The struggling transit system has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
In a statement, MTA Chairman and CEO Patrick J. Foye said the funding is critical to bring back riders. Critically, it will also further offset COVID s impact and help protect against devastating service cuts and layoffs in the years ahead where we still face deficits, MTA Chairman and CEO Patrick J. Foye said in a statement.
The MTA has warned that if it does not receive federal funding, drastic cuts to service may be inevitable. So now that the trains and buses will continue to run with the federal aid there s really no excuse at all to cut services, Riders Alliance s Danny Pearlstein. There s been some discussion, oh we should cut back here, we should cut back there, but in fact three million people are depending on the service right now.
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) New York City s goal is to fully vaccinate 5 million New Yorkers by June.
That s what Mayor Bill de Blasio said Saturday afternoon during a celebration of a new vaccination site in the Bronx. Bronx is going to help lead the way, lead the way in the recovery of New York City, he said.
When the Co-Op City site reaches full strength, de Blasio says 1,000 will be vaccinated every day in the community. What a difference maker that will be, he said.
According to the mayor, Co-Op City is one of the first places to do homebound senior vaccinations.
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) New York City s goal is to fully vaccinate 5 million New Yorkers by June.
That s what Mayor Bill de Blasio said Saturday afternoon during a celebration of a new vaccination site in the Bronx. Bronx is going to help lead the way, lead the way in the recovery of New York City, he said.
When the Co-Op City site reaches full strength, de Blasio says 1,000 will be vaccinated every day in the community. What a difference maker that will be, he said.
According to the mayor, Co-Op City is one of the first places to do homebound senior vaccinations.
MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) One of New York City s former top cops has new marching orders: to bring businesses back to a COVID-stricken city.
These days it can be depressing to see what NYC has become after nearly a year of the pandemic, with wide swaths of Manhattan all but deserted. However, Terry Monahan sees hope. Everything will start to reopen, you will see New York come back, Monahan said.
Once the highest-ranking cop in the NYPD, Monahan famously took a knee to help diffuse tension between police and protesters last summer.
But now he s out of uniform and into City Hall. His new role is every bit as crucial.
Orchestra of St. Luke s helps classical music diversify
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NEW YORK CITY (WABC) When most live music venues were shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic a year ago, one non-profit organization in New York City saw an opportunity to grow its audience online and make it more diverse in the process.
The Orchestra of St. Luke s has been a Big Apple institution since the 1970s, but the group has really flourished since the opening of its DiMenna Center of Classical Music in Manhattan a decade ago.
The organization is marking this 10th anniversary by continuing to create new programs, stream them online, and confront this unique time in our history.