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Study estimates nearly 1 in 4 New Yorkers had COVID-19 early in pandemic
Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREA new study from agencies including the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the National Institute for Occupational and Safety Health centered on antibody testing estimates Black and Hispanic New Yorkers were twice as likely to have had antibodies over white New Yorkers.It also suggests that during those early months of the pandemic, nearly one in every four New Yorkers had contracted COVID-19.“I think it’s in the right ballpark,” says Dr. Anna Bershteyn, an assistant...…Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREA new study from agencies including the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the National Institute for Occupational and Safety Health centered on antibody testing estimates Black and Hispanic New Yorkers were twice as likely to have had antibodies over white New Yorkers.It also suggests that during those early months of the pandemic, nearly one in every four New Yorkers had contracted COVID-19.“I think it’s in the right ballpark,” says Dr. Anna Bershteyn, an assistant...WW…
Hotel Workers in NY Can Now Be Given the COVID-19 Vaccine, Cuomo Says
Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHARENEW YORK — Hotel workers in New York state will now be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday.Citing an overall increase to the state’s supply of vaccines and the dangers that hotel workers face as front-line workers — particularly with some for people who have tested positive for the coronavirus — the governor said localities can add them to the “1B” vaccine prioritization group.About 10 million people in New York are currently...…Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHARENEW YORK — Hotel workers in New York state will now be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday.Citing an overall increase to the state’s supply of vaccines and the dangers that hotel workers face as front-line workers — particularly with some for people who have tested positive for the coronavirus — the governor said localities can add them to the “1B” vaccine prioritization group.About 10 million people in New York are currently...WW…
In Letter, Former Officer Implicates NYPD in Malcolm X's Death
Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHARENEW YORK - Some new claims by a former police officer who has now died are implicating the NYPD in the 1965 murder of civil rights leader Malcolm X.A letter that undercover officer Raymond Wood didn't want made public until after his death was read out loud Saturday.In the letter, Wood alleges the FBI and NYPD conspired to cover up details of the assassination and undermine the civil rights movement.Wood confessed in the letter that he played a part in the arrest of two members of...…Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHARENEW YORK - Some new claims by a former police officer who has now died are implicating the NYPD in the 1965 murder of civil rights leader Malcolm X.A letter that undercover officer Raymond Wood didn't want made public until after his death was read out loud Saturday.In the letter, Wood alleges the FBI and NYPD conspired to cover up details of the assassination and undermine the civil rights movement.Wood confessed in the letter that he played a part in the arrest of two members of...WW…
Last-Minute Shoppers Encounter Empty Shelves Ahead of Snowstorm
Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREAs last-minute shoppers picked up as many essential items as possible ahead of the big snowstorm, it led to lots of empty shelves, whether you were in the fruit section or looking for meat.“They were selling out of produce like fruit and vegetables, really very, very fast,” said Lucy Colon of Rego Park, who visited a Stop and Shop on Union Turnpike in Forest Hills, Queens.Colon wasn’t too worried about the potential for lots of snow, but what did concern her was the possibility of not...…Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREAs last-minute shoppers picked up as many essential items as possible ahead of the big snowstorm, it led to lots of empty shelves, whether you were in the fruit section or looking for meat.“They were selling out of produce like fruit and vegetables, really very, very fast,” said Lucy Colon of Rego Park, who visited a Stop and Shop on Union Turnpike in Forest Hills, Queens.Colon wasn’t too worried about the potential for lots of snow, but what did concern her was the possibility of not...WW…
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