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Coronavirus deadliest in New York City’s black and Latino neighborhoods, data shows New York City

Coronavirus deadliest in New York City’s black and Latino neighborhoods, data shows

FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers wheel a patient to a triage area at the emergency entrance outside Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York city, New York, U.S., May 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mike SegarNEW YORK (Reuters) - Some New York City neighborhoods have…
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May 19, 2020
New York City is considering forced quarantines for people who test positive for COVID-19 but refuse to self-isolate New York City

New York City is considering forced quarantines for people who test positive for COVID-19 but refuse to self-isolate

People wait to receive relief goods at the Elmcor Building in Corona, Queens, New York, USA during the Coronavirus pandemic on May 6, 2020.John Nacion/STAR MAX/IPx 2020 5/6/20New York City officials are considering a plan that would forcibly quarantine residents diagnosed with COVID-19 who refused to voluntarily self-isolate, according to…
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May 18, 2020
New York City is considering forced quarantines for people who test positive for COVID-19 but refuse to self-isolate New York City

New York City is considering forced quarantines for people who test positive for COVID-19 but refuse to self-isolate

New York City officials are considering a plan that would forcibly quarantine residents diagnosed with COVID-19 who refused to voluntarily self-isolate, according to a public hearing first reported Gothamist.City officials are also preparing 1,200 hotel rooms to be made available for people who cannot isolate themselves in their own homes.Mitchell…
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May 18, 2020
Martin Shkreli tried and failed to get out of prison early for coronavirus research New York City

Martin Shkreli tried and failed to get out of prison early for coronavirus research

Image: Drew Angerer/Getty Images By Mark Kaufman2020-05-17 22:15:57 UTC A federal judge denied Martin Shkreli's request to be released from prison to do coronavirus research, the Associated Press reported Sunday. Shkreli, popularly dubbed "pharma bro" and imprisoned for seven years for fraud, asked if he could do some laboratory work…
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May 18, 2020
New York City could make buses and subways reservation-only to cut down on crowding post-pandemic New York City

New York City could make buses and subways reservation-only to cut down on crowding post-pandemic

New York City subways and buses could go to a reservation system post-pandemic to manage crowding.Everything is on the table, the agency's chief said in interview this week, acknowledging that reservations would be hard in the century-old system.In April, MTA employees told Business Insider they felt expendable as they desperately…
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May 16, 2020
New York City’s Subway Ends 24-Hour Service Amid Pandemic New York City

New York City’s Subway Ends 24-Hour Service Amid Pandemic

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May 7, 2020