Adams' First Week | NYC Week In Review

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07 January, 2022

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NEW YORK CITY — Here's a roundup of the top headlines from Patch from around New York City this week. NYC Schools Will Remain Open Amid Omicron Surge, Mayor Says NEW YORK CITY — New York City's public schools will remain open and safe amid a massive COVID-19 surge, Mayor Eric Adams pledged.Adams made the promise as students returned to classes Monday... Read more Three-Day Work Week Is NYC Mayor's Answer To Office COVID Fears NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Eric Adams floated upending the five-day work week to entice workers back to New York City's mostly empty office buildings amid a staggering COVID-19 surge. "I say, let's... Read more Accused NYC Insurrectionists Remain Free Year After Jan 6 Riot NEW YORK CITY — They were plumbers, politicians, dating coaches, fashion students and a judge's son. Prosecutors say they clad themselves in furs and "Make America Great Again" hats, posed for... Read more Adams Blasted By AOC, Others Over 'Low Skill Worker' Comment NEW YORK CITY — Don't diss Dunkin' Donuts workers. That's the message many New Yorkers had for Mayor Eric Adams after his comments Tuesday about "low skill workers" in the city. Adams... Read more Manhattan DA Won't Prosecute Slew Of Minor Crimes NEW YORK CITY — Turnstile jumpers, adulterers or obscene New Yorkers won't face criminal charges under Manhattan's new chief prosecutor. A ... Read more No More 'Petty Rivalries' With NYC Mayors, Hochul Promises NEW YORK CITY — The petty slugfests between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio that bruised New Yorkers are over — and not just because they're both out of office. Gov. Kathy Hochul... Read more To-Go Drinks Return To NY Bars And Restaurants, Hochul Promises NEW YORK — Drink up and go! Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday the return of New York's to-go drink policy. "[We're] going to do something bars and restaurants have been asking for,... Read more When Will Omicron Peak In NYC? Hopefully Soon, Experts Say NEW YORK CITY, NY — The arrival of the omicron variant seemed to be a dreadful development in New York's long coronavirus slog, threatening to unleash another nightmarish wave of COVID-19 cases.... Read more More Cops Coming To NYC Subways, Mayor And Gov Say NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Eric Adams has one word to describe the NYPD's mission on the city's subways going forward: "omnipresence." Cops will be riding trains, walking platforms, posting at entrances... Read more Harvey Weinstein Sues Lawyers Over Dismissed Criminal Charge NEW YORK CITY — Disgraced Hollywood producer and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein has a new project: suing his attorneys over a dismissed criminal charge.Weinstein isn't necessarily unhappy... Read more