Tag: New York
Schools struggle as officials push for in-person learning after winter break
Students make their way to class for the first day of school at Tustin Ranch Elementary School in Tustin, CA on Wednesday, August 11, 2021.Paul Ber [...]
There are ‘no plans’ to shut down Broadway even as Covid cases surge
People pass by posters for Broadway shows in Times Square amid the coronavirus pandemic on March 30, 2021 in New York City.Noam Galai | Getty Image [...]
Omicron and unemployment benefits: Here’s what to know
Pedestrians stand in line at a Covid-19 mobile testing site at Columbus Circle in New York, on Dec. 5, 2021.Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesC [...]
New York state reports highest number of daily Covid cases of entire pandemic at more than 21,000
Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, arrives to speak at a news conference in New York, U.S., on Monday, Sept 30, 2021.Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | G [...]
Americans should soon be able to get free at-home Covid tests
JaruekChairak | iStock | Getty ImagesWho can get the free tests?The White House says that the 150 million Americans who have private health insuran [...]
‘We’ve never seen this before’
Groups of people line-up to get tested for Covid-19 in Times Square on December 05, 2021 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesNew York City [...]
5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday, Dec. 10
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day:1. Wall Street set to open higher despite anot [...]
Urban heat mapping project in NYC finds poor neighborhoods hotter
Poorer neighborhoods are hotter than wealthier ones.That's the overriding finding from the New York City component of a national project to map urb [...]
What are the best bars in the world? New York, London, Singapore
London's Connaught Bar is the best bar in the world — again.That's according to "The World's 50 Best Bars," an annual ranking by William Reed Busin [...]
Nebraska, Maryland and Pennsylvania all confirm cases as it spreads to 8 states
A medical worker administers a nasal swab Covid-19 test to a traveler at the Dignity Health-GoHealth Urgent Care testing site in the international [...]
Ghislaine Maxwell trial starts, charged with aiding Jeffrey Epstein
Ghislaine Maxwell sits at the defense table during a hearing to discuss which expert witnesses will be able to testify at Maxwell's upcoming sex cr [...]
Retailers hail lifting of travel ban, return of international tourists with hopes of sales rebound
Pedestrians carrying shopping bags wait to cross a street in the SoHo neighborhood of New York, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. Consumers are facin [...]
Real-estate brokers brace for ‘flood’ of wealthy buyers from overseas
Wealthy real-estate buyers from overseas are expected to descend on the nation's luxury housing markets Monday, giving a second boost to demand for [...]
Ghislaine Maxwell loses rulings before Jeffrey Epstein sex case trial
Ghislaine Maxwell on September 20, 2013 in New York City.Laura Cavanaugh | Getty ImagesA judge Monday ruled that prosecutors can refer to accusers [...]
Supreme Court to hear arguments in major cases on abortion, guns. Here’s what to know
A demonstrator holds up an abortion flag outside of the U.S. Supreme Court as justices hear a major abortion case on the legality of a Republican-b [...]