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August 2, 2021
“I’m no longer running against candidates. I’m running against a movement. All across the country, the DSA socialists are mobilizing to stop Eric Adams.” – New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams, via the New York Post
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced state employees need to get vaccinated by Sept. 6 or face weekly COVID-19 tests.
NEW VACCINE MANDATES
At both the New York City and state levels, municipal workers will have to get vaccinated, or else get weekly COVID-19 tests. Mayor Bill de Blasio made his announcement first with a start date of Sept. 13 –
those unvaccinated by then will be subject to the testing requirement. Unvaccinated workers will also be required to wear a mask. Those who don’t won’t be allowed to work and won’t get paid. The new mandate comes about a week after de Blasio imposed
a similar requirement for all public hospital and health workers to get the shot by Aug. 2 or face testing. Soon after de Blasio, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that all state employees need to be vaccinated by Labor Day or submit to weekly testing. For any
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced some good news for any unvaccinated New Yorkers last week: Anyone who now gets a COVID-19 vaccine at a city site will receive $100 for doing their part to slow the spread of the delta variant. Even more good news: de Blasio’s face won’t actually be on the bill, as the Daily News depicted on its Thursday cover.
“I wanted to remind him that in the age of social media and communications, that we needed to be careful as to what we say and that it is important that we treated everyone with respect.” – Rep. Nydia Velázquez, on Adams’ comments, via The New York Times
public-facing state health workers, there won’t be a testing option. They must get the shot or else they won’t be allowed to work. Neither de Blasio nor Cuomo has issued new mandates yet regarding indoor masking in public spaces in light of new federal recommendations in response to the spread of the delta coronavirus variant. However, de Blasio is expected to make an announcement on Monday.
A MAYORLESS BUFFALO?
A Buffalo Common Council member is suggesting that the city abolish the role of mayor and replace it with a city manager position chosen by the Common Council with input from the community. The Council will release a report on the prospect in a few months. Council Member Rasheed Wyatt, who proposed the idea, has been a frequent critic of Mayor Byron Brown, but said it was not an indictment of Brown. Instead, Wyatt said that the current system has not helped poor neighborhoods in the city, which he said have been divested from over the past several decades. However, a decision to eliminate the role of mayor would have a greater impact on India Walton, the democratic socialist who beat Brown in the Democratic primary and is expected to win the general election in November. It would also have to go to residents
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