NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — More coronavirus vaccination sites are now open across New York, including one in the city that will give out doses 24/7. The Javits Center is now running around the clock, and the demand is high, CBS2’s Nick Caloway reports. READ MORE: New Pop-Up COVID Vaccination Sites Open Across New York, Signs Of Normalcy Returning To City Saturday, a long line wrapped around the side of the building as thousands of New York State residents got a shot in the arm. The Javits Center mass vaccination hub opened around midnight. The newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be available there in the overnight hours only. Vaccines are available by appointment only. One 90-year-old woman who spoke to CBS2 didn’t mind waiting in line in the cold to get her first dose. “This was a smooth, extraordinary operation. The National Guard should be highly complimented and everyone. It was just an extraordinary experience,” Upper East Side resident Ruth … [Read more...] about COVID Vaccine In New York: Javits Center Vaccination Site Now Open 24 Hours
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New Pop-Up COVID Vaccination Sites Open Across New York, Signs Of Normalcy Returning To City
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Pop-up COVID vaccination sites are opening throughout New York City in the latest push to inoculate as many people as possible. Larger centers are extending their hours as the federal vaccine supply increases, CBS2’s Christina Fan reported Saturday. READ MORE: Brooklyn Couple Hospitalized After Stabbing In Bushwick, Police Investigating People arrived for overnight appointments at the mass vaccination site at the Javits Center, where they could get the newly approved one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Plus, a dozen new community pop-up sites are opening across the state this weekend in an effort to target underserved communities. Since January, more than 50,000 people in the city received their first vaccine dose at a pop-up site. COVID VACCINE New York State book online here or call 1-833-NYS-4-VAX New York City book online here or call 877-VAX-4NYC Track NYC Vaccinations By Zip Code Nassau County more info here … [Read more...] about New Pop-Up COVID Vaccination Sites Open Across New York, Signs Of Normalcy Returning To City
New York City Movie Theaters Reopen After Nearly A Year Of COVID Restrictions
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Nearly five months after Westchester County and Long Island theaters reopened , New York City movie theaters welcomed back audiences Friday. Theaters can reopen at 25% capacity, with no more than 50 people per screen at a time. Masks and social distancing are required, except when eating or drinking, and seats will be pre-assigned. READ MORE: Opening Day For Movie Theaters In New York - Except For The Big Apple As CBS2’s John Dias reported, the popcorn was popped and the soda was flowing. Some things felt the same at many theaters again for a pastime countless have missed. “Just the experience of getting out of the house and doing something else, being around other people,” Manhattan resident Lars Dewenter told Dias. It’s been almost a year since statewide COVID restrictions shut down movie theaters. Mostly all have since been lifted, but the city was last. So most New Yorkers have been forced to stream movies at home. “Watching at home by … [Read more...] about New York City Movie Theaters Reopen After Nearly A Year Of COVID Restrictions
New York Weather: CBS2’s 3/6 Saturday Morning Forecast
By Giorgio Panetta, CBS2 Chief Meteorologist/Weather Producer Happy weekend everyone! The cold air remains in place all weekend long. Morning temps are expected to be in the 20s both days, and high temps are not getting out of the 30s. READ MORE: New Pop-Up COVID Vaccination Sites Open Across New York, Signs Of Normalcy Returning To City Saturday is cloudier and slightly colder than Sunday. But good news looms; by Tuesday we will be 10 degrees above average and well into the 60s after that. READ MORE: Brooklyn Couple Hospitalized After Stabbing In Bushwick, Police Investigating We will also continue our dry stretch for at least another five or six days. Colder weather will return in the longer term, but a pleasant preview to spring is most welcome! MORE NEWS: Senate Moves Forward With Stimulus Bill Marathon After Nearly 12 Hour Stalemate Have a great weekend. … [Read more...] about New York Weather: CBS2’s 3/6 Saturday Morning Forecast
Cuomo’s scandals reveal to nation the governor New Yorkers know
close Video Janice Dean: Cuomo and aides 'should go to jail' for nursing home death cover-up Fox News Senior Meteorologist Janice Dean rips New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for covering up coronavirus deaths. It was Andrew Cuomo's Emmy-winning performance: daily televised coronavirus briefings in which the New York governor projected competence and compassion, helping to calm a nervous nation. Now, the many Americans whose positive impressions of Cuomo were formed during the height of the pandemic are getting a close-up of a very different governor, one accused of underreporting COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, sexually harassing female staffers and bullying colleagues. CUOMO ADVISERS ALTERED REPORT ON CORONAVIRUS NURSING HOME DEATHS: WSJ To New Yorkers who have watched the Democrat for years, however, the allegations are consistent with how Cuomo maintains his tight grip on power. The same forceful, micromanaging, even adversarial style … [Read more...] about Cuomo’s scandals reveal to nation the governor New Yorkers know
