The Assembly and Senate bills would build on an already existing law known as the Housing Our Neighbors with Dignity Act, or HONDA, which includes a $200 million appropriation to fund such conversions. The Senate approved its version on Tuesday evening.
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Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) Big Apple athletes and performers who haven't received their COVID-19 vaccine shots now won't be barred from taking the court or stage. But some New Yorkers who are still required to show proof of vaccination are calling foul on what they see as a double standard. New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that he was dropping the mandate that all city-based athletes and performers show proof of vaccination to take part in their game or event. Adams said his decision was based on the city's low COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations and the city's goal to restart its economy. "We have to be on the field in order to win," Adams said during a news conference at Citi Field, where unvaccinated Mets players will no longer have to worry about not playing when the baseball season begins next month. Until Thursday's announcement, unvaccinated athletes could not play home games, because venues
Mayor Eric Adams said he wanted to "level the playing field," and dropped the proof of vaccine requirement for New York City's athletes and entertainers.