The new requirement is the first-of-its-kind in the United States, according to the mayor. It may encourage more people to get vaccinated as the city prepares to reopen schools and offices amid a nationwide COVID-19 spike. “If you want to participate in our society fully, you got to get vaccinated,” Mayor de Blasio said at a press conference on Tuesday. “The only reason we’re having a recovery is vaccination.”...

China, Italy, Spain and France have implemented lockdown measures to prevent people from spreading the virus outside certain areas. New York state has had the largest outbreak of cases in the U.S. and rumors of officials locking down New York City have been swirling for days, causing some to leave the city or stockpile supplies. On Tuesday, Cuomo adamantly dismissed the rumors, saying they were “not true” and were being fueled by people’s fears and anxieties....

The Carleton Island Villa certainly has the history akin to a tragic novel, with the original owner, William O. Wyckoff, reportedly dying on his first night in the home from a heart attack aged 60, New York Upstate says. But his death was a double blow for the family, coming just months after his wife also passed away. The home was built in 1895, in the isolated location of Carleton Island, in Cape Vincent, and designed by architect William Henry Miller for Wyckoff....

During a news conference Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said his office has been working with the City Council to discuss options for closing streets to vehicle traffic, widening sidewalks and adding bike lanes throughout the city. De Blasio said the project will begin in May, with at least 40 miles of streets affected at first. The project may expand to a total of 100 miles of closed streets and widened sidewalks for the duration of the statewide stay-at-home order, which Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday he was planning to extend in some areas past May 15....

Over the weekend, the number of patients who were hospitalized in the state after contracting the virus was below 10,000 for the first time since March 29. As of Sunday, 9,647 patients were hospitalized, Cuomo said. Hospitalizations throughout the state have been steadily declining since the New York Department of Health recorded its highest number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients on April 12, at which time 18,825 people who tested positive were receiving care in hospitals....

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the new record on Friday, saying that 21,027 new infections have been reported—as concerns about the increased transmissibility of the Omicron variant grow across the country and around the world. “The winter surge in COVID-19 cases is a reminder that the pandemic is not over yet and we must take extra care to keep ourselves and each other safe,” Hochul said Friday. “The vaccine is still our best weapon to defeat the virus and ensure we are safe from serious illness....

The resident, named only as Clay, shared a clip to TikTok in response to a call out for nonsensical designs. The clip starts: “What’s something about your New York City apartment that people outside of the city will think is ridiculous.” Clay films his oven, featuring a gas stove, which sits in the corner of his kitchen by the window. Demonstrating the massive design flaw, Clay says “our lovely oven is just…” as he attempts to open the door, only to have it hit the cabinet on the left....

Meanwhile, the upcoming presidential election in the U.S., which has reported at least 164,690 fatalities to date, the highest COVID-19 death toll in the world, is currently scheduled to take place as planned on November 3. On Wednesday, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced she was suspending the dissolution of parliament until Monday, which was due to make way for an election scheduled to take place September 19. A decision on delaying the actual poll has yet to be made, she added....

Consecutive defeats mean New Zealand have already been eliminated but Hudson’s side have earned plenty of plaudits for the way they have pushed both Russia and Mexico in their two Group A matches. CR7 and Messi: Changing the face of football And the former Newport County and Bahrain manager is hoping to get some points on the board when they face the European champions in St Petersburg. He said: “I see this as another game that we want to approach with the mindset of being organised, having the right mentality and we want to get a result....

Ardern made the comments at a Monday press conference, in response to the country’s justice select committee finding on the matter. The committee failed to recommend that New Zealand go ahead with a nationwide ban on the discredited practice, which attempts to “convert” a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, despite finding admitting that the practice is “harmful.” “It’s something that I know our LGBTI community rightly so feels very strongly about, and it’s an issue that I do have concerns about,” said Ardern, who noted that she had not yet read the full committee report....

A 3-0 victory for Rafael Benitez’s side over Barnsley, coupled with Aston Villa’s late equaliser in a 1-1 draw against Brighton and Hove Albion, led to huge celebrations at St James’ Park. At the other end of the table, there were wins for all three of the teams in danger of being relegated to League One – Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest and Blackburn. But that meant heartbreak for Blackburn, who started the day third bottom and were relegated on goal difference....

The results reported Friday morning appeared to be evenly divided between the president and former vice president, according to The Arizona Republic. However, tallies announced later in the day from Mojave County and Navajo County showed that a greater percentage of votes from those areas was going to Trump, the paper reported. Results released Friday afternoon from Pinal County also showed gains for Trump, narrowing Biden’s lead to just over 39,000 votes in the state....

You might need to set boundaries about lending your parents money, coming over to your house without asking, or even how often they spend time with your children. “I wanted to talk to you both about coming by the house. If you’re going to come over, I need you to call or text me at least an hour ahead of time. That way, I can let you know if we’re free or not....

The Richard Childress Racing driver bumped rookie Kyle Larson out of the way on the final lap to finish 11th in the Quicken Loans 500 and one point ahead of Jeff Gordon for the final spot in the championship round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. “I wasn’t proud of the move I had to make, but I’m pretty sure if the roles were reversed, (Larson) would have done the same thing,” Newman said as he sat on the Phoenix International Raceway pit wall....

About half of those polled who live outside of California say the actor’s victory over Gov. Gray Davis on Oct. 7 “doesn’t much matter” to them, but nearly four out of 10 said they would sign a petition to recall their own governor if their state had a recall system like California’s. Still, it seems few would opt to elect another candidate with a big name but little political experience like Schwarzenegger....

Fiction The Appeal By Janice Hallett |Atria Books | $27.99 An extraordinary debut, this crime novel immediately stands out due to its bold style—in the form of emails and letters. Based in rural U.K. with an amateur dramatics society at its core, multiple conspiracies running rampant and pretty much everyone up to no good, it hooked me from the first page. ▸ James Brinsford, Pop Culture & Sports Reporter Book Lovers By Emily Henry | Berkley | $27...

First, the counter-staging of Trump landing at Davos while the Senate began the trial over his phony impeachment was a Reagan-quality move. Television is 80 percent visual. People standing around in the Senate makes for boring television. (Even people paid to watch the proceedings have complained how boring they are.) On the other hand, Air Force One landing in Switzerland and Marine One flying into Davos make for great visuals....

That kind of hubris has now landed Gingrich in deep trouble. Shortly before Christmas, a House ethics subcommittee stopped just short of calling him a liar and a tax cheat. After a two-year investigation, the panel of two Republicans and two Democrats concluded that Gingrich used tax-exempt charitable contributions to fund a televised college course that was actually a political recruiting vehicle. It also found that–despite past assertions to the contrary–he used GOPAC, his political-action committee, to market the course....

And cheered outside the studio, where weary, parents–fighting for the souls of their children against a culture of depravity–will take any help they can get. The “revolt of the revolted.” as Connecticut Sen. Joseph Liebermann called it last week, is finally underway, with left, right and center opening fire at once at the likes of “Housewives vs. Strippers” (Richard Bey) and “You’re Cheating and I Have Proof” (Ricki Lake). Denouncing TV freak shows is politically easy, cheap ....

The 22-year-old Neymar is on promotional trip to Tokyo, where he will film a commercial for a Japanese mattress company. About 700 fans greeted him at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Thursday. “It’s all good. My back is improving. It’s almost 100 percent,” Neymar said. “I’m looking forward to joining my (Barcelona) teammates and helping them win the title.” Neymar’s first World Cup ended in disappointment when he was carried off the field on a stretcher with a fractured vertebra during Brazil’s quarterfinal win over Colombia....