New data has revealed shocking disparities between New York City neighborhoods when it comes to COVID-19 vaccination rates. On Tuesday, the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene released coronavirus immunization rates by ZIP code. In wealthier, white neighborhoods such as the Upper East, Douglaston and City Island, as many as 25 percent of all … Read more
Americans who live mainly black and Hispanic neighborhoods have higher coronavirus infection and death rates compared to those living in majority white neighborhoods, a new study suggests. Researchers found that U.S. counties with just one-fifth of a black population had a 2.4 times lower risk of contracting COVID-19 percent and a two times risk of … Read more
Facebook is going hyperlocal with a new feature that appears to be a copycat of the popular community-based social networking app Nextdoor. Called Neighborhoods, it’s currently being tested in Calgary, Canada, with no word on when or if it would launch widely. Users turn on their location to see posts, groups, and marketplace items from individuals … Read more
Mayor Bill de Blasio says he wants to impose new lockdowns in nine New York City neighborhoods with surging coronavirus positivity rates beginning on Wednesday. De Blasio announced his plan on Sunday, saying he intended to ‘rewind’ the reopening of nine zip codes in Brooklyn and Queens by shuttering schools and non-essential businesses. ‘We’re having an … Read more
Mayor Bill de Blasio says he wants to impose new lockdowns in nine New York City neighborhoods with surging coronavirus positivity rates beginning on Wednesday. De Blasio announced his plan on Sunday, saying he intended to ‘rewind’ the reopening of nine zip codes in Brooklyn and Queens by shuttering schools and non-essential businesses. ‘We’re having an … Read more
NYC threatens to SHUT non-essential businesses in neighborhoods where COVID-19 cases are on the rise – after the Big Apple records its highest spike in three months Six neighborhoods across Brooklyn and Queens are seeing concerning spikes in cases of COVID-19 The NYC Health Department is now threatening to shutter non-essential businesses in each of … Read more
Hurricane Laura, one of the strongest to ever strike the U.S., barreled across Louisiana on Thursday, shearing off roofs, killing at least six people and maintaining ferocious strength while carving a destructive path hundreds of miles inland. Aerial photos have laid bare the extent of the destruction caused by the Category 4 storm, that left … Read more
Uber and Lyft charge more per mile for riders traveling to and from non-white neighborhoods, study reveals A study analyzed millions of Uber and Lyft trips in the city of Chicago Riders traveling to and from disadvantaged areas were overcharged per mile Some of the increase were merely pennies, while others were much more However, it … Read more
A study of 108 US cities finds poor neighborhoods can be as much as 12.6 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than richer ones due to lack of trees and green spaces A new study looked at ground temperature data for 108 cities across the US It compared the average temperature in areas that had a history of … Read more