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Summary List PlacementI have tried not to be too negative about the United States' COVID-19 vaccine rollout process because we're doing better than most countries around the world, and we're doing better than we were doing a couple of weeks ago. The Bloomberg vaccine tracker for the first time registered over 1 million newly administered doses in a single day: jumping from 8 million...

  Summary List Placement The Mondrian New York Park Avenue is a five-star, boutique property designed in collaboration with Philippe Starck. I was swayed to stay for a night thanks to low rates and strong new COVID-19 policies, though not all amenities were available. I booked a Superior King for $139 plus a $35 resort fee and was upgraded to a Balcony King at...

Summary List Placement Years after electric scooters launched in cities across the US, its largest city is finally joining the party. New York City's Department of Transportation on Friday issued a request for "expressions of interest" for a shared electric scooter pilot program — which won't include Manhattan — beginning in March 2021. For years, the city has boasted Citi Bike, the US' largest...

Summary List Placement New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Sunday that he will move to shut down different parts of the city in response to spikes in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases. Nine ZIP code areas throughout the New York City boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn should plan to see the closure of non-essential businesses, schools, and restaurant dining, de Blasio...

Summary List Placement Online grocery delivery services like FreshDirect and Instacart offer product variety and prices comparable to what you'd find at your favorite grocery store, with the added bonus of convenient and affordable delivery.  Here are their different shopping experiences, promotions and rewards programs offered, and more below.  Due to the novel coronavirus, many online grocery delivery services may still experience delays fulfilling...

The nanny industry is an unregulated "gray market" that predominantly employs women of color who aren't citizens.  Because there's so little oversight and so few protections, nannies have little recourse in dealing with discrimination and workplace abuses, including in some cases pay as low as $5 an hour and racist remarks.  The coronavirus has only exacerbated and entrenched these inequities as parents face their...

Three New York City public housing tenants who appeared in a video shown at the Republican National Convention told The New York Times didn't know their interview would be used to endorse President Donald Trump. Claudia Perez, Carmen Quiñones, and Manny Martinez said the interview was a chance to air their frustrations with the city's housing authority and Mayor Bill de Blasio, but they...

Quarantine has caused an uptick in divorces among New York City's elite, according to a high-powered attorney whose clients have an average net worth of $15 million. She said spending so much time together during quarantine has forced couples to confront what they've been ignoring: an unhappy marriage. Different political beliefs, parenting styles, and views on money are the main sources of contention leading...

Over the past several weeks, tens of thousands of people have gathered in New York City and cities across the US to protest police brutality in response to the death of George Floyd, a Black man, in police custody. Throughout history, New York City has been the center stage of some of America's biggest protests. Millions have marched through its streets over time to...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed four police reforms during a Sunday press conference, after lifting the city's curfew one day early. He announced that the city would shift funding and resources from the NYPD to youth and social services: "I want people to understand that we are committed to shifting resources to ensure that the focus is on our young people."...

Since the pandemic, the number of available rentals in New York City has plummeted. As landlords took units off the market and existing tenants decided to renew, the number of available units dropped 52% through March. On May 19, StreetEasy reported on "early signs of a rebound," with rental inventory returning to late-February levels. In-person tours are still banned — prospective renters have to...

New York was uniquely positioned the become the epicenter of the US coronavirus outbreak.  The city's density, coupled with the early timing of its outbreak, helped fueled the virus' spread.  Even as states begin to relax lockdown restrictions, no location will face the same circumstances as New York did in March.  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Four months after the US recorded...

New York City is set to hire 1,000 contact tracers in May, disease detectives who'll be tasked with tracking down the city's coronavirus infections, and warning people when they might've been exposed to COVID-19. City councilman Mark Levine told Business Insider that such a system is essential to reopening the city, "because otherwise you can't really have confidence that people you see around you...

New York City schools are once again allowed to use Zoom for online learning, after the district banned the red-hot videoconferencing app in early April. Zoom made several fixes to address the NYC Department of Education's concerns about privacy and security for students and teachers using the tool, city officials told Chalkbeat.  Schools and students will now have access to Zoom through a central...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the novel coronavirus' ability to live up to three days on plastic and steel surfaces is a concern for the city's public transport buses and trains.  The lifespan of the virus poses a health threat to the city's public transportation workers and passengers alike as essential employees rely on the buses and trains despite the "pause" order.  According...

The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort was sent to New York City at the end of March to aid the city's overwhelmed hospitals during the coronavirus outbreak. Three weeks later, it had just treated 179 patients, and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the city no needed it. President Donald Trump — who personally dispatched the ship to New York City — will soon...

Schools around the country have been closed in response to the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.  New York, the state hardest-hit by the coronavirus spread, abruptly closed schools on March 18 in what was initially for two weeks. On April 11, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that schools in the city would be shut for the remainder of the...

New York City teachers are banned from using Zoom for virtual teaching after the Department of Education cited safety and privacy concerns.  Schools are instead being directed to use Microsoft Teams, which the department has reportedly already started training teachers and staff to use.  However, some critics told Chalkbeat that the platform was not as attractive as Zoom, and could diminish some teachers' ability...