Amtrak is asking for funding to keep running
WASHINGTON — Amtrak is asking Congress for $1.475 billion in funding to help keep their rails running in 2021. The company says the pandemic has drastically cut ridership, and without those riders, they’ll need the extra funding to keep their services running through the next…
Millions of New Yorkers are going hungry due to coronavirus outbreak
NEW YORK CITY — The number of hungry New Yorkers is predicted to double this year as the new coronavirus shuts down the city’s economy, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. “The number is unquestionably going up,” de Blasio said. “I think it’s going to be…
Massachusetts unemployment rates keep on rising
BOSTON — Another 38,328 Massachusetts residents filed for first-time unemployment insurance during the week ended May 16, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. While Massachusetts businesses slowly started reopening this week in a four-phase reopening plan, the road to a full recovery will belong….
This is how Colorado will split the $20M federal coronavirus relief funding
DENVER, CO — The City and County of Denver has announced the allotment of $20 million in federal coronavirus relief funding. The funds will support residents with housing and food assistance, provide economic relief for local small businesses and non-profits, expand widespread community testing, and…
Coronavirus cases are spiking in Michigan
MICHIGAN — More than 52,000 cases of the coronavirus and over 5,000 deaths have been reported in Michigan as of 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to the most recent data provided by state health officials. The state reported 435 new cases of the coronavirus Tuesday, bringing…
Los Angeles County cases are slowing down while more businesses open
LOS ANGELES, CA — The easing of shutdown orders in Los Angeles County got off to a rocky start with health officials identifying beachgoers flouting mask and social distancing rules and hundreds of businesses opening without adhering to health restrictions, according to county health officials….
Atlanta COVID-19 deaths are going down drastically
ATLANTA, GA — As the number of coronavirus tests in Georgia rises, the percentage of positives continues to fall. In a report released at 1 p.m. Friday by the Georgia Department of Public Health, the state reports 301,874 tests, with 36,681 confirmed cases of COVID-19,…
NYC kids develop fatal syndrome linked to COVID-19
NEW YORK CITY — One hundred New York City children have the potentially fatal syndrome that may be linked to the new coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday. The numbers of pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome spiked this week as New York City became grimly…
Citi Bike’s electric bikes return to NYC after being pulled due to COVID-19
NEW YORK CITY — The electric bikes will ride again. Citi Bike’s 900 e-bike fleet returns to New York City this week, almost a year after a brake problem that had people flying over their handlebars forced the company to pull the bikes, officials announced….
Small mom and pop businesses are being hit hard in Boston, MA
BOSTON — Small businesses in greater Boston lost 74.9 percent of revenue during the coronavirus shut down as of April 25, according to Harvard University’s Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker. That was more than most other major metropolitan areas in the U.S. and nearly twice as…