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New York to loosen mask guidelines for children
By Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor/June 4th, 2021 (The Center Square) – New York officials plan to move away from requiring masks at schools and camps and switch to a policy that “strongly encourages” students, campers, teachers, counselors…
To mask or not to mask? That is the Roosevelt Island question…
Should we mask or not? That’s the question now that the Centers for Disease Control relaxed guidelines. And neither New York State nor RIOC stepped up with any advice, increasing local uncertainty. By David Stone Roosevelt Island Daily News It’s…
Report: Significantly more women than men left workforce during pandemic school closures
Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor/May 15th, 2021 (The Center Square) – A “tidal wave of women” left the workforce in 2020, according to a new academic study published in the journal, Gender & Society. Researchers found that women primarily…
New York joins New Jersey, Connecticut in plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions
Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor/May 3rd, 2021 (The Center Square) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced the most significant easing of COVID-restrictions since the pandemic began. The move to reopen more of New York’s economy…
Are you vaccinated? Mask rules eased now as local COVID infections plummet
Mask rules eased for vaccinated Americans, this week. The federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued new guidance, just as local COVID infection rates fell to near 1%.
‘We’re Coming for You’: For Public Health Officials, a Year of Threats and Menace
Anna Maria Barry-Jester April 25, 2021 [Editor’s note: This article contains strong language that readers might find offensive or disturbing.] SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. — Dr. Gail Newel looks back on the past year and struggles to articulate exactly…
Another precarious jump in coronavirus infection rates here
Likely tied to a recent bulge in visitors on Roosevelt Island, many maskless, coronavirus infection rates again jumped dramatically. And new threats from crowds of cherry blossom lovers may sustain the trend.
New York City Jobs Jump Trails Nation as Wary Tourists Wait in the Wings
Greg David, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Apr 15 at 6:45pm EDTby THE CITY The city economy shifted into second gear in March with growing jobs numbers — but New York’s comeback will depend on when the vaccine…
Blip on the radar? Roosevelt Island coronavirus rates back to normal
After last week’s scary surge in the wrong direction, Roosevelt Island coronavirus rates are back to normal, this week. As New York City rates dived below 6% for the first time in 2021, local numbers followed.
Dramatic Drop in Common Viruses Raises Question: Masks Forever?
Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio March 31, 2021 Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News Masks and physical distancing are proving to have major fringe benefits, keeping people from getting all kinds of illnesses — not just covid-19….
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor