By: Clara Guthrie In December of 2020, the beginning of the end of the pandemic was set into motion as the first COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the United States to frontline workers. Sandra Lindsay, an ICU nurse from the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, was the very first individual to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. […]
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False Light Author on Cuomo Scandal
New York Governor May Not Weather This Long-Term Eric Dezenhall, noted D.C. crisis management expert and author of the new novel False Light, published a column in RealClearPolitics Tuesday, offering insight into the ongoing scandal surrounding New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo has been hit with two scandals in the last few weeks regarding COVID deaths inside nursing homes and multiple […]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By Cassandra Yany Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday after her long battle with cancer. The 87-year-old Supreme Court justice was a trailblazer who continuously worked to end gender discrimination and preserve our civil liberties. The Supreme Court announced Friday that Ginsburg passed away at her Washington D.C. home due to complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer. […]
Remembering 9/11
By Elle Grant For any American, 9/11 marks an essential day of reflection and remembrance. September 11, 2020 marks the nineteenth anniversary of the historic terrorist attacks that rocked New York City, shocking the United States and the world. 19 years ago, four passenger jets were hijacked by the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda in an effort […]
DNC Recap
By Eamonn Burke The Democratic National Convention kicked off it’s virtual event last night, starting with speeches by prominent politicians including Bernie Sanders, John Kasich, Andrew Cuomo, and a keynote by Michelle Obama. There were also powerful words delivered by George Floyd’s brother, Philonese Floyd, and Kristin Urquiza, who lost her father to Covid-19. “My […]
NYC in Phase 4
By Eamonn Burke While the better half of the country is riddled with a massive spike in coronavirus cases, New York City is in the fourth and final phase of reopening, an achievement that governor Andrew Cuomo calls a “hallmark.” Phase 4 means that sports can resume, as can the entertainment industry. Venues like zoos […]
NYC COVID-19 Mortality Zeros Out
By Katrina Tiktinsky New York City celebrated an enormous moment of progress on June 12th, as the COVID-19 related mortality count hit zero for the first time since March. Following a period of strict regulations and a cautious initiation of the phased reopening process, New York has transformed from the global epicenter of the virus […]