Throw away your keys to New York City

 

 NY Daily News 

Starting Monday, New Yorkers will no longer need to show proof of vaccination for indoor activities like dining and kids won’t have to wear face masks in school, Mayor Adams announced Friday as coronavirus infections continue to drop statewide.

The rollback of pandemic precautions was expected, as Adams said earlier this week that the indoor Key2NYC vaccine mandate and school masking requirement would go away this Monday barring an “unforeseen spike” in COVID-19 cases.

Still, the mayor’s official announcement at a Friday morning press conference marked a major reversal in the city’s approach to fighting the virus, which continues to kill dozens of New Yorkers every day.

“This is about giving people the flexibility that is needed to continue allow not only safety, but we have to get our economy back on track,” Adams said in Times Square. “It’s time to open our city and get the economy back up and operating.”

Vaccination papers please

 

 NY Daily News

 Anyone who wants to dine, drink, exercise or enjoy a live performance indoors in New York City will soon have to show proof of coronavirus vaccination or be denied entry, Mayor de Blasio announced Tuesday in his most aggressive push yet to jack up the city’s flagging immunization rates.

The requirement, which mirrors mandates on leisure activities enforced in some European countries, is presumed to be the first-of-its-kind in the U.S. and comes as the Big Apple is seeing a delta-variant driven surge in new COVID-19 infections.

The program, dubbed “Key to NYC Pass,” will launch Aug. 16 and phase in over the coming weeks before officially kicking off Sept. 13, the start of the school year, de Blasio said in his daily briefing from City Hall.

“This is crucial because we know that this will encourage a lot more vaccination,” the mayor said.