New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city was recommending the wearing of masks for vaccinated individuals, following advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). About 66 percent of New York City’s adult population are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and de Blasio said the city is focused on increasing that number. While all new city employees must be vaccinated before they begin work, de Blasio announced on Monday that the city wouldn’t require masks indoors....

They're doing the same workouts, so he's confident he can put up the same results. When Dennis Kimetto broke the course record at last month's Chicago Marathon, Mutai said, "I was feeling it was me." Mutai already owns the course record at the New York City Marathon, where he will defend his title Sunday. His goal is to go even faster. The Kenyan won in New York two years ago in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 6 seconds....

• ConEdison estimates that over 42,000 New Yorkers are without power. • The New York Police Department and New York Fire Department have reported a spike in calls as people are reporting being trapped in elevators and other issues. NYPD officials have asked units from other boroughs to respond. • The outage has impacted Rockefeller Center in Midtown, as well as a portion of Times Square. Several subway stations also have lost power, prompting trains that are running to skip those stations until power can be restored....

It’s a hard booth to miss , as it can usually be found with a massive line that snakes around the show floor, which in itself is an attraction all its own. If you miss the line somehow, feel free to look out for multiple, giant sized Funko Pops that surround the booth like royal guards. The people in line are the lucky ones. Lucky in fact, that they were all Fan-Verified and entered for a chance to win a lottery ticket, offering them the opportunity to wait in this prestigious line to purchase any of the exclusive Funko items they are drooling over....

During his daily COVID-19 press conference, Cuomo urged everyone who participated in the recent protests to get a coronavirus test. In the meantime, “I would act as if you were exposed and I would tell people who I’m interacting with, assume I am positive for the virus because you could be infecting other people,” the governor said. “But please get that test. That is the one variable in this equation that we are not sure of....

The decision provides a clean slate to hundreds of thousands of New York Public Library cardholders. More than half of the 400,000 people who couldn’t check out books because they owed at least $15 in fines live in high-need communities, according to officials. Those patrons will now be able to check books out again. “Removing this antiquated barrier to access allows libraries to better fulfill their mission: making knowledge and opportunity free and accessible to all,” officials said in a press release....

Goal’s MLS midseason awards Robles joined the Red Bulls in August 2012 on a free transfer after spending four seasons in Germany, playing in the Bundesliga and second tier. He made his first appearance for the Red Bulls on Sept. 29, 2012, a 4-1 win over Toronto FC, and has started every game for the club in MLS since — a record 157 straight contests. “We are pleased to reach new terms with Luis,” Red Bulls sporting director Denis Hamlett said in a news release....

The New York Sports Clubs is being accused of “defrauding” more than 600,000 members by not freezing payments and making it “virtually impossible” for them to cancel their memberships. In a class action lawsuit filed against New York Sports Club’s parent company Town Sports International Holdings and Town Sports International (TSI), the gym is also accused of ignoring multiple requests from its members to cancel or freeze their memberships despite all gyms in New York being told to suspend operations on March 16 to help combat the spread of COVID-19...

Nassau County Supreme Court Judge Thomas Rademaker wrote in the ruling that “there can be no doubt of the good intentions” behind the order that seeks to help end the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “However, enacting any laws to this end is entrusted solely to the State Legislature,” Rademaker wrote in his opinion, obtained by News 12 New York. The judge’s ruling targets an order enacted last fall giving the state public health commissioner authority to require everyone over the age of 2 who is able to “medically tolerate a face-covering” to wear a mask in schools, public transit and other settings....

Statewide dine-in service at bars and restaurants closed indefinitely on Monday night, per an executive order from Governor Andrew Cuomo. The goal was to limit the spread of a new coronavirus, but Cuomo acknowledged it could mean a significant financial hit to restaurants and bars whose bottom line, at least partially, depends on alcohol sales. So, the State Liquor Authority eased up restrictions that ban off-premise sales, making it possible for restaurants, bars, wineries and distilleries to include alcoholic beverages in their take-out and delivery menus....

The Magpies need a victory to put themselves out of the reach of Huddersfield, who are seven points behind them with three games to play. Pep’s easy ride compared to Wenger Rafa Benitez’s side have stuttered in recent weeks as they attempt to drag themselves across the line but will be hopeful of ending a three-match winless run against Preston, who have lost three in a row. TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM In the UK, the match will be available to watch live on television on Sky Sports 1 and by stream via Sky Go....

Mayfield released a well-produced video of him shooting his friends dressed in Minnesota, Michigan State, Nebraska and Iowa gear with a paintball gun to the tune Rick Ross’ “Purple Lamborghini.” MORE: 17 questions for the 2017 season Mayfield is the No. 6 player high school player in Michigan according to 247Sports Composite rankings standing 6-foot-5 and weighing 255 pounds. Originally committed to the Gophers, Michigan offered Mayfield on March 24 following his decommitment from new Minnesota coach P....

The day after he inked a one-year, $8 million contract with the Sabres, the winger recorded a message for his new fans. “Buffalo, Taylor Hall here. It’s been a crazy past couple of days for me but can’t tell you how excited I am to be a Buffalo Sabre,” he said. “Hopefully, I get the chance to play in front of you great fans sometime soon. “I was going to smash into a fold-up table for my intro but it’s probably safest if I don’t....

ELLEDGE RETURNS TO CUP Jimmy Elledge is returning to be a Sprint Cup crew chief for the first time since the end of 2010 with Red Bull Racing. Elledge, who spent 2011 and 2012 working with the Nationwide Series teams at Braun Racing/Turner Motorsports, operates a kart chassis building business but will come back to the racetrack as the crew chief of the Phoenix Racing No. 51 car. He will crew chief just for the rest of this season....

They may have been the most critical moments in the Tour de France. When the spills were over, the racers back on their bikes and the precious seconds added up, it was Armstrong who was poised to make history. Barring a catastrophe on Sunday, during what is largely a ceremonial parade into Paris, the 31-year-old American would again win the tour, joining Spain’s Miguel Indurain as the only men to capture cycling’s premier event five years in a row....

Lindell was being interviewed by Sellers and Heather Childers about “cancel culture” after Lindell’s suspension from Twitter. Both Lindell’s personal account and the MyPillow business account have been suspended. Jason Campbell shared the clip to Twitter where it has since been viewed more than 8.7 million times. Campbell wrote in his tweet: “Newsmax invites Mike Lindell, who advocated for a coup and spews dangerous conspiracy theories, on air. It didn’t go well....

In a tweet from Saturday, Newsom told Disney that “the door is open” for the jobs to return to California. It was accompanied by a link to a story about Disney’s LGBTQ employees being unhappy with the company’s response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. “Disney, the door is open to bring those jobs back to California,” Newsom wrote in his brief message. “The state that actually represents the values of your workers....

MORE: Manfred: MLB to reevaluate fan safety | Dansby Swanson goes No. 1 in MLB Draft The ambidextrous switch pitcher was promoted by the Athletics earlier Friday. He made history by becoming the first MLB player to record an out as a left-handed pitcher and a right-handed pitcher in the same inning while pitching two scoreless frames in Oakland’s 4-2 loss to the Red Sox in Boston. Greg Harris, a right-hander who pitched for eight teams from 1981 to 1995, faced two batters as a left-hander in one game late in the 1995 season....

Eighty-eight percent of Americans surveyed say they approve of the current U.S. military actions. And 54 percent say they believe the government has a well-thought out plan for fighting bioterrorism and other domestic threats–up from forty-six percent in last week’s NEWSWEEK poll. Today, in a speech before the U.N. General Assembly meeting, Bush thanked U.N. allies for their sympathy after the Sept. 11 attacks but urged them to step up their efforts as well, saying, “The time for action has now arrived....

Bush’s approval rating stands at 57 percent, statistically similar to the 55 percent recorded one month ago. A significant majority of Americans (69 percent) want to continue surveillance flights off the Chinese coast; just 10 percent say they should end. But American public opinion toward China is not particularly negative. Just 22 percent say the spy-plane incident will result in long-term damage to U.S.-China relations. Fifty-four percent support China’s membership in the World Trade Organization....