Omicron Arrives | NYC Week In Review

New York City NY

03 December, 2021

5:19 PM

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NEW YORK CITY — Here's a roundup of the top headlines from Patch from around New York City this week. Here's How NYC Will Fight Omicron COVID Variant NEW YORK CITY — Omicron is in New York City — and the fight against the new COVID-19 variant has just begun. "We are not defenseless." Gov. Kathy Hochul has repeated those four... Read more NYC Safe Injection Sites Open In Landmark Shot To Curb Overdoses NEW YORK CITY — A first-of-its-kind effort in New York City aims to prevent drug users from overdosing and dying in the shadows.Supervised injection sites will open in ... Read more Hundreds Of NYC Jail Guards Remain Unvaxed After Mandate Deadline NEW YORK CITY — An extended deadline for Department of Correction staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19 passed with hundreds still resisting getting the shot.Mayor Bill de Blasio spent Wednesday... Read more NYC Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter To Step Down At Year's End NEW YORK CITY — Meisha Porter, the city's schools chancellor, will step down to serve as the head of a Bronx nonprofit.Porter announced her plan during a ... Read more NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea Set To Retire: Report NEW YORK CITY — The city's top cop plans to retire as mayor-elect Eric Adams comes into office, according to a report.NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea will step down Dec. 31, the New York Post... Read more See It: Cuomo Testimony Video In Sexual Harassment Probe Released NEW YORK CITY — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's eyes darted around the room as he waited to testify about several women's sexual harassment accusations against him. "This is quite the video exercise,"... Read more NYPD Union Sues City Over COVID Vaccine Mandate Exemptions NEW YORK CITY — The NYPD's biggest police union is taking the city to court over medical and religious exemptions to a strict COVID-19 mandate. A complaint filed Monday by Police Benevolent... Read more Columbia Student Killed In Upper Manhattan Stabbing Spree: Police HARLEM, NY — A man randomly stabbed two people in Harlem and Morningside Heights late Thursday, killing a Columbia University student and reportedly injuring a tourist, according to police and news... Read more