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Riverdale Temple rabbi Thomas Gardner says that with in-person services returning, the High Holidays at his shul will be much closer to normal than they were last year when the coronavirus pandemic forced those same services to take place remotely. However, anyone attending in-person services must pre-register, be vaccinated, and remain socially distant from others.

Synagogues celebrate slightly more normal new year

How can religious people come together and celebrate during a global pandemic? That’s a question Jewish communities all over the world are wrestling with for the second straight year as the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur approach. And the Jewish community in this part of the Bronx is no exception. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 9/6/21

After calling the legislature back into a special session, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law a measure that would extend the coronavirus pandemic-era eviction moratorium through next January.

Hochul extends moratorium on rental evictions

With a simple stroke of the pen, Gov. Kathy Hochul extended New York's eviction moratorium on Thursday, extending the protections from the original Tenant Safe Harbor Act until at least Jan. 15. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 9/2/21

Gov. Kathy Hochul calls the legislature back into a special session beginning Sept. 1 to tackle the expired eviction moratorium, open meeting laws during a pandemic, and legalizing marijuana.

Community Board 8 moves September meetings back online

Laura Spalter has yet to physically preside over a meeting as chair of Community Board 8. But she's not only OK with that — she wanted it to continue. And thanks to Kathy Hochul, she got her wish. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 9/1/21

Avoiding voter's remorse

We know exactly how important it is to have mechanisms in place to challenge the governor. It took the allegations of nearly a dozen women to finally bring down Andrew Cuomo. Yet that’s not even close to the kinds of issues Gavin Newsom faces in California. more

8/29/21

Vaccine mandates hit educators, nurses

They may not have gotten along while he was still governor, but Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio had one cause in common: coronavirus vaccines. The problem? Not everyone agrees with them … more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 8/29/21

Meeting online has opened the door for record attendance for city groups like Community Board 8. But videoconferencing goes away beginning next week when community boards and all other governmental bodies in the state are required to return to in-person meetings — despite the rise of the coronavirus delta variant.

CB8 gets together once again — this time for real

Community Board 8 kicks off its fall meeting schedule with a gathering of all its committee chairs on Sept. 1. But anyone looking to observe firsthand what CB8’s executive committee is up to can leave their computer shut down, because seeing this meeting means traveling out to the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 8/29/21

Kathy Hochul is sworn in as New York's 57th governor by chief judge Janet DiFiore while husband Bill Hochul holds the Bible. She will fill out the remainder of Andrew Cuomo's third term, who announced his resignation two weeks ago after a sexual harassment scandal rocked his office.

Kathy Hochul officially sworn in as New York's 57th governor

Just after midnight Tuesday, Kathy Hochul — who started her political career on the town board of a Buffalo suburb nearly 30 years ago — made history as the state's first female governor. She succeeds Andrew Cuomo, whose decade-long leadership ended in scandal. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 8/24/21

U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman is not exactly a happy congressman despite the passage of the Democratic-led infrastructure bill through a divided U.S. Senate. In fact, Bowman says he and other progressives may not support Joe Biden’s signature bill in the House if the Senate fails to move a budget resolution worth three times as much.

Bowman no fan of Biden infrastructure bill package

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation over nearly a dozen sexual harassment allegations dominated the news cycle in New York last week. So, it may have been easy to miss the other big story that broke the same day — the U.S. Senate finally passing an infrastructure bill, bringing it yet another step closer to landing on President Joe Biden’s desk. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 8/22/21

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz says he’s considering following up his past eviction moratorium bills with one that would once again extend the deadline for those still affected by the coronavirus pandemic. He expects to work with incoming governor Kathy Hochul to get such a bill passed before the federal and state moratoriums expire.

As moratorium deadline approaches, new problems arise

State lawmakers are feverishly trying to extend the state’s eviction moratorium as the Aug. 31 expiration date protecting renters financially during the coronavirus pandemic looms. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 8/22/21

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi have found each other on the wrong side of issues quite often in recent years, and that hasn’t changed when it comes to how the legislature should approach the Andrew Cuomo scandal. Dinowitz is ready to move on, while Biaggi wants the outgoing governor to be held accountable for what he’s been accused of.

Dinowitz, Biaggi clash over Cuomo's fate

After the Jan. 6 insurrection attempt against the U.S. Capitol, the House of Representatives wasted no time filing articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump for a second time, even though they knew the U.S. Senate wouldn’t start the trial until after the Republican executive returned home to Florida. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 8/22/21

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