Tag: New York City

NYC Proposes New Rules to ‘Silence’ Parents Critical of Education Policies, Parents Say

Outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is trying to leave behind him a rule that could potentially silence parents who criticize school board policies, according to two parents and board leaders. In an op-ed published in The New York Post, Maud Maron and Danyela Souza Egorov said that a proposed regulation would allow…


New York City Council Passes Bill to Allow Non-Citizens Vote in Elections

The Democrat-led New York City Council on Thursday voted to pass an ordinance that allows non-citizens to vote in City Council races and other municipal elections starting in 2023. If the bill is signed by the mayor and if it survives lawsuits, New York City would become the largest city in the United States to…


Court Rules 15 NYC Teachers Can Reapply for Vaccine Religious Exemption

Fifteen New York City educators are celebrating a rare victory—a preliminary relief granted by the Second Circuit which will allow their reapplication for a religious exemption for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s vaccine mandate. They first asked the district court for emergency relief on Oct. 4, 2021, which was the day that the teachers were going…


Judge Temporarily Halts Vaccine Mandate for NYPD Employees, Other City Workers

A New York Supreme Court justice on Tuesday put on hold the city government’s sweeping COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers, which includes all NYPD employees, pending a hearing next week. Judge Frank Nervo granted a hearing (pdf) that could lead to a restraining order against the mandate that was imposed by New York City…


Live Q&A: China Threatens US Over Diplomatic Boycott of 2022 Olympics; Pope Compares EU to Nazi Rule

The United States will diplomatically boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics, and other nations may soon follow, after an announcement by President Joe Biden. Also, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced new vaccine requirements, which will mandate vaccines for all public sector employees in the city. Business groups are questioning the legality of the…


Deep Dive (Dec. 6): NYC 1st to Impose Vaccine Mandate on All Private Employers

There have been changes to mandates across the states. New York City is implementing a vaccine mandate for private-sector employees. Mayor Bill de Blasio says it will impact 184,000 businesses in the city. The new mandate goes into effect Dec. 27. Health officials in Oregon are seeking to make an indoor mask mandate indefinite. An Oregon health…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Dec. 6)

The White House announces it will not send an official delegation to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics, the Senate is expected to vote this week to overturn President Joe Biden’s vaccine and testing mandate for private businesses, and New York City’s mayor is imposing his own vaccine mandate for private businesses.


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…