Covid-19

Internal City Hall Probe Finds Inmate Hotel Operator Had a Secret Security Firm. Millions of Dollars Are Missing.

June 25, 2024, 5:00 a.m.June 25, 2024, 8:10 a.m.

An inquiry launched in response to THE CITY's reporting finds Exodus Transitional Community hid payments to an unlicensed firm that received federal COVID emergency funds.

A mop buckets sits at the 8th Avenue L train terminus.

Labor

Comptroller Sues Over Millions in Wages Stolen From COVID-Era MTA Workers, He Alleges

Feb. 22, 2024, 6:00 a.m.Feb. 22, 2024, 12:49 p.m.

The subway cleaners disinfected stations during the height of the pandemic. Two city lawsuits allege that they were underpaid.

FAQ NYC

LISTEN: Trump’s Trials and NYC’s Plague Year

Feb. 21, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Feb. 20, 2024, 11:55 p.m.

Hosts Chrissy and Katie discuss the $364 million former President Trump was ordered to pay to New York in a fraud case, as well as his brand-new sneakers and the FBI’s investigation into the FDNY. Plus, there’s a Vital City interview between physician and epidemiologist Jay Varma and Sociologist Erik Klinenberg, author of the newly […]

Law Enforcement

Feds Hit Makers of ‘Bogus’ COVID-19 Protection Badge With $150K Penalty

Dec. 13, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 12, 2023, 7:59 p.m.

Queens businessperson Gary Kong and two firms he oversees agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission in October after being hit with three counts of making false claims in their marketing of the “Invisible Mask” as a Coronavirus-blocker.

Boxes of protective equipment appeared to still be sitting outside a state-run nursing home for veterans in St. Albans, Queens on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.

Health

NY State Junked up to $1.6M Worth of PPE Stored Outside During Pandemic

Nov. 21, 2023, 7:16 p.m.Dec. 27, 2023, 1:32 p.m.

After THE CITY reported in June 2021 about a stockpile of personal protective equipment that was deteriorating outside a state-run Queens nursing home, nearly all of it had to be thrown out, per the state inspector general. It was valued at between $560,000 and $1.6 million.

Health

How to Keep Tabs on COVID Through Wastewater Testing in NYC

Sept. 26, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

City officials monitor our sewage systems for COVID genetic material. How should you interpret the data coming from the five borough’s poop? Here’s your guide.

How to New York

With COVID Surging, Here’s What You Need to Know About Tests, Treatments and Vaccines

Sept. 25, 2023, 6:50 p.m.Oct. 11, 2023, 12:42 p.m.

Can you still get Paxlovid for free? Where did all the COVID testing sites go? And how do you get the new vaccine?

How to New York

How to Get the New COVID-19 Vaccine in New York City

Sept. 21, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 11, 2023, 12:40 p.m.

The newest shot is not a booster, and it’s available at pharmacies at no cost. Here’s how to make your appointment for a jab.

FAQ NYC

LISTEN: The Mayor’s Magical Thinking

Sept. 5, 2023, 8:52 p.m.Oct. 15, 2023, 12:33 p.m.

Eric Adams is done with Covid, but Covid may not be done with New York City. The FAQ NYC hosts dig into that and much more in a post-Labor Day, return-of-the-school-year episode. Subscribe to the FAQ NYC podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever podcasts are found.

Covid-19

Why We’re Changing Our New York City COVID Tracker

Aug. 31, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 11, 2023, 3:36 p.m.

THE CITY’s tool has morphed a lot in the past three years of the virus crisis, and we updated it again to be more reliable.

Covid-19

Internal City Hall Probe Finds Inmate Hotel Operator Had a Secret Security Firm. Millions of Dollars Are Missing.

Comptroller Sues Over Millions in Wages Stolen From COVID-Era MTA Workers, He Alleges

LISTEN: Trump’s Trials and NYC’s Plague Year

Feds Hit Makers of ‘Bogus’ COVID-19 Protection Badge With $150K Penalty

NY State Junked up to $1.6M Worth of PPE Stored Outside During Pandemic

How to Keep Tabs on COVID Through Wastewater Testing in NYC

With COVID Surging, Here’s What You Need to Know About Tests, Treatments and Vaccines

How to Get the New COVID-19 Vaccine in New York City

LISTEN: The Mayor’s Magical Thinking

Why We’re Changing Our New York City COVID Tracker

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