NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City movie theaters can welcome back audiences Friday, catching up to others across the rest of state. Theaters can reopen at 25% capacity, with no more than 50 people per screen at a time. READ MORE: Opening Day For Movie Theaters In New York - Except For The Big Apple Masks and social distancing are required, except when eating or drinking, and seat will be assigned. This comes nearly five months after Westchester County and Long Island theaters reopened , including the island’s oldest – Bellmore Movies and Showplace, which has been in business since 1908 . “It survived the Spanish flu and it has survived COVID,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said back in October. Also happening Friday, billiard halls can reopen statewide, but they’re restricted to 35% capacity in New York City and 50% outside the city. In New Jersey, wedding receptions can increase to 35% indoor capacity, up to 150 people. Outdoor receptions are also … [Read more...] about New York City Movie Theaters Reopen Friday, As Tri-State Area Eases COVID Restrictions
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Oakland homicides up 400% so far this year
close Video Gutfeld On The New California Bill That Would Decriminalize Psychedelic Drugs Proposed law would legalize drugs like psilocybin, MDMA and LSD; reaction on 'The Five' Homicides in Oakland, California have surged 400% citywide in 2021, according to the latest crime analysis data shared by the city's police department . The Oakland Police Department's Weekly Gunfire Summary for the week of Feb. 22-28 reported a total of 25 homicides citywide in 2021, compared to just five in 2020 and 13 in 2019. Area 1, covering West and Downtown Oakland, has seen a 200% surge in homicides. Meanwhile Area 3, covering Fruitvale and Central Oakland, and Area 4, covering East Oakland, Mills and Leona, both have seen homicide surges of 100%, respectively. Area 5, covering East Oakland and Knowland Park, have seen homicides surge 1300%. CALIFORNIA'S 'I-5 STRANGLER' ROGER KIBBE WAS STRANGLED TO DEATH, AUTOPSY SHOWS The latest data … [Read more...] about Oakland homicides up 400% so far this year
US COVID-19 vaccination program is our ‘can do’ World War II moment
What do a Formula 1 race track in Texas, an unused air strip in Connecticut and a Six Flags America amusement park in Maryland have in common? Answer: They all have been converted into mass COVID-19 vaccination sites. The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination program has hardly been smooth. Multiple problems still need to be solved, especially vaccinating elderly minorities who have limited ability or resources to make appointments online and get to vaccination sites. ADVERTISEMENT But American ingenuity and resourcefulness is starting to produce results, just as it did in World War II after a string of demoralizing defeats in early 1942. American industry mobilized , and soon automobile manufacturers were turning out tanks and bombers, and toy train companies were making compasses for naval ships. That kind of improvisation is taking place in the battle against COVID. In just six days in January, the Community Health Center, a nonprofit health care provider in … [Read more...] about US COVID-19 vaccination program is our ‘can do’ World War II moment
