After a protest outside of his NYC office last night, Gov Cuomo said today that he wouldn’t resign. “I now understand that I acted in a way that made people feel uncomfortable. It was unintentional and I truly and deeply apologize for it.” https://t.co/CDYokqbaQz
Pro sports, concerts, amusement parks, and laser tag are all coming back this spring! Here's a handy guide to what is opening when.
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Last Saturday, 20 lucky New Yorkers got a glimpse of New York's abolitionist history—a history that some city council members argue deserves more attention.
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A nurse who began her career during COVID gives insight into what health care workers who started their first jobs in the pandemic have been thinking
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“It's like, everyone that comes in found us on TikTok,” says the owner of an East Village boutique whose posts get 90,000+ views on the platform. "I’m 30, I don’t understand it. But I try.” https://t.co/6fJ94dd7pf
Indoor dining resumed today, just in time for Valentine's. We checked in on local bakeries (https://t.co/kPGbbBfyZB) and restaurants (https://t.co/BQIw4X707N) to see if NYC is showing them some love.
"We’re not looking to jack up rent just because we can. We’re just looking to cover our costs. And the city seems to think we’re just a blank check,” Isabel Pedras, whose family owns 80 units uptown, tells @raphael_helfand.
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“This may take the rest of our lives to unpack,” said a member of the Brooklyn Psychedelic Society during its first post-lockdown in-person meeting. @DKruzman reports. https://t.co/arh0W2EjK1
The plastic bag ban, originally set for March, now won't go into effect until October. @DKruzman writes about Covid's impact on the environment. https://t.co/dnLhloT8T0
Saturday marked two months of continuous demonstrations since George Floyd's murder. Now, people in NYC are standing in solidarity with protesters in Portland as tensions there come to a head.
My latest recap of weekend protests in @bedbow:
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Experts attribute increased homelessness in the East Village to the subway shutdown and safety concerns about crowded shelters: https://t.co/naRNW1Xj8j
“There’s always been an interest in African-American music ... there hasn’t always been an interest in African-American history” — read about NYC musicians & activists like @PaperboyPrince@AudioProtest and others turning up the volume for BLM on @bedbow https://t.co/T6o0P9h8aI
international students contributed an estimated $44.7 billion to the U.S. economy in the 2018-19 academic year. they now have to choose between exposing themselves to the coronavirus or leaving the country. story for @bedbow: https://t.co/zvxFO54mIW