Category: Bill de Blasio

New York City to Keep Requiring Masks in Schools, Despite CDC Guidance

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday that students and teachers will have to keep wearing masks when they return to school this fall, despite updated federal guidelines suggesting that vaccinated youth and adults can drop face coverings inside classrooms. Under the guidelines released last Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and…


De Blasio Suggests Cuomo May Be Twisting COVID-19 for ‘Political Considerations’

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday said he is concerned that “political considerations” may be coming into play in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration.


De Blasio: Cuomo ‘In the Way’ of Saving Lives by Defying Calls to Resign

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday accused Governor Andrew Cuomo of being “in the way” of saving lives by defying calls to resign over his handling of the state’s CCP virus response and the mounting sexual harassment allegations against him. Cuomo, 63, has been accused of harassment by at least seven women,…


NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza Resigns

New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza, after three years of leading the nation’s largest public school system, will be stepping down in mid-March due to the personal impact the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus has had on him. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the news at his Friday press conference, praising Carranza’s leadership during…


Eric Trump Calls Out de Blasio for Early Termination of Central Park Rinks

Eric Trump criticized New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for terminating the operations of two Central Park ice skating rinks before the skating season is over. “De Blasio is now shutting down skating season while New York dies. It’s horribly sad,” The executive vice president of the Trump Organization and son of former President…


De Blasio Calls for ‘Full Accounting’ of Cuomo’s Alleged Nursing Home Death Cover-Up

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday called for a “full accounting” of whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration withheld information about deaths from the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus in nursing homes across the state. The alleged coverup of New York’s nursing home deaths was first reported by the New York Post. In…


NYC to End Gifted and Talented Test for Preschoolers After This Year

This spring will be the last time New York City offers the Gifted and Talented (G&T) exam to 4-year-olds, as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s effort to ease what he considers a racial disparity. The G&T program, which offers specialized instruction and enrichment opportunities for young learners deemed exceptional, admits students based on a…


NYC to Send Sheriffs to the Hotels or Homes of UK Travelers to Enforce Quarantine Order

Travelers coming into New York City from the UK will now be under a mandatory quarantine order, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday. “For folks coming in from the United Kingdom, we will have a new approach given this new strain that we’re seeing there,” de Blasio said at a press conference. “Effective immediately…