A Restoration for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio Announces “NYC Homecoming 7 days” Concert events Coming to all Fiv

July 22, 2021

NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio nowadays introduced that the Metropolis of New York will host live shows in every of the five boroughs—between August 14th to 22nd—as aspect of NYC Homecoming Week and to celebrate the Summertime of New York City.

The live shows will be held: 

  • Monday, August 16th at Orchard Beach front in The Bronx
  • Tuesday, August 17th at Richmond County Lender Park in Staten Island
  • Thursday, August 19th at Brooklyn Military Terminal in Brooklyn
  • Friday, August 20th at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens
  • Saturday, August 21st at The Excellent Lawn, Central Park in Manhattan 

“Joining just one of the biggest Central Park concert events in heritage will be momentous concerts in every borough showcasing renowned artists who have built New York City happy,” claimed Mayor Monthly bill de Blasio. “It’s time to rejoice our town, assist our local companies, and have an unbelievable Summer months of New York Metropolis.”

“Just like Hip Hop songs triumphantly emerged initially from the tumultuous ’70s, the Universal Hip Hop Museum is happy to deliver a component of the NYC Homecoming celebration,” claimed Rocky Bucano, Executive Director and President, Universal Hip Hop Museum. “Hip Hop society displays the mosaic that will make NYC, with its sound coming from all genres and spanning many communities. Doing work in partnership with the Metropolis and many others, this is our adore letter to new music enthusiasts from all over NYC.”

The full line-up of artists who will conduct at

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NYC mental well being 911 pilot program sees early successes in Harlem

NEW YORK — Teams of mental health professionals and EMTs responding to 911 calls in a pilot system in Harlem have reduced the charge of hospitalizations for people in crisis, information introduced by New York City displays.

But advocates say extra perform is essential to eliminate law enforcement from psychological wellness emergencies as three quarters of the calls in the pilot have been nevertheless routed to police.

The numbers produced Thursday from the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Psychological Health and fitness gives the to start with search into the pilot system that pairs social personnel and EMTs — instead than armed police officers — to respond to mental health and fitness unexpected emergency phone calls.

The plan is the 1st of its kind in the nation’s greatest town, subsequent on the successes of other individuals, such as in Denver, which released a pilot in recent years, and Eugene, Oregon, household to the CAHOOTS civilian response method since 1989.

In New York, the EMTs and social employees react when there is no weapon or “imminent risk of violence.” Two groups of a few are on responsibility 16 hrs a working day in two shifts.

Through the initially month of the pilot from June 6 to July 7, dispatchers flagged 138 psychological overall health crisis calls in three law enforcement precincts as eligible for the new teams, which is roughly a quarter of the psychological health emergency calls fielded in the area where the plan is functioning.

Of these qualified phone

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NYC, California, VA announce COVID vaccination guidelines

New York City, the Department of Veteran Affairs and the state of California announced plans Monday to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for many of their employees, a shift in how the country is seemingly dealing with vaccine hesitancy after months of campaigning to the public then offering money and prizes when vaccination levels dipped.

In New York and California, the mandate comes with the option of wearing a mask and receiving testing at least once a week if a worker does not want to be vaccinated. The VA did not offer another option for its medical employees.

The announcements, including in the most populated city and state in the country, came as the more infectious delta variant continues its spread across the country, leading to spikes, outbreaks and the reinstallment of some COVID restrictions in certain areas.

New York City will require teachers, police officers and the rest of the 340,000 city employees to get coronavirus vaccines by mid-September or face weekly testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

California became the first state in the country to unveil a vaccine verification program Monday for all state and health care employees, requiring evidence of vaccination from employees by Aug. 2 or mandatory testing.

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs announced an even stricter order, saying vaccines would be mandatory for its health care workers because of concerns about the delta variant. The annoucement marked the first federal agency to enlist such a mandate and came as coronavirus infections have more than doubled

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N.Y.C. to Demand Evidence of At Least 1 Dose for Indoor Dining

New York Metropolis will come to be the initially U.S. city to involve proof of at least one particular dose of a coronavirus vaccine for a variety of actions for employees and buyers — indoor eating, fitness centers and performances — to place stress on men and women to get vaccinated, Mayor Bill de Blasio declared Tuesday morning.

The application, equivalent to mandates issued in France and Italy past thirty day period, will get started on Aug. 16, and following a transition time period, enforcement will start off on Sept. 13, when universities are anticipated to reopen and more staff could return to places of work in Manhattan. Mr. de Blasio has been transferring aggressively to get far more New Yorkers vaccinated to curtail a 3rd wave of coronavirus instances amid concern about the unfold of the Delta variant. He is also requiring town workers to get vaccinated or to face weekly tests, and he has supplied a $100 incentive for the community.

“If you want to take part in our modern society thoroughly, you’ve got to get vaccinated,” he stated at a news conference. “It’s time.”

“This is heading to be a necessity,” he added. “The only way to patronize these institutions is if you are vaccinated, at the very least a single dose. The same for individuals in terms of function, they will will need at the very least a person dose,” he mentioned, keeping up a single finger.

On Monday Mr. de Blasio stopped brief of reinstating

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N.Y.C. Mayor Pledges New Mask Guidance on Monday

Mr. de Blasio announced on Monday that a lot more than 300,000 metropolis employees would have to be vaccinated or post to weekly screening, and he has known as on personal employers to implement vaccine mandates. The mayor also introduced $100 payments for all those who get vaccinated at a city-operate web page.

New York’s governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, explained on Wednesday that tens of thousands of condition employees would be essential to be vaccinated or experience weekly testing. Health care employees at condition operate hospitals who are “patient-facing” will be needed to be vaccinated and will not have the choice of tests. And on Thursday, President Biden announced new specifications for federal workers to be vaccinated or face screening, and urged community and state governments to offer you $100 to everyone keen to get a shot voluntarily.

The modifications come as New York Metropolis faces a troubling, Delta-pushed rise in coronavirus conditions. The normal quantity of new conditions has quadrupled to 1,000 for every day considering that July.

Hospitals are not becoming overrun as they had been in the city at the peak at the surge. Most of all those staying hospitalized are the unvaccinated.

Mr. de Blasio also urged metropolis citizens to take inventory of the rising range of places necessitating vaccinations. He praised the decision by Danny Meyer, the main executive of Union Square Hospitality Team, which

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Mayor de Blasio and Rocky Bucano Announce “It’s Time for Hip Hop in NYC” Free Concerts to be Held Du

July 29, 2021

Concerts to air exclusively on Twitch channel Behind The Rhyme

Concerts will include live graffiti, temporary art installations produced with Thrive Collective

It's Time for Hip Hop in NYC - Summer 2021 - Free Concert Series

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NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio and Universal Hip Hop Museum (UHHM) Executive Director and President Rocky Bucano today announced with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie the dynamic lineup of Hip Hop, Latin freestyle, dance, freestyle, techno, and funk artists set to perform at the “It’s Time for Hip Hop in NYC” concerts to be held at outdoor venues in The Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens.

As a celebration of New York City’s comeback during NYC Homecoming Week, between August 14th to 22nd, all tickets for “It’s Time for Hip Hop in NYC” concerts – produced by New York City, the Universal Hip Hop Museum, and IDEKO – will be available for free.

“You don’t want to miss the local, legendary talent performing throughout NYC Homecoming Week,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “As we celebrate this Summer of New York City, we’re proud to partner with Rocky Bucano and the Universal Hip Hop Museum to bring these momentous concerts to our boroughs, free of charge. And if you get a ticket, you can go as long you have proof of your first dose of an approved COVID vaccine.”

“Hip Hop comes home to celebrate NYC Homecoming Week!” said Rocky Bucano, Executive Director and President

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