Tag: Eric Adams

Fired Yankee Stadium Worker Sues NYC Mayor Over Uneven Application of COVID-19 Mandates

As New York City Mayor Eric Adams attended the New York Yankees opening day on April 8, he was hit with a lawsuit over the city’s uneven application of COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Virginia Alleyne says she was fired from her job at the Legends Club inside the Yankees stadium because of the city’s mandate for…


New York City Will Mandate Masks for Children Under 5 Years Old

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that the city would mandate children aged 2 to 4 to continue wearing masks after a judge issued an order in favor of his administration. “Every decision we make is with our children’s health and safety in mind. Children between 2 and 4 should continue to wear their…


New York Will Mandate Masks for Children Under 5 Years Old

New York Mayor Eric Adams has said that the city will mandate children aged 2 to 4 to continue wearing masks after a judge issued an order in favor of his administration. “Every decision we make is with our children’s health and safety in mind. Children between 2 and 4 should continue to wear their…


NYC Mayor Denies Accusations of Being Lobbied to Nullify Vaccine Mandate for Local Athletes

New York City Mayor Eric Adams denied accusations about economic groups lobbying for different sports teams intending to end the NYC vaccine mandates for athletes in order to let games resume normality. Adams, a Democrat, on Thursday said that all private and city workers will still need to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, but athletes and performers…


New York Exempting Athletes From Vaccine Mandate ‘Might be Unfair’: Fauci

New York City’s move to exempt athletes and performers from the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate “might be unfair,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said on March 25. “That’s obviously a delicate situation in New York. I really don’t want to be out there outguessing the mayor, who I’m sure is trying to do what’s best for the…


New York City Exempts Performers, Athletes From COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

New York City on March 24 exempted all performers and athletes from its private business COVID-19 vaccine mandate but is continuing to force all other workers to get a vaccine. Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, announced the carveout at CitiField ahead of the New York Mets’ opening day. Adams’s predecessor, Bill de Blasio, imposed a…


New York Exempts Performers, Athletes From COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

New York has exempted all performers and athletes from its private business COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but is continuing to force all other workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, announced the carveout on March 24 at CitiField ahead of the New York Mets’ opening day. Adams’s predecessor, Bill de Blasio, imposed…


NYC Mayor Announces Plans to End Mask Mandate for Young Children

Children under 5 in New York City will not have to wear masks in schools and daycares starting on April 4, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday. “We want to see our babies’ faces,” Adams told reporters at City Hall in the borough of Manhattan. The Democrat had kept the mandate in place for young children…


NBA’s Durant Questions COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate, Says Mayor Wants Attention

Basketball star Kevin Durant on March 13 questioned why New York City’s mayor has kept a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers in place, alleging the mayor wants attention. “It’s ridiculous. I don’t understand it at all. It just feels like, at this point now, someone is trying to make a statement or point to…


New York City’s Vaccine Passports, School Mask Mandate Ending Monday: Mayor

New York City Mayor Eric Adams Friday announced that the city’s vaccine passport system and school mask mandates will expire on Monday, March 7. The mayor’s decision comes as a number of other Democrat-led cities, municipalities, and states have dropped COVID-19-related rules in recent weeks. They have cited a drop in the number of COVID-19…