Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer (left) and New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (right) visit the Javits Center COVID-19 Vaccine Site on February 10, 2021. Photo: Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn / New York National Guard Vaccine Hunger Games There are two types of New Yorkers. Those waiting to be eligible for their COVID-19 vaccine and the other 4.5 million adults... News 19 Feb 2021 | 03:23
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo holds a press briefing on COVID-19 on Feb. 10, 2020, joined remotely by White House COVID officials. Photo: Darren McGee / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo How Much COVID Relief is Enough? One of New York’s biggest fiscal and economic challenges is that no one knows how big New York’s fiscal and economic challenge... News 13 Feb 2021 | 05:57
The Armory set up for vaccinations. Photo courtesy of NewYork-Presbyterian Health Matters Vaccine Drive at the Armory Andres Nieto has a rallying cry for these hard times. “We want to achieve heard immunity in Northern Manhattan,” he explained,... 06 Feb 2021 | 04:14
At the opening of a New York State COVID-19 vaccination site at St. Luke’s Church in the Bronx, January 26, 2021. Photo: Don Pollard / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Will We Finally Have Enough Vaccine? It is surely hard in our year-old COVID-19 crisis to hear signals about our future amidst all the noise of the day. Will... News 30 Jan 2021 | 03:33
Injection site. Photo courtesy of Stephan Russo A Chase for the Elusive COVID-19 Vaccine New York City lags far behind in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. The most recent data show that the city had used... News 19 Jan 2021 | 12:42
Mayor Bill de Blasio at City Hall on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. A Slow Vaccine Rollout At this rate, it will take nearly two years or more to vaccinate New York. The arrival of the vaccines – not one, but two... News 24 Dec 2020 | 01:29
Mayor Bill de Blasio went to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst in Queens on December 16, 2020 to observe vaccinations for health care workers. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. Vaccines and Mixed Messaging Hope is not just around the corner. Public officials should make that clearer, says Professor Nina Schwalbe, before expectations... News 19 Dec 2020 | 11:11
Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, the new health commissioner, speaking to the @nycHealthy team on August 6, 2020. (Photo via @NYCHealthCommr on Twitter) A Blunt Change of Command She said she wore her “kickin boots” for her last day as health commissioner. Dr. Oxiris Barbot quit last week with a protest... News 09 Aug 2020 | 10:15
Public service reminder at Fifth Ave. and 88th Street. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) The Coronavirus Tightrope New York is walking a perilous tightrope right now, balancing the restart of the economy – and of social contact – with the... News 03 Jul 2020 | 05:58
Dr. Laura Popper. ( Photo courtesy of Dr. Laura Popper) Dr. Mask Monitor She calls it the Peter Pandemic: “I Won’t Grow Up. I Don’t Wanna Wear a Mask.” Few people have more right to throw this shade... News 27 Jun 2020 | 05:29
Fiorello on the Upper West Side gets ready for outdoor dining. ( Photo: Jeanne Straus) Staying Safe in Phase Two New York City embarks this week on Phase Two of its great experiment to see how much of our previous life we can resume without... News 21 Jun 2020 | 01:21
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, October 2019. ( Photo: 1103 NYC, via flickr) Should the Beaches Open? As temperatures begin to rise and summer is around the corner, the question remains will NYC open its beaches amid COVID-19?... News 25 Apr 2020 | 06:57
Central Park serenade. Photo: Nancy Ploeger Coronavirus Watch Updated Wednesday, August 12, 12:16 p.m. Quote of the Day: “We don’t want to penalize people. We want to educate them, make... News 09 Apr 2020 | 02:49
Before the fall: The author with his wife, Susan, on vacation in the Caribbean. ( Photo courtesy of Stephan Russo) From Denial to the ER The numbers keep rising. We are inundated with data about the modeling of cases, when the apex will hit and how to flatten... News 03 Apr 2020 | 05:50
Mayor Bill de Blasio welcomes USNS Comfort to New York City on Monday, March 30, 2020. The U.S. Navy hospital ship will help alleviate the strain on local hospitals due to the COVID-19 outbreak. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Help at Hand The coronavirus pandemic has brought New York City hospitals to the brink of their capacity, forcing the government to find... News 31 Mar 2020 | 09:27
