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The CDC now considers NYC, Long Island & Westchester as “low risk for severe disease” — meaning officials believe vaccination and testing alone should be enough to keep the virus in check. Read more about the latest guidance for masking indoors here: https://t.co/0CXOwz1bCe — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden’s historic nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court will have an impact beyond the courtroom. https://t.co/Crx4R88Oy8 — PolitiTweet.org

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The award is the result of years of arbitration between health care union 1199SEIU and home care agencies – but some labor organizers say it isn’t enough money to pay back wages. https://t.co/NSwgiLAsWZ — PolitiTweet.org

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To help celebrate the inaugural run, the Trust for Governors Island threw an exuberant ice sculpting exhibition on Saturday, as ten teams of artists turned blocks of ice into glistening pieces of temporary artworks. Read more: https://t.co/tnEN1lSiqD 📷: @scoboco https://t.co/Vh4fApWXlq — PolitiTweet.org

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Because Ukrainian President Zelensky voiced Paddington Bear, here are your evening links: FIFA is banning Russia, "We're Not Gonna Take It" as a battle hymn, the six locations in New York you still need to wear masks, pandas rolling around, and more. https://t.co/aYDMQYpMIw — PolitiTweet.org

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City Comptroller Lander is pushing to divest New York City's pension system from assets linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin as the U.S. tightens sanctions against Russia. The pension fund's Russian assets were worth about $271 million last week. https://t.co/IobilMfCgj — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @lizkimtweets: Mayor Adams acknowledged that Jessica Corey, the former head of the hate crimes task force, was reassigned because he wan… — PolitiTweet.org

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Governor Hochul says the CDC’s relaxed masking rules helped change her mind about the mandatory statewide mask mandate for pre-K through 12 schools. https://t.co/qbYARr31Nq — PolitiTweet.org

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Discussing remote work, Mayor Adams said, "if I bring about the safety that's needed, and show the excitement of being back in the city, bringing tourism back to join the office atmosphere, New Yorkers are going to come back and be part of the economy." https://t.co/lhrzICEqwI — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @brigidbergin: This is ⁦@JosephPinion⁩ who is expected to be the GOP designee to take on ⁦@SenSchumer⁩. https://t.co/jDoPVUbfEa — PolitiTweet.org

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A detainee on Rikers Island died on Sunday, the first death of a person in city custody this year, officials said. Sixteen people died while in city custody last year, the highest number since 2013. https://t.co/MD6TarQOEl — PolitiTweet.org

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According to New York City statistics, nearly 370,000 public school students’ primary home language is not English. Of those, roughly 140,000 are considered English Language Learners because their proficiency falls below an official threshold. https://t.co/nn9e0H46o8 — PolitiTweet.org

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Because the Metropolitan Opera is severing ties with Russian artists who are Putin allies, here are your morning links: People like more personal space since COVID began, transit cops disregarding Mayor Adams, NYC is seeing more in retail theft, and more. https://t.co/jLlVXFbV2G — PolitiTweet.org

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A 27-year-old man was shot in the chest on the Broadway Junction L train subway platform on Sunday night following a dispute, police said. https://t.co/afNUnyd8Iy — PolitiTweet.org

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With New York getting bluer and bluer, the New York Republican State Committee will gather this week on Long Island — a GOP stronghold — to nominate their preferred candidates for statewide office and explain how they intend to change NY's political tides. https://t.co/YoTfVrJW9N — PolitiTweet.org

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A lawsuit filed last month seeking to block newly enacted legislation that would expand voting rights in local elections to more than 800,000 noncitizens hit a snag after the New York City Board of Elections requested its own lawyer. https://t.co/bbLc1028jO — PolitiTweet.org

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MetroCard's time is coming to an end and riders will be moving to a new contactless payment method called OMNY. Here's everything you need to know about the system. https://t.co/o2ESzEmj3J — PolitiTweet.org

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"I wanted to create a series of shows that felt undeniable, where I could tell people: look, you can show up day of, but it might not work, you might not be able to get tickets," Hanif Abdurraqib says about his spring music series coming to BAM. https://t.co/itug6DuC7c — PolitiTweet.org

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Two New York state corrections officers at the Orange County Correctional Facility have been moved out of an ICE detainee unit amid allegations of “racist and retaliatory abuse, violence, and medical neglect,” brought by six public interest groups. https://t.co/KZDHhQezIs — PolitiTweet.org

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A few hours after Hochul's announcement, Mayor Eric Adams said if NYC's numbers remain low, the city "will remove the indoor mask mandate for public school children, effective next Monday, March 7th." The final decision will be made Friday, March 4th. https://t.co/JyRjnR9u5M — PolitiTweet.org

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Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order that will stop investments and purchases involving Russia. The order will remain effective for as long as the federal government's sanctions against Russia are in place. https://t.co/8vjtd410NW — PolitiTweet.org

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New York State will no longer require students and staff to wear masks inside schools beginning on Wednesday, March 2nd, Governor Hochul announced today. It is unclear at this time whether Mayor Eric Adams will lift the city's indoor school mask mandate. https://t.co/JyRjnR9u5M — PolitiTweet.org

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"We’re looking at vast over-involvement of Black and brown people in a misdemeanor justice system that doesn’t ultimately promote either accountability or fairness," says Michael Rempel, one of the authors of a study from the Center for Court Innovation. https://t.co/QmcRKprPxN — PolitiTweet.org

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“The tax dollars of LGBTQ New Yorkers are about to begin paying the salary of a man who has waged war on our rights and dignity at home and traveled abroad to applaud our imprisonment,” Councilmember Chi Ossé said Mayor Adams appointee Fernando Cabrera. https://t.co/5Zk5Y1LJlU — PolitiTweet.org

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"[Our] vision is to celebrate our cuisine and understand how not one-dimensional Indian food is...something like this little fried chicken concept kind of encapsulates the vibe of all the little joints that exist in India that we grew up loving." https://t.co/TCl9QF59g7 — PolitiTweet.org

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Originally created in the ancient Egyptian city of Heliopolis over 3,500 years ago, the obelisk in Central Park has a story that includes Cecil B. DeMille, the complete works of Shakespeare, time capsules never to be unearthed, and its own NY cocktail. https://t.co/KpfqQ4hkbk — PolitiTweet.org

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Governors Island (now open year round) hosted an ice sculpture contest on Saturday to help close out its inaugural Winter Village. Even though the ice rink and fire pits will be hauled off after today, Governors Island remains open to the public daily. https://t.co/ORPivpaqOm — PolitiTweet.org

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Regarding pandemic price gouging, NYC Comptroller Lander says that he thinks the city's Dept. of Consumer and Worker Protection "didn't have anything like the resources necessary to respond rapidly to all the cases," of which there were 38,000 complaints. https://t.co/F8JIaypSkp — PolitiTweet.org

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Wearing masks indoors is about to get more flexible as Americans enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC issued new mask guidance Friday relaxing the indoor recommendations for face coverings in nearly 70% of the country. https://t.co/0CXOwz1bCe — PolitiTweet.org

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The New York Hall of Science has reopened its doors after two years of near-continual closure—first due to the pandemic, then once again due to damage from the remnants of Hurricane Ida—and has debuted new exhibits, headlined by "The Happiness Experiment." https://t.co/LuTp6TqOOL — PolitiTweet.org