New York

New York's mask mandate temporarily restored by appeals judge

7:31pm January 25, 2022

by The Associated Press

Monday's ruling that overturned the mandate caused confusion, with some school administrators quickly announcing masks would be optional and others continuing to enforce wearing them.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul shortened the quarantine period for many essential workers even as infections have surged because of the omicron variant.

New York eases quarantine rules for essential workers as omicron hits key industries

11:03pm December 24, 2021

by Brian Mann

The number of new COVID cases in New York doubled in just three days. State officials say the impact of the winter omicron surge on the workforce is already being felt.

Nfamara Badjie performs for the rice harvesters on his farm north of New York City.

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Growing rice in New York isn't easy

9:00am November 10, 2021

by Karen Michel

Nfamara Badjie grew up framing rice in Gambia, now he's doing it in New York's Hudson Valley.

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Solar farms surround trees at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. The city voted Wednesday night to decarbonize the city's buildings and install more energy efficient appliances and more solar panels. The city says the move will cut 40% of their carbon emi

To fight climate change, Ithaca votes to decarbonize its buildings by 2030

7:53am November 06, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Decarbonizing involves installing things from solar panels to switching out gas stoves for electric stoves. The effort to decarbonize buildings will cut the city's carbon dioxide output by 40%.

New York Police Department officers in masks stand during a service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, last October.

The largest municipal force in the U.S. has thousands on unpaid leave over vaccines

2:23pm November 01, 2021

by Scott Neuman

About 9,000 New York city employees are on unpaid leave for failing to heed Mayor Bill de Blasio's Oct. 20 vaccine mandate.

Left: Upper West Side; Right: Harlem. Summer 2002

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The Summer After 9/11, A Photographer Documents A City's Healing

8:00am September 11, 2021

Photographer Lucas Foglia was 19 during the summer of 2002 when he made portraits NYC residents.

Route 206 in Somerville, N.J., remained largely under water on Thursday. Similar scenes played out across the state and its neighbors.

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The East Coast Begins To Clean Up After Historic Storm Ida Kills 48 People

12:56pm September 03, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

After a major storm hit the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, with heavy rain, flash floods and tornadoes, multiple states now turn their attention to recovery.

Heavy rainfall makes for a stormy Times Square outing Wednesday in New York City.

Ida Brings Historic Flooding To The Northeast, Killing More Than 40 People

8:23pm September 02, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Record-breaking levels of rainfall in New York City, parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania flooded roadways and affected travel throughout Wednesday evening into Thursday.

Housing activists and community members march toward the New York City office of Gov. Kathy Hochul calling for a stop to evictions on Tuesday in New York City. The state extended its eviction moratorium on Wednesday.

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New York Extends Its Eviction Moratorium Through End Of 2021

12:30pm September 02, 2021

by Nell Clark

Lawmakers in New York voted on the extension as many Americans are struggling to stay in their homes after months of pandemic job losses and health dangers.

A Dutch Approach To Cutting Carbon Emissions From Buildings Is Coming To America

2:10pm September 01, 2021

by Willem Marx

A system developed in the Netherlands for insulating existing homes has proven to be so cost-effective that it has attracted the attention of New York state, which plans to copy it.