Astoria workers study shows high unemployment and uncertain future
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“While all of these economic impacts are still being felt, the mental health and emotional effects of COVID are illustrated by this survey to be deep and pervasive.”
Read MoreOpinion: Memorialize those we lost to COVID. Pass the NY Health Act Now.
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The NY Health Act, or a state level proposal similar to Medicare for All, is a legislative reckoning for the fundamental failures of our healthcare system to protect us against COVID-19.
Study confirms Queens COVID-19 cases were origin of first wave spread
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If we can pinpoint hot areas or transmission hubs, then this is where we can take public health efforts to [limit the spread].”
Read MoreBiden signs Meng’s COVID-19 Hate Crime Act into law
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"Silence is complicity and we cannot be complicit.”
Read MoreTeam of nurses vaccinates homebound Queens residents
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“I’ve seen people tear up out of joy. They take pictures, they take selfies, so they can show family members and post on social media to say they finally got the vaccine.”
Read MoreSeveral Queens nabes see five or fewer COVID-19 cases last week
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Long Island City, Camrbia Heights, Douglaston and Bayside were among the neighborhoods with five or fewer COVID-19 cases last week. Breezy Point didn’t register a single one.
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Queens Public library reopens over a dozen branches for in-person service
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“Today we are taking an important step towards reconnecting with our customers by more widely opening the doors to an institution they love and cherish.”
Read MoreNew York judges, staff ordered back to courthouses May 24
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“It is time to return to our normal and full courthouse staffing levels in order to support the fuller resumption of in-person operations.”
Read MoreEffective data management can help us combat future pandemics
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One of the best tools to combat future pandemics is data.
Read MoreNYC will give Pfizer vaccine instead of J&J following blood clot reports
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“This is important to ensure that the health care provider community is aware of the potential for these adverse events”
Read MoreFEMA begins accepting applications for COVID-19 funeral fund
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“Too many families and friends across New York have paid the ultimate price with the tragic loss of their loved ones to the coronavirus.”
Read MoreNew stage and film project gives life to Queens’ pandemic experience
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“We had to tell the story.”
Read MoreNew York lawmakers consider $2.41 court system budget bill
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As negotiations continue on a budget due April 1, lawmakers are considering a court system budget bill that would raise funding by 10 percent.
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