Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, the new health commissioner, speaking to the @nycHealthy team on August 6, 2020. (Photo via @NYCHealthCommr on Twitter) A Blunt Change of Command She said she wore her “kickin boots” for her last day as health commissioner. Dr. Oxiris Barbot quit last week with a protest... News 09 Aug 2020 | 10:15
Volunteers urging New Yorkers to stop at St. James Recreation Center testing site on Fordham Road in the Bronx. ( Photo: NYC Health + Hospitals) Microbe Hunting The microbe hunters of New York are using every tool and tactic they can think of to seek out and contain the coronavirus.... News 10 Jul 2020 | 04:03
Mayor Bill de Blasio visits the Meal Hub at P.S.1 Alfred E. Smith School in Manhattan on April 7 to thank school food services workers who provide families with “Grab and Go” meals. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) Kids and the Future of School It has been an open question as to what the 2020-21 academic year will look like in New York as the city continues to manage... News 18 May 2020 | 12:08
Dr. Oxiris Barbot on screen at a media briefing by Mayor Bill de Blasio at City Hall, Friday, May 1, 2020. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.) The Vitamin D Question Why has New York City been slammed so hard by COVID-19? There are almost as many theories as lights gone dark on Broadway.... News 15 May 2020 | 12:24
Mayor Bill de Blasio hosts a news conference on COVID-19 at City Hall, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.) NYC Could be Dealing with Coronavirus Through September, Mayor Says New York City could be dealing with the coronavirus outbreak through September, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference... News 12 Mar 2020 | 03:33
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's top emergency staff meet to discuss the coronavirus, with Commissioner Oxiris Barbot on screen. ( Photo via @NYCHealthCommr Oxiris Barbot's Twitter) Figuring Out How to Fight the Coronavirus Influenza is nothing to sneeze at. It’s a really really contagious viral respiratory illness most likely to arrive from winter... News 03 Feb 2020 | 11:14
