How to Get Tested for Covid for Free in New York City
Officials have closed many brick-and-mortar testing sites and are instead focused on increasing access to Covid-19 treatments.
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Coronavirus in New York
Tracking all the latest news and updates on the coronavirus in the New York region.
Tracking all the latest news and updates on the coronavirus in the New York region.
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CreditHiroko Masuike/The New York Times New York City Will Offer Paxlovid at Mobile Testing Sites, a First in the U.S.
Mayor Eric Adams says that offering immediate prescriptions to people who test positive at the mobile sites will help address concerns over inequities in distributing antiviral treatments.
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Credit Vaccinations for children under 5 start in New York City, including in Times Square.
In a city that was once the epicenter of the pandemic, many parents have been eager to vaccinate the last age group still awaiting shots.
By Emma G. Fitzsimmons, Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura and
CreditBrittainy Newman for The New York Times Broadway Will Drop Mask Mandate Beginning July 1
Most theaters stopped requiring proof of vaccination this spring. Now they are going “mask optional.”
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Roses Are Red, Love Is True. Here’s Why This Bouquet Costs $72.
A dozen red roses is timeless. But its price tag is not. At Ditmars Flower Shop in Queens, where costs have soared in recent years, a bouquet is $72, up from $60 in 2019.
By Stefanos Chen and Adrienne Grunwald
A Steadying Force for the Africa Center Is Stepping Down
Uzodinma Iweala, chief executive of the Harlem institution, will leave at the end of 2024 after guiding it through pandemic years and securing funds.
By Dionne Searcey
Rising Discipline Problems in Schools: Another Sign of Pandemic’s Toll
Incidents of student misconduct have risen in New York City since pandemic disruptions, though serious crimes in schools have decreased.
By Bernard Mokam
New York TodayWhy Another University Might Benefit New York
According to a think tank’s analysis, another private college would attract the young talent that helps the city’s economy.
By James Barron
lettersRobert Hur’s Testimony About His Report on Biden
Readers discuss the special counsel’s decision not to prosecute. Also: Covid and the “nocebo effect”; New York’s primary; Black English; journaling.
Public Workers Joined Ring That Stole IDs of Homeless People, D.A. Says
Eighteen people, including nine New York City public employees, were charged with joining a conspiracy that made ghost guns and defrauded a state Covid relief program.
By Christopher Maag
Guest EssayThe Disappearance of Mayor Adams
Unlike most of his predecessors, he has had few accomplishments while leading New York City. But there’s still time to change that.
By Nicole Gelinas and Gus Aronson
New York TodayThere Were Lynchings in the North, Too
An N.Y.U. project examines the history of lynchings after the Civil War, including one in New York State.
By James Barron
Andrew Cuomo Faces House Subpoena Over Covid Deaths in Nursing Homes
Mr. Cuomo was accused of stonewalling a House subcommittee trying to interview him about his administration’s handling of nursing homes during the Covid pandemic.
By Grace Ashford
N.Y.C. Revived Remote Schooling for a Day. It Was a Mess.
The chancellor said the “school system is more than prepared.” But when it was time to log on, many students could not.
By Troy Closson
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