In an effort to speed up what has been a sluggish rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, New York’s governor threatened Monday to fine hospitals up to $100,000 if they don’t finish their first round of inoculations by the end of the week. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the threat hours before announcing the discovery of the state’s first known case of a new, more contagious variant of the virus. A man in his 60s who works at a jewelry store in Saratoga Springs tested positive for the variant, the governor said. The man has COVID-19 symptoms but is “on the mend,” Cuomo said. The discovery underscored the need for more urgency in a vaccination campaign that has, so far, moved at a snail’s pace.

ShopRite announced Monday that 39 of its New Jersey stores with pharmacies will begin to distribute the COVID-19 vaccines to eligible recipients. The market chain said its pharmacies will start vaccinating healthcare professionals, focusing on individuals at the highest risk of exposure. The company will then expand access to the general public as additional groups become eligible for vaccination. “We are excited to be part of the initial stages of this unprecedented public health campaign as we begin vaccinating healthcare workers who are on the front lines in the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Jeffrey Mondelli, RPh, Vice President of Pharmacy, Health & Beauty at Wakefern Food Corp., the logistics, distribution and merchandising arm for ShopRite stores.

A collision between two ambulances latte Monday in Brooklyn left four EMTs injured, according to the FDNY. The crash occurred just before 11 p.m. near the intersection of Midwood Street and Brooklyn Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, officials said. FDNY officials said one EMT was transported to a nearby hospital. The other three were treated at the scene for their injuries. (AP)
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The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots continue to grow after no one has won the grand prizes in several weeks. Now, both of the games are boasting top prizes of more than $400 million each. The Powerball game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. Mega Millions tickets are sold in 44 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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The attached video is simply shocking. The total disregard for not only vehicle and traffic law, but the total disregard for the lives of children is appalling. This occurred in Boro Park on 18th Avenue and 55th Street. The bus driver blocked both directions of traffic and had his red lights flashing, as a young child is seen running to the bus. That’s precisely when not one – but two vehicles blow past the bus speeds fast enough to kill a child. See the video below: JOIN THE TENS OF THOUSANDS WHO ALREADY ARE ALERTED OF BREAKING NEWS LIKE THIS IN LIVE TIME: YWN WHATSAPP STATUS UPDATES: CLICK HERE to join the YWN WhatsApp Status. YWN WHATSAPP GROUPS: CLICK HERE to be added to an official YWN WhatsApp Group. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

A judge in upstate New York on Monday was reviewing 2,500 challenged ballots that could determine the winner of the nation’s last undecided U.S. House race. Entering the new year, former U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney, a Republican, had a 29-vote lead over the incumbent Democrat, U.S. Rep. Anthony Brindisi. The candidates have sparred in court over disputed affidavit and absentee ballots cast in their district in central New York. State Judge Scott DelConte was expected to spend the next few days reviewing ballots challenged by both campaigns. It’s unclear exactly when the process will wrap up. The judge’s review is likely to extend at least until next week. Tabulation of the votes has taken so long, the winner missed the opening day of the 117th Congress on Sunday.

In an effort to speed up what has been a sluggish rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, New York’s governor threatened Monday to fine hospitals up to $100,000 if they don’t finish their first round of inoculations by the end of the week. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the threat hours before announcing the discovery of the state’s first known case a new, more contagious variant of the virus. A man in his 60s who works at a jewelry store in Saratoga Springs tested positive for the variant, the governor said. The man has COVID-19 symptoms but is “on the mend,” Cuomo said. The discovery seemed to underscore the need for more urgency in a vaccination campaign that has, so far, moved at a snail’s pace.

The conviction of a Bangladeshi immigrant who set off a pipe bomb attached to his chest in New York City’s busiest subway station was properly returned by a Manhattan jury, a judge said in a decision released Monday. The December 2017 attack by Akayed Ullah, 30, of Brooklyn, fizzled when the bomb barely exploded, burning Ullah but causing mostly minor injuries to others. Judge Richard Sullivan rejected several challenges by Ullah to his November 2018 conviction for the attack in subway tunnels beneath Times Square and the Port Authority bus terminal. Those challenges included a claim that he did not provide support to the Islamic State group. Sullivan said in a decision dated Dec.

A New York City mall was evacuated Monday morning after a hoax device made to look like an explosive was found in a vehicle parked on a ramp in a parking garage, police said. John Miller, the NYPD’s deputy commissioner for counterterrorism, said police received a 911 call from the Queens Place Mall around 7:30 a.m. describing a vehicle with propane tanks and protruding wires. Police tweeted a photo showing an aerosol-type can, a roll of duct tape, some wires and other items recovered from the vehicle, a black Tesla with Nevada license plate. “The bomb squad has determined that this is a hoax device, which means in their judgment it was set up to appear to be a device,” Miller said. A police spokesperson, Sgt.

A live-in nanny in Flatbush was arrested for shaking a Jewish 3-month-old baby and leaving him with bleeding in his brain, officials said. According to a report from the New York Post, the infants’ parents told investigators that their son threw up all of his formula at their home on East 9th Street and Avenue P after he was given a bottle on Dec 29. The next day, the baby was still sick and his parents brought him to the doctor, believing it was a stomach virus. The infant’s condition did not improve by New Year’s Day, and the doctor advised the parents to have the child checked in the hospital.