Jaffe, 54, kept fighting, and he was saved at St. Francis Hospital last year.
Health care heroes and family cheered him on as he was released, but what s next?
Jaffe said he is eternally grateful to be alive, but he s had two surgeries and three hospital stays since. It took a severe, severe, toll on my family, on myself, he said.
New York is bracing itself to get back to normal, but what will normal be for people like Jaffe? Normal would be not having to worry about, if I m going out with my wife, if I have enough oxygen in the tank, he said.
Workers who have been left out of federal and state pandemic relief launched a hunger strike Tuesday to demand $3.5 billion in funding for excluded workers in the New York State budget as the deadline approaches.
LONG ISLAND (WABC) The Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach will kick off summer once again!
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans for the air show to return this year after being grounded by COVID-19 in 2020.
The Memorial Day weekend tradition celebrates the beginning of summer at Long Island s beaches and honors military families and those who serve our country.
The outdoor show, sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union, features a range of military and civilian aerial performers.
Kristen Jarnagin, President & CEO of Discover Long Island, talks about the return of the air show this summer
This year s show will be a ticketed event, with reduced capacity and social distancing measures in place to ensure a safe return of the patriotic Long Island beachfront tradition.
NEW YORK (WABC) Weddings and catered events are scheduled to resume on Monday with a number of restrictions in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Venues are restricted to 50% capacity, with no more than 150 people per event and must notify local health departments of large events, above the social gathering limit, in advance.
The social gathering limit was recently increased to up to 100 people indoors or 200 people outdoors.
All patrons must be tested prior to the event, must sign-in with contact information required to assist with potential contact tracing, and must wear masks at all times except when seated and eating or drinking.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday that New York will be preparing to make all adults eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by May 1, but the task "is a logistical undertaking, unlike anything we have done before."