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HTC President Rich Maroko appointed to NYC Covid-19 recovery task force
In an effort to speed up New York City’s economic and health recovery, Mayor Adams launched the COVID-19 Recovery Roundtable and Health Equity Task Force. The commission will advise the Adams’ administration on long-term health care and health equity policies. Read more...
Beat the summer heat at NYC parks and beaches
Updated July 1, 2020 12:50 PM
There are a number of free options to keep cool this summer.
Cool it! NYC has put together a map of spray showers, drinking fountains, and tree cover at NYC parks and playgrounds across the five boroughs.
To find locations in your neighborhood, click here.
New York City public beaches reopened for swimming as of July 1, 2020 and New York City has announced that it will reopen 15 public pools in the five boroughs by August 1, 2020. Read more...
Honoring the heroes working behind the scenes at NYC hospitals
May 7, 2020 3:38 PM
This article honors the all too often invisible and unseen, non-medical staff who have put their lives on the line in order to keep New York City’s hospitals up and running during the Coronavirus outbreak. The New York Times pays tribute to the countless security guards, cooks, supplies clerks and cleaning staff who are working on the front lines and especially those that have been lost during this crisis.
Council member Melissa Mark-Viverito at Boathouse Rally
Central Park Boathouse Rally.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn at Boathouse Rally
Central Park Boathouse Rally.
Sign Up to Get Your Vaccine in NY or NJ!
The COVID-19 vaccine is now widely available in New York and New Jersey. This lifesaving vaccine will not only protect you and your family, but it is our way out of this pandemic and back to our jobs and our normal lives. Sign up now to get your shot at a local site! Read more...
Federal judge will decide who owns Tavern’s name
In the increasingly messy bankruptcy of Tavern on the Green, a federal judge on Tuesday handed New York City its first victory in a legal battle over who owns the name of the landmark restaurant in Central Park.
Litigation over TOG name continues
New York City, the plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging the LeRoy family's claim to ownership of the Tavern on the Green name, is seeking to have the case moved to the United States District Court.
NYC offers free COVID-19 testing and antibody tests
July 2, 2020 6:25 PM
On June 29, NYC Health + Hospitals began to offer free antibody tests at locations across the five boroughs. The City is also offering free COVID-19 testing to all New York City Residents, whether or not they have had symptoms of the virus. Both tests are available regardless of immigration status or insurance coverage. To read more, click here.
LeRoys lost Tavern deal, despite highest bid
According to Annie Karni in the New York Post, financial documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Law show that the LeRoy family, who had operated Tavern on the Green since 1974, submitted the highest proposed fee payment to the city as part of its bid to operate the famed restaurant for the next 20-year contractual term.
