Less Than Two Percent of Americans Fully Vaccinated: CDC
At least 70 percent of the population would have to be fully vaccinated for a pre-pandemic sense of normalcy to return, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci.
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Blacks, Latinos Receiving Fewer Vaccine Doses than Whites in NYC
White New York City residents are receiving COVID-19 vaccinations at disproportionately higher rates than their Black and Latino neighbors, new data show.
Homeless Man in Car May Have Frozen to Death
The man, in his 30s, was discovered in a parked car in Claremont during one of the coldest stretches of winter.
Biden Signs Order Restoring Access to Obamacare, Medicaid
The president signed an executive order Thursday restoring access to Obamacare and Medicaid for scores of struggling Americans, stating he was undoing “the damage” caused by President Trump.
NYPD Officer Daniel Vargas Shot in Soundview; Expected to Recover
Vargas is a member of the department’s Gun Violence Suppression Division, tasked with taking illegal guns off the streets.
Strike by Hunts Point Market Workers Ends with Small Wage Increase
Workers will receive a phased in increase of $1.85 per hour over the next three years, authorities said, along with employee health care contributions.
Police Kill Bronx Man They Say Charged Them Holding Knife
A man police said chased a woman down with a knife before charging at narcotics officers was fatally shot by cops Thursday.
Striking Workers Arrested at Hunts Point Market Amid Large Police Operation
The picketing members of Teamsters local 202, who are on strike over management’s failure to increase pay by $1 for employees at the market during a devastating pandemic, were issued summonses for disorderly conduct.
State AG Seeks Federal Oversight for NYPD, Citing Abuse of Protesters
The lawsuit marks the first time the empire state’s AG has ever sued the city’s police force.
Fire Injures 12, Four Critically, at Sotomayor Houses
The fire started shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday in the seven-story public housing complex on Watson Avenue, spreading to multiple apartments before firefighters knocked down the flames.