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New York City to pay people $100 for getting COVID-19 vaccine
New York City will pay $100 for people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.Starting Friday, residents who get their first vaccine dose at a city-……
FDNY union comes out against de Blasio vaccine requirement
A union that represents emergency workers with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) is speaking out against New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s (D) new rule that requires…
Biden expected to visit NYC’s 9/11 memorial site for 20th anniversary of attacks
President Joe Biden is expected to attend the 9/11 memorial in New York City to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, four sources…
LGBTQ history finds a home in N.Y.C’s oldest museum
New York’s oldest museum will soon expand to incorporate a museum dedicated to LGBTQ history. Representa Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-community-voices/american-lgbtq-museum-coming-nycs-oldest-museum-part-expansion-rcna1391 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
New York City E-Race Grand Prix shows potential of electric vehicles
BMW’s Maximilian Günther and Jaguar’s Sam Bird captured the checkered flags at the thrilling New York City E-Prix racing doubleheader in Brooklyn over the weekend….
New York City launches a cyberdefense center in Manhattan
Infrastructure cyberattacks are quickly becoming a significant problem in the US, and New York City is opening a facility that could help fend off those…
Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Jennifer Hudson Playing Central Park Homecoming Concert
Live music is back in New York City. The other week, Foo Fighters reopened Madison Square Garden — and, let me tell you, it was…
NYC snafu the latest flub from a broken elections agency
The race for the Democratic nomination to be the next mayor of New York City was thrown into chaos late Tuesday as the city’s embattled…
70-year-old woman lives out dream of working as Yankee batgirl
Gwen Goldman was told six decades ago THAT she wasn’t fit to be on the field because of her gender. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/70-year-old-connecticut-woman-lives-out-dream-working-yankee-n1272606 Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
Man wounded in shooting in Times Square
A 21-year-old male bystander was shot in the back in Times Square on Sunday night.The shooting took place at approximately 5:15 p.m. in the area…
NYC George Floyd statue unveiled for Juneteenth vandalized days later
A New York City statute of George Floyd unveiled for Juneteenth was vandalized just days afterward, according local law enforcement. The New York Police Department Task…
Yang concedes New York City mayor’s race, but primary winner may not be named for weeks
Andrew Yang announced Tuesday night that he’s dropping out of the New York City mayoral race. Why it matters: The 46-year-old Democrat gained a following…
New York’s Stonewall Inn banning Bud products during Pride weekend
The Stonewall Inn is banning Anheuser-Busch products from the bar associated with the beginning of gay rights during New York City’s Pride weekend because of…
New York to give monthly cash payment to homeless young adults
Small number of participants to receive $1,250 a month for up to two years in effort to help them find stable housing New York City…
New York City moving thousands of people from hotels back to shelters
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on Wednesday announced the city plans to move about 8,000 people experiencing homelessness back into shelters from…
Voting kicks off in a New York City mayor’s race like no other
NEW YORK — Polling sites across New York welcomed a trickle of voters on the first official day of a historic election — and those…
The Strokes Announce Maya Wiley Fundraiser At NYC’s Newly Renovated Irving Plaza This Weekend
The Strokes played a virtual concert, their first-ever acoustic gig, as a fundraiser for New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley last month. And this…
Foo Fighters To Play A Reopened Madison Square Garden In 12 Days
In a little less than two weeks, the Foo Fighters will play the first arena show in New York City since the start of the…
New York City project to use clean energy to fund high-speed broadband, WiFi access
A new type of housing initiative kicking off in New York City seeks to address two major problems facing the U.S. today: The lack of…
NYC planning mega-concert to celebrate reopening
New York City is planning a mega-concert in Central Park to celebrate the city’s reopening, after more than a year of lockdowns and restrictions amid the COVID-19…
Ocasio-Cortez backs Wiley in NYC mayor’s race
NEW YORK — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Maya Wiley for mayor Saturday — one of the most consequential individual nods in the race so far…
Stonewall is at centre of a toxic debate on trans rights and gender identity
Analysis: Some have called the LGBT rights charity extremist, others say it’s on the right side of history Since its 1989 inception in response to…
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