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MTA Launches App, Offers Free Car Rides to Essential Workers During Early Mornings, Late Nights

MTA Launches App, Offers Free Car Rides to Essential Workers During Early Mornings, Late Nights

Through the Essential Connector app, essential workers can access a for-hire car and plan their commutes.
Gov. Cuomo Downplays Fears Around New York's Halt on Evictions

Gov. Cuomo Downplays Fears Around New York's Halt on Evictions

New York tenants are safe from evictions until August 20. But what happens when it's time to pay it all back?

New Yorkers Can Now Use Their Security Deposits to Pay June Rent

But what about rents for April, May, July and August?
Local Pharmacies Soon Will Offer Coronavirus Testing

Local Pharmacies Soon Will Offer Coronavirus Testing

With pharmacies added as testing sites, the state hopes to increase its testing capacity to 40,000 people a day

A Brooklyn Nurse is Running For State Assembly, Says She Will Fight For Frontline Workers

Phara Souffrant Forrest is running against incumbent Walter Mosley to represent the 57th State Assembly District
Regarding NYC Testing and Protective Equipment, Disbelieve Everything Trump Says

Regarding NYC Testing and Protective Equipment, Disbelieve Everything Trump Says

Trump maintains there's adequate nationwide PE and testing, despite FEMA's claim to the contrary
City Holds First-Ever Remote Stated Meeting in City Council's History

City Holds First-Ever Remote Stated Meeting in City Council's History

The city council has reconvened for the first time since all stated meetings were postponed in light of COVID-19.
Second Judge Dies After Brooklyn Supreme Court Deemed an Epicenter for the Novel Virus

Second Judge Dies After Brooklyn Supreme Court Deemed an Epicenter for the Novel Virus

The Brooklyn Supreme Court is now a hotbed for COVID-19, as it claims the lives of two judges and infects more
New Guidance Will Make Stimulus Payments Off Limits from Creditors, Says AG James

New Guidance Will Make Stimulus Payments Off Limits from Creditors, Says AG James

The attorney general issued official guidelines to banks exempting stimulus payments from garnishment under New York law
No Car, No Test! The Covid-19 Testing Site in Flatbush is Turning Away Walkups

No Car, No Test! The Covid-19 Testing Site in Flatbush is Turning Away Walkups

NY'ers ask, why set up a drive-through-only testing sites when only 45% of New York households owns a car?