The bodies of as many as 750 COVID-19 victims are still stored in refrigerated trucks in New York City
Freezer trucks were brought in to help store bodies at a time when over 800 deaths were recorded in a single day at the height of the pandemic. Hundreds of bodies from are still stored in freezer trucks as set up cont.....»»
The FDA just released a ghoulish handbook for how to convert trucks from storing coronavirus victims" bodies to hauling food
AP Photo/John Minchillo Refrigerated trucks that carried victims of the coronavirus may still be reused to carry food. The US Food and Drug Administration released a handbook to help the trucking and grocery in.....»»
The New York Post: Dozens of bodies discovered in U-Haul trucks outside Brooklyn funeral home
Police found dozens of bodies being stored in unrefrigerated trucks outside a Brooklyn funeral home and lying on the facility’s floor Wednesday, law enforcement sources told The Post......»»
Over 1 million unclaimed bodies are buried on a little-known island in New York City — a mass graveyard where some coronavirus victims will go to rest
Mike Segar/Reuters Hart Island, located in the Bronx, is the little-known home to City Cemetery: a pott.....»»
A councilman claimed NYC is preparing a contingency plan to dig trenches in city parks "10 caskets in a line" to bury people who died of the coronavirus
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images New York City could start building trenches in a city park to bury the bodies of people who have died from COVID-19 as a contingency plan if the death rat.....»»
Andrew Yang said he"d create homeless shelters in NYC dedicated to domestic violence victims. They already exist.
Yang has made a few similar blunders in his New York City mayoral campaign, specifically in .....»»
New York City wants to offer tourists free COVID-19 vaccines as it prepares for a full reopening this summer
Mayor Bill de Blasio outlined plans to set up mobile vaccination centers to give tourists the on.....»»
Delhi has cremated so many COVID-19 victims that authorities are getting requests to cut down trees in city parks to fuel the funeral pyres
India recorded more than 350,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, breaking a world record for daily COVID-19 cases. A relative of a person w.....»»
PepsiCo targets Black and Latino diners with Manzanita Sol launch in New York City
PepsiCo Inc. said Wednesday that it will launch Manzanita Sol, an apple-flavored carbonated beverage, in New York City with outreach directly to Black and Latino diners. PepsiCo has partnered with four food trucks in Manhattan, Brooklyn and th.....»»
New York City home-buying has begun to rebound after a year of exodus during the COVID-19 pandemic
Buyers are takin.....»»
CityWatch: COVID-19 anniversary: New Yorkers take stock of a year in the life of the pandemic
In the year since New York City went into lockdown, there's more than statistics to offer striking reminders of the ever-deepening impact of the pandemic on the city......»»
Police across the country have shut down maskless parties as experts warn of COVID-19 variants
In New York City, police shut down an illegal warehouse party in Queens on Saturday, where 142 people were dancing and drinking without masks. People party on a rooftop on August 1, 2020, in New York City. Noam Galai/Getty Im.....»»
NYC Waitress Fired For Waiting To Take COVID Vax Over Pregnancy Concerns
NYC Waitress Fired For Waiting To Take COVID Vax Over Pregnancy Concerns A waitress in New York City was fired after she told her employer that she wanted to wait and see if the COVID-19 vaccine - which has been in use.....»»
Rite Aid stores to receive 100 COVID-19 vaccines a week in 5 states and New York City, Philadelphia
Rite Aid Corp. said Thursday that as part of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, which launches Thursday, that will receive COVID-19 vaccines directly from the U.S......»»
Why this executive chef is investing in his own restaurant and bar in Astoria, Queens, amid the Covid-19 pandemic
At a time when several major New York City restaurant groups have announced plans to expand in Florida, Dusan Lagano Celic is investing here in the city to realize his dream of opening his own restaurant......»»
Gov. Cuomo says New York City restaurants can reopen indoor dining soon
Indoor dining rooms closed across the city in mid-December as Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations rose......»»
CityWatch: What to know about getting the COVID-19 vaccine in New York City
New Yorkers have spent the past month eagerly awaiting their chance to get the COVID-19 vaccine—here's a guide to see if you're eligible and how to get one......»»
Apple and TikTok booted an iPhone app promoting secret large, indoor parties as COVID-19 surges across the US
A TikTok promoting "secret gatherings" in NYC with crowds of people indoors without wearing masks had been viewed nearly 11,000 times. Vybe Together Vybe Together, a New York City-based ".....»»
Bill de Blasio says he learned "the value of sleep" in 2020 and notes being NYC mayor "requires so much detail work"
The mayor has taken heat for his pre-COVID jaunts to the Park Slope YMCA in Brooklyn and his lengthy midday strolls amid the pandemic. New York City Ma.....»»
Meet Sandra Lindsay, a nurse in New York City who was the first person in America to get the COVID-19 vaccine
Lindsay, who volunteered to be first in line at her hospital, said vaccines signify "the beginning of the end of a very dark time for us." Sandra.....»»
Market Snapshot: Dow books worst day in two weeks as COVID lockdowns intensify amid U.S. vaccine rollout
The Dow pulls back from an intraday record to close lower, as investors weigh the U.S. rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine against tightening restrictions implemented in New York City and parts of Europe ahead of Christmas......»»