This is. . . School? After two delays and dangerously close approaches in dangerous October, New York City’s public schools opened for private learning this week. I admit I don’t think they will. My mistake was to believe what Mayor Bill de Blasio was saying about what we need to …
Read More »Responding to 9/11, the brother was killed by coronavirus just 12 days apart
A pair of Queens brothers, a retired FDNY captain, shared a lifelong bond – and died less than two weeks from coronavirus. Nicholas and Ralph Gismondi were “big family men” who were so dear that neighbors put up banners praising them when they died in an epidemic, CNN said in …
Read More »A new study says U.S. The COVID-19 bunch is nowhere near immunity
By the end of July, about a third of New Yorkers and less than a tenth of American adults were exposed to coronavirus, a new study of dialysis patients found. That level is far from “herd immunity”, with many hoping that the cause of Covid-19 will help end the goal …
Read More »NYC to ‘air bridge’ to London is discussed by FS, UK: report
An “air bridge” between the Big Apple and Big Ben is being discussed by the US and UK as a possible means for travelers to sidestep quarantine rules amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report. Officials are studying plans for regional “air bridges” that will allow visitors from “low-risk …
Read More »Former homeless Marine nurse returned amid pandemic
A U.S. Marine veteran who went from living on the streets to becoming an ER nurse in a Long Island hospital found inspiration to help homeless people in the coronavirus pandemic. Antranik “Andy” Garabedian, 41, used his experience to start a charity for the homeless when he saw the virus …
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