the majority -- 1,289 -- in New York City.
- Hochul's proclamation came a day after New York state's health commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett, declared monkeypox a "imminent threat" to public health.
- Last Monday, the World Health Organization proclaimed the monkeypox outbreak to be a public health emergency of worldwide significance.
New York: Polio Disaster Alert: The infectious disease was considered eradicated in the United States. Polioviruses have now been discovered in sewage.
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Suffolk plans back-to-school COVID-19 test kit giveaway: The kits will be available for pickup between noon and 6 p.m. on Aug. 2 in the lobby of the H ...
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New York scraps word ‘inmate’ in state law: New York has amended a series of state laws to remove the word “inmate” and replace it with “incarcerated person” ...
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Lee Zeldin, GOP nominee for NY governor, attacked at rally: NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of attacking U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin , the Republican candidate for New ...
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Democrats’ 2nd Amendment ‘Syndrome’ plan: Plotting the next big fight over gun rights
thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/3558928-democrats-2nd-amendment-syndrome-plan-plotting-the-next-big-fight-over-gun-rights/
How a Long-Sought Bill Could Make Construction Work Less Deadly: Carlos Moncayo, 22, died seven years ago at a Manhattan construction site. A bill on Gov ...
nytimes.com/2022/07/07/nyregion/construction-safety-bill.html
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul tests positive for COVID-19: NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday ...
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Quick Glance: Governor Kathy Hochul Tested Positive for Covid
- The governor of New York has been exposed as the state faces yet another variation of the virus that is more transmissible than earlier ones.
- "Today I tested positive for COVID-19," Ms. Hochul tweeted.
- Ms. Hochul is not the first public official who has lately been exposed to the virus; in April, New York City Mayor Eric Adams tested positive.
- Brian A. Benjamin, her lieutenant governor at the time, was arrested on federal bribery allegations in April and resigned.
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