Jewish researcher shares Nobel Prize in medicine for identifying hepatitis C virus
NEW YORK (JTA) - The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to three scientists who identified the hepatitis C virus.
The prize was awarded Monday to Harvey Alter of the National I...
De Blasio Moves To Order Shutdowns In 9 Brooklyn And Queens ZIP Codes With Virus Outbreaks
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's mayor said Sunday that he has asked the state for permission to close schools and reinstate restrictions on nonessential businesses in several neigh...
NYCDOH: Update On Areas Of Concern In New York City
NEW YORK (VINnews) - Today, the Health Department issued a new Commissioner’s Order giving city agencies the power to issue closure orders to ...
NYC School District To Test Monthly For Virus
NEW YORK — The New York City school district is rolling out a monthly plan to test students and staff for the coronavirus.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city plans...
Program Head Admits City Has “Between 0 and 5” Yiddish Speaking Contact Tracers
BROOKLYN (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - Amid assurances by Mayor Bill de Blasio that the city is working closely with community leaders to stem the spread of coronavirus in hard hit Ortho...
NYC Mayor Announces Fines For People Who Refuse To Wear Masks In Certain Neighborhoods
NEW YORK CITY (VINnews) - NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced, that the city will fine people who refuse to wear a face mask starting Tuesday, following an uptick in Coronavirus cas...
Some In NYC Get Absentee Ballots With Wrong Return Address
NEW YORK (AP) — Mail-in voting has gotten off to a rocky start in New York City, where election officials sent out a large number of absentee ballots with the wrong names and addre...
NYC Elementary Schools Reopen In Big Back-To-School Test
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of elementary school students are heading back to classrooms Tuesday as New York City enters a high-stakes stage of resuming in-person learnin...
State Deploying Up to 200 Rapid Result Testing Machines and Kits to ZIP Codes with Upticks in Cases
BROOKLYN (VINnews) - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Governor detailed the uptick in cases and...
Update: COVID-19 Cases Continue To Grow At An Alarming Rate In Eight Neighborhoods In The City
BROOKLYN, NY (VINnews) - COVID-19 cases continue to grow at an alarming rate in eight neighborhoods in the city, outpacing the citywide average by 3.7 times over the past 14 days.
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Uptick: New York Logs More Than 1,000 Daily Covid-19 Cases
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — More than 1,000 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in a single day, marking the first time since June 5 the state has seen a daily number that high.
Th...
Appeals Court Hears Fight Over Trump Tax Returns — Again
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court tested the waters on a potential compromise, but didn't immediately rule Friday after arguments in President Donald Trump’s long-running fig...
Innocent Madoff Investors Must Pay Back Profits, Court Rules
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors who profited from Bernard Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme even though they knew nothing of it must still pay back their profits, an appeals court decided Th...
NYC Department Of Health Threatens To Close Schools If COVID Numbers Don’t Improve
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The NYC Health Department has issued a stern warning to the Brooklyn and Queens areas in its ongoing campaign to draw attention to the uptick in COVID cases in...
COVID Is Spreading Again In Orthodox Communities. Why Are People Still Not Wearing Masks?
BROOKLYN (JTA) - A sign on a shoe store said customers would be required to wear masks. Inside, however, two women shopped with their faces uncovered.
At an electronics store ne...
Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Decision Spurs NYC Protests
NEW YORK (AP) — Demonstrators packed a New York City plaza Wednesday night to protest a Kentucky grand jury's decision not to indict any police officers for the fatal shooting of B...
Virus Uptick In Jewish Community Prompts NYC Hospital Head To Warn About 2nd Lockdown
BROOKLYN (VINnews) - A second lockdown is starting to emerge as a real possibility in several areas of Brooklyn and Queens, where the number of confirmed COVID cases has been risin...
Magazine Recognizes Two Orthodox Jewish Leaders for Flexing Their Political Muscles to Help Brooklynites
BROOKLYN (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - A list of Brooklyn’s 50 most powerful non-elected political figures published by a recognized New York City news magazine includes two well known f...
Video: Recorded Attack On NYC Black Runner Is Charged As A Hate Crime
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who was captured on video throwing a bottle at a Black runner in New York City and yelling a racial slur at her has been charged with attempted assault as a...
NYC Mayor Pledges Communal Effort as City Fights COVID Flare Ups in Six Jewish Neighborhoods
NEW YORK CITY (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - Citing previous successful efforts by the city to curtail the spread of the pandemic by focusing on hot spots, Mayor Bill de Blasio said that ...