Category: Bill de Blasio

NTD Business Full Broadcast (Dec. 6)

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new vaccine mandate: all private-sector workers will have to get the shots—young children too if they want to go to the movies. Airlines are switching to sustainable aviation fuel—even cooking oil—to fuel their airplanes. What is it and what’s the benefit? China lowers its reserve requirements—for the…


NYC Business Group: ‘Hard to Imagine’ Mayor Can Mandate Vaccines When President Can’t

A major business group on Monday cast doubt on New York City’s newly announced COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private workers, noting that a similar measure attempted by President Joe Biden’s administration was blocked by a federal court. “Inconsistent policies at the federal, state, and city levels are not helpful and it is unclear who will…


New York City to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines for Private Sector Workers

Private sector workers will have to get a COVID-19 vaccine or face termination, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. “We have decided to use a pre-emptive strike to really do something bold to stop the further growth of COVID and the dangers it’s causing to all of us,” the mayor said. The…


New York City Mandates COVID-19 Vaccines for Religious, Private School Workers

New York City religious and private school workers must get a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Dec. 20 or face termination. Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, announced the new mandate this week. It’s an extension of an order that applied to all public school employees. The extension applies to roughly 56,000 workers across…


NYC to Focus ‘More Intensely on Vaccination’ of Children, 62,000 Doses Administered: De Blasio

Tens of thousands of children aged 5 to 11 in New York City have received COVID-19 vaccine shots since the opening of school-based vaccination sites, and it is time for the city to further intensify the effort, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. “We’re seeing tremendous demand when it comes to the youngest New Yorkers, and…


NYC Schools to Administer COVID-19 Vaccines on Site for Young Children Next Week

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday morning that the city’s public schools will start administering COVID-19 vaccines for 5- to 11-year-old students next week. The Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine, which received endorsement from the U.S. Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will be available at all schools serving students age 5…


NYC Mayor de Blasio Files Paperwork for a Potential Run for Governor

By Dave Goldiner and Denis Slattery From New York Daily News NEW YORK—New York Mayor Bill de Blasio appears to be setting his sights on Albany. The term-limited mayor of New York City, who mounted a failed presidential bid two years ago, is laying the groundwork for a possible run for governor. Although he stopped…


2,500 NYC Firefighters Haven’t Received COVID-19 Vaccine: De Blasio

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that about 2,500 city firefighters, or 23 percent of the city’s force, are not vaccinated on Tuesday. Speaking to CNN, the mayor said that “we’re at about 77 percent with firefighters vaccinated,” adding that there is an unspecified number of firefighters that have requested a medical or religious exemption…


9,000 NYC Workers, Including Firefighters and Officers, on Unpaid Leave Over Mandate: Mayor’s Office

About 9,000 New York City workers, including firefighters and police officers, were placed on unpaid leave Monday for not complying with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. “Nine thousand people [were] placed on leave without pay today,” Mitch Schwartz, a spokesperson for de Blasio’s office, told media outlets on Monday. “The rest are in…


Racial Bias Challenge to New York City’s Vaccine Passport System Rejected by Federal Judge

A challenge to New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine credentialing system was rejected by a federal judge in an opinion released Oct. 12. The plaintiffs, a group of business owners and others who work and live in the city, said the executive orders forcing many businesses to require proof of vaccination for entry violated their constitutional…