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“Continuing to provide these services to the community is a top priority; however, our physicians and teammates are also a priority,” CityMD said. “It is our hope that closing sites now will best allow us to avoid future closures as this surge continues.” https://t.co/l5Yqw4PtR2 — PolitiTweet.org

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"We have absolutely no plans to shut down," Charlotte St. Martin, president of The Broadway League, said Monday. "If the show is opening, we believe that we have the correct information that says it is safe to open for the cast, the crew and the audience." https://t.co/N28IEbLZfv — PolitiTweet.org

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"They should have stayed forever, but time goes on," Paul Meuser from Queens said about the R-32s, some of the oldest subway cars running in the world. The trains began farewell rides this past Sunday. "They’re better built than what’s out there today." https://t.co/2Z7ZIvMe8Q — PolitiTweet.org

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Because Miller High Life is the latest supply chain victim, here are your evening links: The New York Times explains the Grinch becoming a sex symbol, a recap of the internet in 2021, the FDA approved the first antiviral pill to treat COVID, and more. https://t.co/HlTAar6onl — PolitiTweet.org

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The family of Eudes Pierre, a 26-year-old Brooklyn man killed by police earlier this week, is challenging the NYPD’s description of his death as a “suicide by cop situation"—calling on the department to release body camera footage of the fatal encounter. https://t.co/xSKo4iTtit — PolitiTweet.org

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The Hugh, Midtown's new food hall located inside what used to be called the Citigroup Center, features an impressive lineup of 17 restaurants and bars including such proven winners as Miznon, Teranga, and Mah Ze Dahr. https://t.co/kozDMyK0xx 📷: @Scoboco https://t.co/u6xOABF5n0 — PolitiTweet.org

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New York will begin offering COVID-19 testing at the Times Square subway station and Grand Central Terminal in response to the spike in demand for tests as omicron spreads rapidly across the city and state, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. https://t.co/XtyTg81PN3 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MoNscience: COVID hospitalizations remain low across the boroughs but are creeping up in Brooklyn. https://t.co/Vxlhj5XBw0 https://t.co… — PolitiTweet.org

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As anecdotes of price gouging pour in, New Yorkers are trading secret sources for locating at-home COVID-19 test kits that are exceedingly hard to find. https://t.co/39OQxQFTpG — PolitiTweet.org

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Governor Hochul is pulling back on Andrew Cuomo’s plan to reshape a vacant 1.2-acre lot near the Javits Center, which a team of developers had eyed for a 1,600-foot skyscraper that would have been one of the city’s tallest. https://t.co/7ZeKoaj0Vo — PolitiTweet.org

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Amid a surge in cases, several areas of New York City have COVID-19 positivity rates above 15%, including Lower Manhattan, southern Staten Island and Bushwick. https://t.co/pe1afi4iLK — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: Dr. Ashwin Vasan has been selected by Mayor-elect Eric Adams as the next NYC Health Commissioner. Vasan has spoken about how the city should reform its approach to homelessness and policing to better serve New Yorkers with mental health issues. https://t.co/qpP2maspEc — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JonCampbellNY: More info from Hochul's office: The Times Square and Grand Central testing sites will be walk in. Hours here: https://t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JonCampbellNY: New: 28,924 new COVID cases in New York state yesterday, breaking another daily record, per Hochul. That's the sixth con… — PolitiTweet.org

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Citing staffing challenges, local urgent care chain CityMD has temporarily shuttered 19 offices in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and New Jersey, representing more than one in 10 of the private health care sites. https://t.co/l5Yqw4PtR2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Beginning shortly after 7:00 a.m., an outage at an Amazon data center stranded Citi Bike riders unable to unlock a bike. "If the subway didn't work and they told you it's because AWS is down, people would be pretty upset,” said one Citi Bike user. https://t.co/HW7C2t6MBF — PolitiTweet.org

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[sponsor] GrubHub presents Ten Great NYC Dumpling Spots https://t.co/RlgJT7wl1T — PolitiTweet.org

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Because we've got a candy cane shortage, here are your morning links: The science behind people loving Tamagotchis, Tomi Lahren doesn't like treating Kyle Rittenhouse "like a rockstar," the NYC ballet cancelling Nutcracker performances, and more. https://t.co/7p6JAgSvQY — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GwynneFitz: Ted Long of Test and Trace Corps saying city lab has been impacted by the surge in testing too, with longer turnaround time… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GwynneFitz: “Is the East New York rezoning a blessing or a curse on our community? Right now, it’s been a curse on our community...It’s… — PolitiTweet.org

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Despite NYC’s COVID case numbers surpassing all-time records recently, the latest surge has generally been manageable for local hospitals, with leaders at three major health care systems saying they are better prepared than they were for previous waves. https://t.co/lMByGUfoXR — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @lizkimtweets: Another key to the city. This one to @SenSchumer. https://t.co/Of3c0LSdg1 — PolitiTweet.org

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East New York was the first neighborhood in the mayor’s plan to create or preserve hundreds of thousands of affordable units throughout the five borough — a lynchpin of his 2013 campaign. "It’s been a curse on our community," says resident Albert Scott. https://t.co/YGLn73HwbR — PolitiTweet.org

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As infections surge, some teachers and parents are demanding expanded access to school-based testing and better communication from the Department of Education’s Situation Room, tasked with keeping communities informed about classroom outbreaks. https://t.co/ON7ISVlwVC — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MoNscience: Urgent care provider CityMD is closing 19 of its 150 COVID testing sites across NYC and NJ, starting today (Dec. 22). Cut… — PolitiTweet.org

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NY AG James urged New Yorkers to report examples of price gouging for at-home COVID test kits, currently in short supply in NYC. "Fraudsters are on notice that if they attempt to price gouge during this new surge, we will not hesitate to take action.” https://t.co/tRa7gHgA49 — PolitiTweet.org

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The Brooklyn, Queens and New York Public Library systems released their most checked-out books of the year, with the @NYPL noting that several top titles were part of book clubs, "showing that New Yorkers are certainly craving a sense of togetherness." https://t.co/unnER6GSWm — PolitiTweet.org

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“The fastest turnaround times in New York City are at our public sites,” says Dr. Ted Long as city-run sites report PCR turnaround times under 36 hours vs. private run labs, some of which are reporting wait-times as long as 5 days. “Come see us.” https://t.co/YK3o23fWAd — PolitiTweet.org

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A spokesman said the Dept. of Social Services is responding to community demands after four homeless men in Chinatown were killed in 2019, saying the facility "will provide valuable services and shelter for unsheltered folks in the neighborhood." https://t.co/GZoUklPQMl — PolitiTweet.org

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“It's always been a mixed story,” Council Member Lander says while discussing how Mayor de Blasio addressed street safety. “Some good things got done that have saved lives. But not with a fully bold agenda for transforming our streets to make them safer.” https://t.co/jEDyqVaJXz — PolitiTweet.org