AdvertisementDespite weeks of warnings from city, state officials and public health experts, many New Yorkers are still planning indoor Thanksgiving get-togethers with friends and family, threatening to launch the region into a full-blown second wave of the virus.Erica Young was on Monday, hoping to secure a negative COVID-19 test to achieve some kind of peace of mind before gathering with friends indoors for the holiday.“Without a negative test I would not have entry,” said the 38-year-old Lower East Side tech worker, describing her friend as a “five star chef” who hosted Thanksgiving...…AdvertisementDespite weeks of warnings from city, state officials and public health experts, many New Yorkers are still planning indoor Thanksgiving get-togethers with friends and family, threatening to launch the region into a full-blown second wave of the virus.Erica Young was on Monday, hoping to secure a negative COVID-19 test to achieve some kind of peace of mind before gathering with friends indoors for the holiday.“Without a negative test I would not have entry,” said the 38-year-old Lower East Side tech worker, describing her friend as a “five star chef” who hosted Thanksgiving...WW…

AdvertisementA training program that teaches NYPD officers how to de-escalate tense interactions with people who are seriously mentally ill and in the throes of a crisis was abruptly halted last week, according to the group who helps administer the program.The was a 36-hour course meant to help police officers develop “empathy and rapport” with a person and thereby prevent a violent confrontation. It was the Department’s attempt to address violent and sometimes fatal confrontations between the police and New Yorkers experiencing mental health crises, who advocates say are cement than other...…AdvertisementA training program that teaches NYPD officers how to de-escalate tense interactions with people who are seriously mentally ill and in the throes of a crisis was abruptly halted last week, according to the group who helps administer the program.The was a 36-hour course meant to help police officers develop “empathy and rapport” with a person and thereby prevent a violent confrontation. It was the Department’s attempt to address violent and sometimes fatal confrontations between the police and New Yorkers experiencing mental health crises, who advocates say are cement than other...WW…