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.
Mayor William de Blasio
NYC Shootings Nearly Double in 2020
Shootings have risen nearly 96 percent this year compared to last within the five boroughs, with the NYPD reporting a 112 percent increase in November alone, according to the latest department statistics.
Mayor: NYC Will Buy 100,000 COVID Tests a Week After Feds Failed to Help
“For the first time, we’re going to have a truly reliable major supply of testing,” de Blasio said at a press briefing Tuesday, after his pleas for more tests from the White House went unanswered. “The number one issue from day one has been testing.”
As Virus Ravages Low-Income Communities, de Blasio Demands Feds Ship Scores More COVID Tests to NYC
The mayor, who has faced criticism for a lack of coronavirus testing in the Bronx, said he hoped a community-testing program could begin by week’s end. But that timeline is contingent upon the feds shipping much-needed kits to New York City.
Exclusive: Bronx Businesses Sue Mayor De Blasio Over Vision Zero Plan
A group of Morris Park business owners sued Mayor Bill de Blasio Monday over his Vision Zero corridor plan Monday, seeking an injunction that would halt traffic changes they say threaten their livelihoods.