Category: New York City

Coercing People to Get COVID-19 Vaccines Is Damaging Trust in Public Health: Harvard Professor

The rapidly escalating pressure on many Americans to get a COVID-19 vaccine is undermining trust in public health, according to Martin Kulldorf, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. New York City became the first major metropolitan area in the United States this month to require proof of vaccination to enter numerous businesses, including…


8 Things I Discovered While Working With Affluent Clients in New York City

By Marilisa Barbieri A high-net-worth individual (HNWI) is somebody with around $1 million in liquid financial assets. According to the 2021 World Wealth Report, North America surpassed Asia-Pacific to become the 2020 leader in both HNWI population and wealth. The city with the highest number of millionaires is New York City, with nearly one million millionaires. I have…


Black and Hispanic New Yorkers Weigh Pros and Cons of de Blasio’s Vaccine Passport

As a performer at Chez Josephine on West 42 Street, Dante Harrell is often on stage and surrounded by an audience, so when he heard about Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to implement a vaccine passport, it made him feel safe. “Our elected official is looking out for us,” Harrell told The Epoch Times. “He…


What’s Next for NY Gov. Cuomo After Harassment Findings?—We Ask New Yorkers

Just days ago, NY Governor Cuomo defended himself against the state Attorney General’s findings that he has grossly harassed a number of female employees of New York State. There are now widespread calls for his resignation and impeachment. Cuomo says the allegations against him are based more or less on misunderstanding—whereby the women have misinterpreted…


NYC Restaurants Taken Aback by News of Vaccine Passport Requirement

NEW YORK CITY—Just as New York City restauranteurs thought they could perhaps see their way out of crushing COVID-19 restrictions and back to “normalcy,” the city’s government dealt out another blow—restaurants will now have to check customers for proof of vaccination or themselves face fines. In response, restaurant owners seem to have flocked to one…


New York City May Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Passports to Other Businesses: Official

New York City health officials may expand the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate to other businesses after an evaluation. Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, on Tuesday announced that starting in mid-September, gyms, restaurants, and theaters cannot allow unvaccinated people inside. Customers will have to present a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccination card,…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Aug. 3)

The big apple will become the first city in the country to require vaccine proof for people to eat, exercise, and watch performances indoors. We ask some business owners and customers what they think of the idea. The Securities and Exchange Commission chair discussing the future of regulation in the crypto space. He compares it to the…


New York City Mandating COVID-19 Vaccination for Restaurants, Gyms, Performances

New York City will become the first American city to adopt proof of COVID-19 vaccination for a variety of activities for workers and customers such as indoor dining, gyms, and performances, said Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday. “It’s time for people to see vaccination as necessary to living a good and full and healthy life,”…


Police: 10 Shot in Queens by 2 Men Who Fled on Mopeds

NEW YORK—Two men strode up to a crowd outside a barbershop in the New York City borough of Queens and opened fire, wounding 10 people before fleeing on mopeds, police said Sunday morning. The shooting in the borough’s Corona neighborhood took place just before 11 p.m. Saturday. The eight men and two women, who range…


NYC to Require Vaccines or Weekly Testing for City Workers

NEW YORK—New York City will require all of its municipal workers—including teachers and police officers—to get coronavirus vaccines by mid-September or face weekly COVID-19 testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. The rule is expected to affect about 340,000 city employees, making the city one of the largest employers in the United States to take…