New York State Passes 1 Million Confirmed COVID Cases, NYC’s 7-Day Average Citywide Positivity Rate Hits 9.39%
COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the Tri-State Area after the holidays. New York State has now surpassed 1 million confirmed cases. According to Johns Hopkins data, it’s the fourth state to hit that milestone after Texas, California and Florida. The state reported more than 15,000 new cases Saturday and 128 more deaths. Of those 15,000 […]
Cuomo Confirms 1st Case of New, More Contagious UK Strain of Virus in New York
New York joined a growing number of states on Monday to confirm the presence of a new strain of the coronavirus that’s believed to be at least 50 percent more contagious. A man in his 60s living in upstate New York has tested positive for the U.K. strain of the coronavirus, known as B.1.1.7., Gov. […]
Coronavirus Updates: Cuomo Tells Hospitals With Vaccine To “Use It Or Lose It”
New York City is in Phase 4 of reopening now, which includes zoos, botanical gardens, museums, and gyms. Citing rising hospitalization rates, Governor Andrew Cuomo suspended indoor dining in NYC starting Monday, December 14th. After being shut down for several weeks, NYC public schools partially reopened on December 7th for 3K-5th grade students, with students […]
DOB & COVID-19 Updates
Less than 20% of NYC hospital beds empty amid second COVID-19 surge
The number of available hospital beds are dwindling as a second surge of the coronavirus grips the New York City region, new state data reveals. The percentage of beds available in both New York City and Long Island is under 20 percent, according to the data released Tuesday. In the city, 81 percent of hospitals are filled […]
NYC fines construction firm $25K after worker killed in Arverne in 2019
The New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings has fined a New Jersey construction firm $25,000, more than 15 months after a falling wall killed one of its workers in Arverne by the Sea. The Department of Buildings issued more than a dozen other violations to the site’s general contractor and construction superintendent, […]
Lights, Camera, Construction!
The long lists of shows displayed on streaming sites, which seem to grow exponentially by the day, serve to tell you what’s on. But in New York City, they also might reveal a bit about the future of your block. Many of the studios that produced the television series, which have turned New York into […]
$2.3B office tower breaks ground in New York City despite COVID-19 challenges
Dive Brief: Although the coronavirus outbreak has decreased demand for office space across the country, developers broke ground this week on New York City’s largest commercial development since the pandemic hit the U.S. in March. When complete in 2023, the $2.3 billion One Madison Avenue office tower in Midtown South will include new retail space, an […]