People

Calls for Probe of Nursing Home That Sent Comedian’s Kin to Wrong Cemetery

May 7, 2020, 6:44 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

Long-term care watchdog and Bay Ridge pol say state should investigate the home that billed comic Elayne Boosler’s Jewish cousin for Catholic burial.

Coronavirus

Coney Island Businesses Plead for a Lifesaver to Survive Extended Shutdown

May 7, 2020, 6:17 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

Slammed by coronavirus shutdown orders, the folks who make the seaside Brooklyn amusement mecca run say rent breaks and loans may be their best hopes.

Coronavirus

Revamped Nursing Home Virus Death Reports Show Far Higher Toll Than Before Known

May 5, 2020, 10:12 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

New numbers supplied by operators to the state indicate a 47% leap to 2,875 fatalities in NYC alone — not counting more who expired in hospitals.

Transit

MTA Bus Drivers Brace for Subway Shutdown Unruliness Spillover

May 5, 2020, 9:33 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

Spitting attacks on bus operators are up. With the overnight suspension of train service, drivers expressed safety fears as they picked up the slack.

Coronavirus

Manhattan DA Vance Drops Tainted Case Over COVID Concerns

May 5, 2020, 9:19 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

The prosecutor won’t seek a do-over in a high-profile bribery probe — marking the first major case knocked out by the coronavirus crisis.

Education

Cuomo Swings to Gates to “Reimagine” New York Schools

May 5, 2020, 8:50 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

As remote learning flails, the governor enlists the Microsoft billionaire’s foundation to help show “what education should look like in the future.”

Health

NYC Eyes Turning Senior Centers into COVID-19 Testing Sites

May 4, 2020, 9:37 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

The de Blasio istration is looking to use senior centers for coronavirus disease and antibody testing, but operators worry about contamination.

Coronavirus

Masks Back at Welfare Offices After Mayor Balks at Rule Reversal

May 4, 2020, 7:52 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

On Friday, the city scrapped the face-covering requirement following two Broxn incidents. On Monday, “no mask, no entry” signs went back up citywide.

Coronavirus

NYC Makes Masks Optional at Welfare Offices After Clients Defy Rule

May 3, 2020, 4:44 p.m.May 30, 2024, 1:41 p.m.

The flip followed two Bronx incidents in which visitors refused to cover their faces. Cuomo has ordered masks be worn in public, backed by de Blasio.

Coronavirus

Debt Collectors Freeze Funds of New Yorkers Struggling in Pandemic

May 1, 2020, 11:53 p.m.May 11, 2020, 6:02 p.m.

Many want Gov. Cuomo to put a full stop on dunning. Despite court closures, enforcement of money judgments goes on — even on allegedly phony debts.

People

Calls for Probe of Nursing Home That Sent Comedian’s Kin to Wrong Cemetery

Coney Island Businesses Plead for a Lifesaver to Survive Extended Shutdown

Revamped Nursing Home Virus Death Reports Show Far Higher Toll Than Before Known

Manhattan DA Vance Drops Tainted Case Over COVID Concerns

Cuomo Swings to Gates to “Reimagine” New York Schools

NYC Eyes Turning Senior Centers into COVID-19 Testing Sites

Masks Back at Welfare Offices After Mayor Balks at Rule Reversal

NYC Makes Masks Optional at Welfare Offices After Clients Defy Rule

Debt Collectors Freeze Funds of New Yorkers Struggling in Pandemic

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