Rikers Crisis Grows | NYC Week In Review

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24 September, 2021

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NEW YORK CITY — Here's a roundup of the top headlines from Patch from around New York City this week. Mayor Pledges Rikers Visit As Dems Call For Biden To Intervene NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Bill de Blasio caved to political pressure to visit Rikers Island and witness the troubled jail's deteriorating conditions firsthand.But de Blasio's planned visit next... Read more Delivery App Worker Pay, Rights Bills Pass NYC City Council NEW YORK CITY — A first-in-the-nation set of bills served up minimum pay and other protections for workers employed by app-based food delivery services like DoorDash and Seamless. New York... Read more NYC Teacher COVID Vax Mandate Goes Forward After Judge's Ruling NEW YORK CITY — A coronavirus vaccine mandate for New York City's teachers and school staff will take effect Sept. 27 as planned, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. But unions pledged to continue their... Read more Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Visit NYC: See The Photos NEW YORK CITY — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were on top of the world — the rebuilt World Trade Center, that is. The royal Duke and Duchess of Sussex met Thursday with the democratically... Read more BOE Accidentally Reveals How Dante De Blasio, 100s Others, Voted NEW YORK CITY — A privacy loophole accidentally revealed the choices of 378 New York City voters, including the mayor's son, Dante de Blasio, according to a new study.The study — "... Read more U.N. General Assembly 2021 Welcomes Biden, World Leaders, BTS NEW YORK CITY — Biden, BTS and Bolsanaro — the only event that can bring those bigwigs together is back in New York City. The 2021 United Nations General Assembly kicks off Monday for a weeklong... Read more All NYC Schools Will Go To Weekly COVID Testing, De Blasio Says NEW YORK CITY — Every public school in New York City will conduct weekly COVID-19 testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. "We will be testing in elementary, middle and high school, each school... Read more Schumer Swats At NYC's Record Mosquito Levels NEW YORK CITY — Buzz off, mosquitos. So says New Yorker and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer."Ask any outdoor diner about the mosquitos this summer, and you'll feel a resounding itch,"... Read more NYC Commits $75M Toward Electric Vehicles, Chargers NEW YORK CITY — A $75 million investment will help New York City shift toward electric vehicles, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. "We'll be installing 275 fast electric vehicles chargers all... Read more MTA Amps Up Mask Enforcement On Subways, Buses, Trains NEW YORK CITY — Think again before you hop on the subway without a mask.A $50 fine still awaits maskless straphangers across MTA's system — and enforcement will amp up again, officials said... Read more