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Riverdale Temple rabbi Thomas Gardner says that with in-person services returning, the High Holidays at his shul will be much closer to normal than they were last year when the coronavirus pandemic forced those same services to take place remotely. However, anyone attending in-person services must pre-register, be vaccinated, and remain socially distant from others.

Synagogues celebrate slightly more normal new year

How can religious people come together and celebrate during a global pandemic? That’s a question Jewish communities all over the world are wrestling with for the second straight year as the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur approach. And the Jewish community in this part of the Bronx is no exception. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 9/6/21

A woman sits outside of the West 238th Street Rite Aid, one of many in the city who are homeless. Some say she could be joined by so many more unless New York’s now-expired eviction moratorium is not re-upped. Gov. Kathy Hochul could call for a special session to address the moratorium as early as Wednesday.

Could eviction moratorium return?

Time’s up! The eviction moratorium has expired. After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s federal eviction moratorium, it’s now up to states like New York to help keep tenants financially affected by the coronavirus pandemic in their homes. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 9/6/21

After calling the legislature back into a special session, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law a measure that would extend the coronavirus pandemic-era eviction moratorium through next January.

Hochul extends moratorium on rental evictions

With a simple stroke of the pen, Gov. Kathy Hochul extended New York's eviction moratorium on Thursday, extending the protections from the original Tenant Safe Harbor Act until at least Jan. 15. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 9/2/21

Jennifer Medina sits at the rear of her car where she keeps some of the things that belong to her and her son. Medina’s family is at risk of being evicted from their home if state lawmakers fail to extend the existing pandemic-related moratorium that’s right now preventing it.

Vulnerable tenants prepare for inevitable

Like many others throughout the country Jennifer Medina has struggled to make ends meet since the spread of the coronavirus worldwide shut down large portions of the economy, costing many — like her — their jobs. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 8/29/21

Anyone wishing to enjoy eating inside a restaurant or seeing a Broadway play better make sure they are all vaccinated against the coronavirus. Although he won’t require people wear masks indoors, Mayor Bill de Blasio is demanding anyone wishing to enjoy many of the city’s amenities to be fully vaccinated by Sept. 13.

Want to go inside? First get your shot

Enjoying indoor activities across New York City might not require a mask, but in a little more than a month those looking to interact with others in restaurants, gyms and theaters are going to need something a little more: like a vaccine shot. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 8/8/21

Hooverville? Try Cuomo City

When a divided U.S. Supreme Court decided June 29 to leave in place a federal eviction moratorium by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some hailed it as a win for extraordinary societal measures in extraordinary times. more

8/7/21

State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi has joined Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou to introduce legislation extended the eviction and foreclosure moratorium through Oct. 31. However, passing that legislation would almost certainly require an emergency session of lawmakers in Albany.

Biaggi, Niou seek to extend eviction moratorium

For anyone struggling to pay rent in areas where coronavirus transmission is rampant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stopping landlords from kicking them out, at least through the beginning of October. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 8/6/21

Mayor Bill de Blasio recommends everyone — including those vaccinated — wear masks indoors, but stopped short Monday of calling for a mandate.

de Blasio: You don't have to, but you should wear masks indoors

Mayor Bill de Blasio recommends everyone spending any time indoors with anyone else wear a mask regardless of their vaccination status, but stopped short Monday of making such a measure a requirement in New York City. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 8/2/21

Like many electeds in the area, Councilman Eric Dinowitz has keept constituent services outside when in-person, and online otherwise. He has held outdoor office hours around the council district while his team handle cases on the phone and through email.

Electeds make slow, steady return to in-person services

Since Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifted most state-mandated coronavirus restrictions last June, various aspects of life in New York have slowly returned to normal. Well, a “new normal” anyway. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER & MAYA MITRASINOVIC | 8/1/21

Public schools haven’t been the same since March 2020. But that could very well change by September, with public schools fully reopening without hybrid or remote learning.

Heading back to school ... for real

Technology has become more commonplace in the classroom over the past 20 years or so. But it may have been difficult to guess just how essential it would become in March 2020. more

By ROSE BRENNAN | 6/6/21

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