/in B.P. Levine in the News, News from Mark LevineManhattan Borough President Mark Levine was at the 125th Street subway station at St. Nicholas Avenue handing out free COVID tests and masks.
But that’s not all: he says the city should make a new policy for people who have yet to get a booster. He wants the city to just go ahead and schedule them automatically.
Read the full article HERE.… Read more
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/in B.P. Levine in the News, News from Mark LevineWith a backlog of 200,000 eviction cases pending in NYC housing courts, residents, advocates and lawmakers braved the freezing weather Monday to protest tenants’ inability to access lawyers.
On March 28, Bronx tenants, organized by New Settlement’s membership-driven tenant organizing project Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA), along with other members of the Right to Counsel Coalition and elected officials, gathered in front of the Bronx Housing Court on Grand… Read more
/in News from Mark LevineSpring is around the corner, and New York City is on the rebound now that the terrible omicron wave is behind us.
This is in large part due to so many New Yorkers making the right choices to protect themselves and others – by getting their vaccine, wearing masks, and making personal sacrifices to protect vulnerable New Yorkers.
To protect these tremendous gains, we must take steps to ensure we… Read more
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/in B.P. Levine in the News, News from Mark LevineIt should be easier to attend Community Board meetings than it is to watch your favorite TV show. Unfortunately, for years it was hard for many and near impossible for others to participate in this vital democratic institution. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw that it was not only possible to hold Community Board meetings virtually, the benefits of that increased accessibility increased participation and were good for their… Read more
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/in B.P. Levine in the News, News from Mark LevineNew York City should prepare for the possibility of another COVID-19 wave by scheduling vaccine appointments for unboosted residents and providing all New Yorkers with “COVID safety bags,” among other precautions, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine said Wednesday.
During a virtual news briefing Wednesday morning, Levine and epidemiologist Dr. Jay Varma, who is part of the borough president’s COVID-19 recovery task force, laid out a five-point “Stay Healthy to Stay… Read more
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/in News from Mark LevineThis has been a week of significant news both globally and locally.
The Governor and Mayor announced that as of next Monday (3/7) a number of Covid measures will be lifted, including masking in schools and screening for vaccination in restaurants, museums, and other indoor venues.
While we have made enormous progress against Covid, with our omicron wave now behind us, these protective measures are being lifted at a time… Read more
/in B.P. Levine in the News, News from Mark LevineFor years, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority had resisted calls to install the platform barriers that are used in subway systems around the globe to block access to tracks, citing the “special complexities” of bringing such technology to a more than century-old system not designed for it.
But on Wednesday, more than a month after a woman was shoved to her death in front of a train at the Times Square… Read more
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