🌱 New COVID Guidelines For Schools + Biden To Visit NYC

Dashiell Allen
Updated ·3 min read

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Sun mixing with clouds; cold. High: 31 Low: 26. Watch out! There's up to 12 inches of snow in the forecast for Friday night into Saturday.

Here are the top stories in New York City today:

  1. The Department of Education announced a shorter quarantine period for k-12 students that test positive for COVID-19. Starting Monday students can return to school six days after testing positive–without showing a negative test, cutting in half the previous ten day quarantine. (Gothamist)

  2. NYPD says that it saw the highest rate of shoplifting–particularly large organized shoplifting–in the past 30 years in 2021, following a national trend. That's why more and more everyday products are locked up at pharmacies across the city. (CBS New York City)

  3. President Biden plans to visit Mayor Eric Adams next week to discuss the rise in crime in New York City, representing the first time the two meet since Adams took office. Adams wants Congress to pass universal background checks at part of his "blueprint for safety." (Gothamist)

  4. A shooting at Jacobi Hospital in The Bronx took place on Tuesday during a chance encounter between two acquaintances — suspected to be gang rivals — that were both in the ER at the same time. (New York City Patch)

  5. New York City saw its deadliest year for traffic-related fatalities in 2021, according to a study by Transportation Alternatives. The year saw 273 deaths, the worst total since De Blasio's signature "vision zero" initiative went into effect in 2014. (New York City Patch)

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Today in New York City:

  • Echoes in Ink: A Liberation Day Reading of Short Stories From the Holocaust, presented by the Museum of Jewish Heritage on Holocaust Remembrance Day (11:00 AM)

  • Pay What You Wish at The Frick Collection, 945 Madison Avenue (4:00 PM)

  • LGBTQ Power in 2022: Gearing up for the Legislative Session at Industry Bar, 355 W 52nd St, New York, NY, 10019 (6:00 PM)

  • Bob James Trio at Blue Note Jazz Club, 131 W 3rd. Street (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Here are NYC's Most Anticipated 2022 Restaurant Openings. (Eater NY)

  • Registration is now open for the TD Five Boro Bike Tour, which is taking place on Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Facebook)

  • The NYC Small Business Resource Network is running a new mentorship program for NYC small business owners. (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with another update.

— Dashiell Allen

This article originally appeared on the New York City Patch