The ceremony was streamed online on the city’s website and on social media platforms at 7:45 p.m. Eastern. Survivors can submit the names and photographs of the loved ones they lost to the virus.
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Two variants may account for half of New York City’s virus cases, analysis finds.
A version of the coronavirus first discovered in Britain continues to spread, while a second is moving even more quickly. Still, cases are down in the city, and the vaccines remain effective.
New York City School Reopening Did Not Drive Virus Spread, Study Says
A return to in-person teaching in the nation’s largest school system did not appear to make the pandemic worse, researchers say.
NYC Will Hold a Coronavirus Virtual Memorial Event on Anniversary of 1st Confirmed Death
Thousands will be remembered during a ceremony that will be streamed on multiple platforms.
N.Y.C. doubled ‘cleanups’ of homeless encampments last year, despite C.D.C. guidance to let them be.
Clearing places where homeless people live “increases the potential for infectious disease spread,” the C.D.C. has said.
At three mass vaccination sites, New York will start administering doses overnight.
Three mass vaccination sites across New York State will begin administering doses overnight, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said this week, as officials seek to use an influx of new vaccines manufactured by Johnson & Johnson to significantly expand the vaccinati…
New York Finds Case of Variant First Seen in South Africa
The variant is more transmissible and may evade antibodies stirred by prior infections or vaccines. One other case has been detected in the state, in a Connecticut man who was hospitalized in New York City.
The Fun Police: Law Enforcement Comes to Carnival
Events like J’Ouvert in New York and Carnival in London have seen violent incidents. But the way they are policed says a lot about what happens when Black people gather.