It has been half a decade since the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread in New York City, and on Friday two mayors and a number of health officials recognized the life-saving work of doctors and nurses at the “epicenter of the epicenter”
Read MoreA new report from the Legal Aid Society this week details the failures of local and state governments to decarcerate its jails and prisons as the pandemic raged inside of them.
Read MoreSeveral years after being at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic, Elmhurst Hospital this week was on the receiving end of a $17.5 million investment from several members of the City Council.
Read MoreAs the federal government’s emergency COVID-19 declaration came to end on Thursday, a group of families, doctors and lawmakers gathered in the Queens neighborhood that was once the epicenter of the pandemic and called on New Yorkers not to forget them, or the loved ones they lost.
Read MoreAlmost three years removed from the onset of the COVID pandemic, Mayor Eric Adams pulled back the vaccination requirement for city workers this week, repealing a measure put in place by his mayoral predecessor in the fall of 2021.
Read MoreIn January 2021, an urgent care clinic in Elmhurst Hospital that offered undocumented and uninsured Queens residents needed access to low- and no-cost medical care was turned into a vaccination hub. But even as the city’s vaccination efforts have stalled, the hospital has not committed to reopening the clinic to in-person visits.
Read MoreA Department of Health spokesperson told the Eagle that the change was made in response to slight inconsistencies in the way the website was analyzing the data.
Read MoreAs COVID-19 cases begin to again see a rise in New York City, the city’s health department has quietly changed the way it presents data on the virus to the public.
Read MoreResidents of the Astoria Houses are getting additional access to free COVID-19 testing and vaccines.
Read MoreAround 150 court employees face the pink slip if they don’t get the jab in the next week and a half, the Office of Court Administration announced this week.
During the early days of the pandemic, the Rockaway peninsula faced higher than average rates of COVID-19 – and it did so with just one hospital. Last week, Mayor Eric Adams promised more support was on the way.
Read MoreA new exhibit commemorating the lives lost to COVID-19 is open at the Elmhurst Queens Public Library branch.
Read MoreWith COVID-19 rates steadily decreasing in New York, city and state leaders are taking the opportunity to reevaluate safety measures that have been in place for months.
As COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease, Queens Criminal Court’s top judge says the court’s capacity to hold trials is greatly expanding – and court officials are ready.
Read More“We need to take control of our response to COVID-19.”
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