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Mayor Adams to drop NYC school mask rule for kids younger than 5 on April 4

NEW YORK — As long as New York’s coronavirus infection risk remains low, toddlers won’t have to wear face masks in school starting next month, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday amid concerns that a new COVID-19 variant will cause cases to rise.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2022

NYC Mayor Addresses Vaccine Mandate As NBA Playoffs, MLB Opening Day Near

He said sports teams will have to wait their turn for the vaccine mandate to be loosened.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 22, 2022

NYC may lift rules requiring face masks for children under 5

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is preparing to lift requirements that children under age 5 wear face masks in school

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Everything we know about suspect in serial killings of homeless people in NYC and DC

‘In addition to all the dangers that unsheltered residents face, we now have a cold-blooded killer on the loose,’ New York and DC mayors say in joint statement

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022

Mayor says New Yorkers who record police on phones need to keep their distance

NEW YORK — New Yorkers who use their cell phones to record police officers often get so close to the action they create a “dangerous environment,” Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2022

New York City mayor signals willingness to scrap COVID vaccine rule for professional athletes: ‘We are going to work this out’

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams signaled Wednesday he may soon modify the city’s pandemic protocols so that unvaccinated professional athletes in the Big Apple can play home games again, opening the door to a major policy shift as the start of baseball season looms less than a month away.

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2022

Everything we know about suspected serial killings of homeless people in NYC and DC

‘In addition to all the dangers that unsheltered residents face, we now have a cold-blooded killer on the loose,’ New York and DC mayors say in joint statement

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2022

NYC's cop mayor demands only the finest iPhones for filming police brutality

Eric Adams wants to make sure your recording gear is tip-top if you wanna film the cops without getting hassled.

Mic · Mar 16, 2022

New York mayor’s crime plans reinforce ‘worst parts of NYPD’, say experts

Plainclothes unit and enthusiasm for facial recognition technology are worrying civil rights advocates

The Guardian - US · Mar 16, 2022

Unvaccinated Yankees and Mets can’t play at home under current NYC rules

NEW YORK — Unvaccinated players on the Yankees and Mets are covered by the same private sector employer mandate that is keeping Kyrie Irving off the court in Brooklyn, a City Hall spokesperson told the New York Daily News.

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2022