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COVID-19: Report Reveals Where Wealthy NYC Residents Moved To During Pandemic COVID-19: Report Reveals Where Wealthy NYC Residents Moved To During Pandemic
Covid-19: Report Reveals Where Wealthy NYC Residents Moved To During Pandemic A review of mail-forwarding requests is revealing where New York City residents moved to after the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak began. The United States Post Office received double the monthly average of mail-forwarding requests from New York City in March with 56,000, with that number increasing to 81,000 in April, according to The New York Times.  Most of those who moved out of the city were from the wealthiest zip codes in Manhattan, with half of the mail-forwarding requests in April from the Upper East and Upper West sides. Earlier story - COVID-19: Many Wealthy NYC…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
State To Hold Hearings On Con Ed After Blackouts State To Hold Hearings On Con Ed After Blackouts
State To Hold Hearings On Con Ed After Blackouts State lawmakers will hold a hearing to rake Con Edison officials over the coals after recent blackouts that left New York City and Hudson Valley residents in the dark. Following outages that impacted thousands statewide, New York legislators have announced that they will be grilling Con Ed officials after hearing the impact of area constituents. “Members from both houses have called for a hearing after meeting with constituents impacted by the rolling blackouts,” Sen. Leroy Comrie, Sen. Kevin Parker, and Assemblymembers Amy Paulin and Michael Cusick said in a statement. “The hearing will e…

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by Zak Failla
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More Blackouts Could Be Coming As Heat Index Is Expected To Hit 100 Degrees More Blackouts Could Be Coming As Heat Index Is Expected To Hit 100 Degrees
More Blackouts Could Be Coming As Heat Index Is Expected To Hit 100 Degrees With extreme heat expected this week, Con Edison is saying there could be more power outages after a blackout that left tens of thousands in the dark in midtown Manhattan over the weekend. Con Ed said in a statement that more than 72,000 customers along 30 blocks from Times Square to the Upper West Side lost power shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 13. It took crews several hours until power was completely restored around midnight. "Over the next several days and weeks, our engineers and planners will carefully examine the data and equipment performance relating to this event, a…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Oh Rats! The Four-Legged Vermin 'Taking Over NYC,' Report Says Oh Rats! The Four-Legged Vermin 'Taking Over NYC,' Report Says
Oh Rats! The Four-Legged Vermin 'Taking Over NYC,' Report Says Rats have gone from lurking in the shadows to literally taking over some streets in New York City, according to a new report. The New York Times reported on Wednesday, May 22 that rat sightings are up 38 percent from 2014, citing data from OpenTheBooks.com. There were 12,617 sightings reported in 2014, a number which has jumped to 17,353 just four years later. According to the report, in that same time period, during that time frame, the number of time city health inspectors found active signs of rat activities has nearly doubled. The report states that as Manhattan and the boroughs contin…

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by Zak Failla