No Masks For Schools | NYC Week In Review

New York City NY

25 March, 2022

4:41 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. School Mask Requirement To End For Kids Younger Than 5: Mayor Children ages 2 to 4 years old were the last group still wearing masks in public schools and daycare facilities in New York City. Woman Arrested In Vocal Coach's NYC Shoving Death Lauren Pazienza, 26, who is from Long Island but lives in Astoria, is accused of fatally shoving Barbara Maier Gustern, according to police. Broken Windows Is Back: NYPD Targets Quality-Of-Life Offenses Public urination, drinking, selling marijuana — NYPD officials announced a crack down on those offenses in an effort to reduce "disorder." Revived Anti-Gun Teams Make 31 Arrests In First Week, Mayor Says The controversial anti-crime unit's arrests included taking 10 guns off the streets since launching in 25 precincts, the mayor said. New Rule For Unvaxxed Athletes Spurs Outrage Among NYC Workers Adams touted the move as righting a wrong, but writer Stephen King had another take: "NY Mayor lifts vaccine mandates for famous people." NYPD's Secret DNA Database Challenged In Lawsuit Cops illegally collected and stored DNA from thousands of New Yorkers, including children, never charged with a crime, a new lawsuit claims. Weekend Violence Grips NYC With 29 People Shot: Police, Report The violence didn't stop with shootings — several people were stabbed, including a woman, 37, whose throat was fatally slashed, police said. 'No Evidence' Bail Reform Rollback Will Reduce NYC Crime: Study Mayor Eric Adams' and Gov. Kathy Hochul's reasons to tweak bail reforms received big pushback in a study by city Comptroller Brad Lander.