🌱 New Testing Sites Open + Suicide By Cop | NYC Daily Digest

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22 December, 2021

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Happy Thursday! We're almost to Christmas and COVID continues to be a Grinch. Long lines and other woes have sapped the holiday spirit from many New Yorkers. More than 170,000 New Yorkers a day are now often stuck out in the cold, nervously wondering if they have omicron, as they wait to get into testing sites. Mayor Bill de Blasio again pledged to do something about the testing mess. Seven new testing sites and five at-home test distribution vans will open, he said. Those will be in addition to promised new federal testing sites, mobile CDC testing vans and state-run locations in Times Square and Grand Central Station. New NYC COVID Sites Open As 170K People-A-Day Rush For Tests Goodbye, gas and oil. New buildings in New York City will be all electric by 2027, de Blasio announced. The new law isn't just another major measure to help fight climate change, it guarantees that the rattle of radiators heating apartments will be even more of a relic. All New NYC Buildings To Be Electric By 2027 Under New Law A knife-wielding man shot and killed by police in Brooklyn this week had sought to commit "suicide by cop," authorities said. A lawyer for the family of Eudes Pierre, 26 — who was shot 10 times as he held a small pink knife — slammed the NYPD: "The death of Eudes Pierre is not the first time in this city a mentally ill person has been killed by a member of the NYPD." Police Shooting Of Brooklyn Man Deemed 'Suicide By Cop': NYPD What Else We're Reading: Two iconic New York City locations — Grand Central Terminal and Times Square — will house COVID-19 testing and vaccine booster sites starting next week, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.. (Midtown-Hell's Kitchen Patch)Mayor Bill de Blasio has emphasized vaccination as the key to fight omicron, but many public health experts warn additional steps must be taken. "I have never seen an organism as infectious as Omicron," one expert said. 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(Instagram) Second Chance Rescue NYC Dogs: "Meet Boule! Sweet Boule was returned to us after his owner had an accident and could no longer care for him. Boule is a one-year-old hound mix who loves belly rubs and playing fetch. He is becoming the number one guy at the rescue center..." (Facebook) Second Chance Rescue NYC Dogs: "We received a plea for help that we couldn't walk away from. A tiny Chihuahua found herself at a municipal shelter in critical condition. This sweet little girl with pleading eyes is Mia Belle. The neighbor's dog mauled mia, and her inju..." (Facebook) Mayor Bill de Blasio: "A few hours later and I'm still moved by @officialspikelee's words on our city's history, on how many times we've been knocked down and gotten back up. We're still in the #COVID fight. But we will win it. We're New Yorkers. It's what we do." (Instagram) NYC: The Official Guide: "Beautiful traditions across NYC's five boroughs spread cheer among visitors and locals." 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