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Crews clean snow from a car parking lot at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on January 26, 2021. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty Images Airlines canceled most New York City-area flights scheduled for Monday ahead…

Author of the article: Bloomberg News Bloomberg News Publishing date: Jan 31, 2021  •  11 hours ago  •  9 minute read Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Initial data from New York City show “profound” racial disparities in who is receiving the vaccine, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. New York state reported the…

New Jersey districts are calling for school closures, delayed openings and other schedule changes for Monday due to a major winter storm expected to bring up to 2 feet of snow to a significant portion of the state. While hundreds of districts continue to offer fully-remote classes due to the…

New Yorkers will be able to dine indoors again starting next month, but only at restaurants with limited capacity. Governor Andrew Cuomo made the highly anticipated announcement during a press conference on Friday. The Democrat said restaurants in New York City can reopen for indoor seating on February 14 but…

Indoor dining at New York City restaurants can start back up on Feb. 14 — Valentine's Day — at 25 percent capacity as long as coronavirus positivity rates in the city do not rise, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday. The latest ban on indoor dining in the city of 8.4…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that indoor dining will once again resume in New York City on Valentine’s Day.  The directive for restaurants to start preparing for the Feb. 14 date comes after Cuomo previously ordered the Big Apple's thousands of eateries to stop serving customers on-site in December. Overall, New York City’s coronavirus test positivity rate is declining, he says. …

Suraj Patel ran as a Democratic challenger in New York’s 12th Congressional District, funding his run primarily with donations from other South Asian Americans. William Mebane / The Washington Post via Getty Images Suraj Patel’s 2020 campaign website featured three ads: one in English, one in Spanish and one in…

Despite the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines and a drop in the coronavirus infection rate, it’s still important to follow coronavirus safety guidelines. For the time being, Dr. Fauci still wants people to avoid indoor gatherings, restaurants, gyms, and bars. Starting today, passengers flying into the U.S. will need proof of…

Amnesty International has launched a new campaign against facial recognition titled Ban The Scan — and is launching with a demand for New York City to halt police and government use of the technology. Amnesty argues facial recognition is incompatible with basic privacy rights, and will exacerbate structural racism in…

A New York woman said she felt like she was being attacked by animals after a group of men accosted her in Harlem, biting her face and breaking the skin, according to NBC New York. The woman, 31, who has not been publicly identified, was also beaten, spit on and…