New Jersey’s coronavirus numbers are heading back into dangerous territory—and setting off alarm bells in New York as well. Listen Live Now on WCBS Newsradio 880 In New Jersey, the coronavirus transmission rate stands at 1.49—its highest mark in months. On Friday, Gov. Phil Murphy threatened to roll back some reopening measures. New York’s case numbers […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Hospitalizations and intubations hit new lows since mid-March, and no deaths were reported in New York City for the second day in a row. The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and many other […]
Open air, curbside dining was such a success in New York City that it will return next year, regardless of the pandemic, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio, who lauded the program—being used across the country—as a silver lining for the hard-hit hospitality industry. KEY FACTS De Blasio announced the planned return of the “Open […]
SST Training Deadline – September 1 Less than one month left before the Local Law 196 SST Training deadline for construction workers and supervisors. Now is the time to get your SST card. All SST Card training is available virtually via Zoom app and online, taken at your own convenience at a lower price. Click […]
Today, July 6th, New York City will enter Phase 3 of its reopening. While the original plan called for indoor dining to return at reduced capacity for this phase, last week Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that would no longer be happening, as socializing inside restaurants and bars appears to be linked to some of the […]
For the first time in months, there was a 24-hour period in which no one in New York City died of the coronavirus. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported zero deaths on Saturday, but that number could change as death data can lag and new deaths could be confirmed retroactively […]
Coronavirus infections jumped by 30 percent last month among New York City residents between the ages of 20 to 29, a pattern mirrored in the rest of the country where public officials have attributed most of the new cases to younger Americans. Between June 13th and June 27th, the number of virus infections in that […]
The pandemic paused residential construction and stalled sales. Now developers in Long Island City and Greenpoint are scrambling to bounce back. Skyline Tower, the 778-foot luxury condo building in Long Island City that looms over western Queens, was built to break records. It is the tallest building in the borough; the most ambitious, with sales […]
