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A Bronx elementary school — P.S. 207 — closed its doors Thursday due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Administrators cited transmission between siblings in different classrooms as a reason for the outbreak. https://t.co/St7uj7vg3T — PolitiTweet.org

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New subway cars, signal installation and Sandy resiliency projects are years behind schedule, according to the latest findings from the State Comptroller's office. The MTA still doesn’t appear to be ready to address climate change, according to the report. https://t.co/oLOxRLEr6J — PolitiTweet.org

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New Yorkers know that there shall be no holiday season festivities until the ceremonial lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree takes place. https://t.co/a9hacnyKZF https://t.co/06uw7TMKTC — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea has filed for retirement, sources confirmed to WNYC/Gothamist, ending a two year run as the NYPD's top cop that’s been marked by disruption and controversy. https://t.co/NIgZeb6UeS — PolitiTweet.org

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An alarming public health misinformation campaign against the COVID-19 vaccines appeared today in a bus shelter in Crown Heights; it included language that seems specifically targeted toward an Orthodox Jewish audience. https://t.co/wvRC884k00 — PolitiTweet.org

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Several current and former elected officials who passed sweeping reforms governing how prosecutors share evidence with people accused of crimes say a program imposed by a Brooklyn judge is undermining legal protections they sought to enshrine in state law. https://t.co/3U4haLb8Zq — PolitiTweet.org

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The police have been on the scene since 11 a.m. and ask the public to avoid 1st Avenue and 42nd Street in Manhattan. https://t.co/SmKMN2ZQTG — PolitiTweet.org

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BREAKING: A Minnesota man has tested positive for the omicron coronavirus variant after recently attending the Anime NYC convention in New York City. “This is not cause for alarm," said Governor Hochul, encouraging all convention attendees to get tested. https://t.co/U6Dcs8M0nU — PolitiTweet.org

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Because being single and living alone is very expensive, here are your morning links: Tourist foot traffic in Manhattan has exceeded pre-pandemic levels, Queen Elizabeth has a rubber band ball, cyberspace isn't safe, dogs that look like celebs, and more. https://t.co/ZaQOBGeXLJ — PolitiTweet.org

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Despite four suicide attempts since being picked up by ICE, complaints state a mentally disabled and cognitively impaired Mexican immigrant has been put in solitary confinement, given improper doses of medication, and threatened by correctional officers. https://t.co/GJl3PVmJt4 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MoNscience: NY Gov. Hochul's just started a previously scheduled press conference on the state's COVID response. She is beginning with… — PolitiTweet.org

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Governors Island has released plans for its inaugural winter season, the centerpiece of which will be the Governors Island Winter Village featuring a 5,000- square foot skating rink, games, food trucks, drinks, and crucially: fire pits. https://t.co/hNp60OPOrY — PolitiTweet.org

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The CDC has closed a loophole preventing those vaccinated with products never authorized in the U.S.—such as clinical trial participants and foreigners—from being able to receive COVID-19 booster shots. https://t.co/Qs20MttRYo — PolitiTweet.org

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The MTA’s Inspector General's office has found some workers at the MTA still use the “honor system” on sites that don’t have a biometric timekeeping clock, despite the agency spending $31 million to modernize timekeeping and a history of overtime abuse. https://t.co/2oYscSitVk — PolitiTweet.org

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"When the subway brakes are engaged, they sing the first three notes of ['Somewhere'] from West Side Story," Tony Kushner, who wrote the screenplay for the remake of the film, said about the sound of a subway train starting, which is mixed into the film. https://t.co/fyJAzmjhb4 — PolitiTweet.org

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Governor Hochul "doesn't have nearly as [emergency powers] just because Cuomo's situation was so specific and unique. He knew what he wanted to do and then gave himself the power to do it," says Politico Albany reporter Anna Gronewold. https://t.co/3oAmI1tnk1 — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's why it could take at least "two weeks" for virologists to learn whether immunity and vaccine protection will remain effective against the omicron variant. https://t.co/LMzG13CAL4 — PolitiTweet.org

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How well do you know New York City's boundaries? Test your knowledge of the five boroughs' neighborhoods with this interactive map. https://t.co/JCMb9xjbrD — PolitiTweet.org

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Mayor-elect Eric Adams is supporting new proposed legislation that would lift the ban on the use of propane heaters for outdoor dining facilities in New York City. City Council prohibited the heaters in October, citing fire safety. https://t.co/oAs5G0RHvv — PolitiTweet.org

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Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter announces she will step down at the end of the year. Porter oversaw the city's vastly expanded free summer school, led the full reopening of schools, and developed the plan to reimagined the Gifted & Talented program. https://t.co/PWz1PUv6iE — PolitiTweet.org

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"This order says that our clients' rights to discovery are dependent on whatever the prosecution will agree to in a joint letter," attorney Yung-Mi Lee says about a new court order issued in Brooklyn on Monday, curbing defendants' rights to challenge DAs. https://t.co/1pllL5LGEJ — PolitiTweet.org

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Because the MTA wants to spend $100 million on COVID-19 tests for unvaccinated workers, here are your evening links: The U.S.'s first omicron case, NYC is no longer a top 5 most expensive city, the most popular pet names, Alec Baldwin speaks out, and more. https://t.co/IoFGilYTW2 — PolitiTweet.org

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A federal court ruled that 15 education department employees—all teachers & school administrators—will be allowed to resubmit applications for religious exemptions from NYC's vaccine mandate after they were previously denied and subsequently sued the city. https://t.co/BpIh3DrNGH — PolitiTweet.org

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A smaller percentage of NYC voters—just 23%—turned out in the November 2021 general election than in any other mayoral election in nearly seven decades. In 2020, 62% of the city's active registered voters cast ballots in the presidential election. https://t.co/Q1mVzDTCAM — PolitiTweet.org

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As international education programs slowly reopen this academic year, they are reporting at or near pre-pandemic levels of enrollment despite the very limited offerings and evolving COVID-19 concerns and travel restrictions. https://t.co/hBAN6N7mpL — PolitiTweet.org

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Coronavirus cases continue to rise in New York City schools, with its seven-day average more than doubling since a low point in late October. https://t.co/PgB54lCdZA — PolitiTweet.org

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Special praise should be given to whoever made the wise decision to mix modern subway sounds into Stephen Spielberg's "West Side Story" remake—including the sound of a train playing the first three notes of "Somewhere." https://t.co/fyJAzm1Gjw — PolitiTweet.org

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As New Yorkers and tourists flock to Midtown for the lighting of Rockefeller Center's 75-foot Norway spruce, the city will partially close certain streets in the area for the holidays to "keep people safe while ensuring minimal disruption." https://t.co/PeMw1cMtZE — PolitiTweet.org

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The Dept. of Correction was given a one-month vaccine mandate extension to avoid worsening the staffing crisis on Rikers Island, but despite the added time, 23% of uniformed officers remained unvaccinated on Wednesday and will be placed on unpaid leave. https://t.co/JW6VqSXf1A — PolitiTweet.org

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Amidst scandals that led to his resignation, the state legislature rescinded former Gov. Cuomo's broad emergency powers to dictate New York's COVID-19 response. With surging coronavirus cases and a new variant, what powers does Gov. Hochul still have? https://t.co/3oAmI1tnk1 — PolitiTweet.org