Travel Mask Mandate Struck Down | NYC Week In Review

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22 April, 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. Travel Mask Mandate Struck Down: Here's What NYC Needs To Know MTA passengers still will need to wear masks, but Uber customers and many air travelers won't, after a federal judge struck down a CDC rule. Can New Yorkers Buy Legal Weed In New Jersey Now? New Jersey legalized the sale of recreational cannabis Thursday. Here's what it means for the dazed and confused of New York City. Adams Promises 'Tax Information' Release Amid Push For His Tax Returns Don't try using that one on the IRS. $50M From Michael Bloomberg, Donors Sets Up NYC Charter Summer Schools "We can't let a whole generation of students suffer from long COVID when it comes to their education, " former Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. NYC Began 2022 With Most Traffic Deaths In Years, Data Show Traffic fatalities rose 44 percent in New York City during the first three months of 2022, according to grim new data. NYC Receives First Dose Of $256M Opioid Settlement: AG, Mayor The city's share of an historic $1.5 billion settlement from pharmaceutical companies will go toward drug treatment and prevention. NYC Sets Up $2 Million Fund For Ukrainian Immigrants, Refugees: Mayor "We stand with you. We support you — not only in words, but in deeds, " Mayor Eric Adams said Friday. PHOTOS: Brooklyn Subway Shooting Heroes Honored By The City "Working together, we got a violent offender off the streets," NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said of detectives and good Samaritans. NYC COVID Cases Inch Higher As 'Medium Risk' Status Looms "We stand with you. We support you — not only in words, but in deeds, " Mayor Eric Adams said Friday.