New York lifts pause on use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Hours after the FDA and CDC recommended resuming use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, New York state government said it would follow their guidance and again make the one-dose shot...
View ArticleJacob deGrom strikes rarified air in first four starts for Mets this season
No one's sure where the 2021 Mets will wind up, but after his sparkling shutout Friday night, it appears Jacob deGrom is on track for one of the greatest single-season performances by a pitcher in the...
View ArticleVivendi’s books, music records propel first-quarter sales
Vivendi's first-quarter revenue grew 5% from a year earlier, the French media giant said on Thursday, driven by the prolonged strong performance of its music unit Universal and a sales jump at its...
View ArticleWall Street fears Netflix fatigue as subscriber growth slumps
Wall Street cast doubt on Wednesday on Netflix Inc's ability to bounce back strongly from a first-quarter slowdown in subscriber growth that pointed to fatigue among viewers after a year of...
View ArticleThousands fill Brooklyn streets to celebrate life of late rapper DMX
The life and music of late rapper Earl ‘DMX’ Simmons was celebrated with a memorial service at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on April 24. The event was closed to the public and restricted to close...
View ArticleSchumer tells NYC restauranteurs to get in line for $28B in COVID-19 early...
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer is telling New York City restaurants to get it while it's hot! It, being $28 billion in COVID-19 relief through the American Rescue Act. It could not be more...
View ArticleDavis’ three-hit day, Walker’s gem lifts Mets to rubber-game win over Nationals
Behind J.D. Davis' 3-for-4 day featuring his second home run of the year and Taijuan Walker's gem, the New York Mets (9-8) took the rubber game of their three-game set Sunday afternoon in a 4-0 victory...
View ArticleCanadians avoiding hotel quarantines for air travelers fuel taxi boom on U.S....
By Allison Lampert and Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters U.S. taxi and limousine services are seeing a boom in business from customers seeking to enter Canada by land to avoid a restriction on international...
View ArticleQueens becomes first county in NY State to hit 1 million vaccination mark
By Jenna Bagcal, A year after Queens became the city’s epicenter of COVID-19, the borough has reached 1 million residents vaccinated, making it the first county in the state to reach the milestone....
View ArticleU.S. CDC says children can get within 3 feet at summer camp
By Reuters, Children attending summer camp can get within 3 feet (1 meter) of each other but should wear masks to limit the spread of COVID-19, according to fresh guidance issued by the U.S. Centers...
View ArticleElisabeth Moss: ‘I’m shocked how relevant ‘The Handmaid’s Tale is’
By María Estévez, MWN On April 28, season 4 of 'The Handmaid’s Tale,' one of the most socially and politically relevant shows, will be released. Metro had the opportunity to talk with Elisabeth Moss,...
View ArticleNew busway at 181st Street in Manhattan to begin service on Monday morning: DOT
A new half mile of busway in Washington Heights is expected to begin hastening commutes for up to 66,000 New Yorkers on Monday morning, the city Department of Transportation announced. Despite being...
View ArticleClosed for business: Ground lease management files eviction lawsuit against...
Solil Management takes RFR to court, putting the future of the Gramercy Park Hotel in jeopardy. On April 23rd, Solil Management filed a lawsuit against Aby Rosen’s RFR Realty in an attempt to end its...
View ArticleMarching in solidarity: hundreds take to the streets to protest anti-Asian...
New Yorkers who rallied Uptown say enough is enough—no more Asian hate. Despite mounting activism and the NYPD’S implementation of a task force and civilian panel to combat anti-Asian violence, the...
View ArticleTNT joins ESPN as NHL TV partner, NBC out
After 16 years, the NHL will not be seen on any NBC affiliate. Andrew Marchand [1] of the New York Post first reported on Monday that the league and Turner Sports, best known for its TNT television...
View ArticleYang puts stalled ‘QueensWay’ rail-to-trails project at center of public park...
For decades, Queens residents have been debating what to do with the deactivated Rockaway Beach Branch of the Long Island Rail Road — a 3.2 mile former train line that nature has taken over since the...
View ArticleRunning out of time: Tenants rally in Foley Square for eviction ban extension
Tenants have five days before landlords can pursue eviction processes — but renters at a rally on Monday say they need at least one more year. May 1 is the last day of the eviction moratorium, which...
View ArticleNew York losing one Congressional seat due to 2020 Census count
The Empire State is losing just one seat in the House of Representatives in 2022 after the U.S. Census Bureau released new population data Monday based on the 2020 Census. The Bureau delivered the...
View ArticleTractor-trailer truck overturns on BQE, causing extensive delays
A tractor-trailer truck overturned on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Monday morning, spilling gallons of fuel onto the highway, according to authorities. The truck flipped onto its side near Flushing...
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