New York City

Top NYC news: Marijuana testing barred; tensions rise amid measles outbreak

AI Assisted Icon
Published on April 12, 2019
Top NYC news: Marijuana testing barred; tensions rise amid measles outbreakPhoto: Iker Alonso/Flickr

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in New York City.

Marijuana Testing of Job Applicants Is Barred by City in Groundbreaking Measure

The bill passed by the New York City Council was the latest in a series of steps to ease cannabis restrictions as efforts to legalize marijuana have stalled.

Read the full story on The New York Times.

Measles Outbreak: Tensions Rise as New York City Steps Up Response

An order to require immunizations in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community seemed to mobilize vaccine skeptics. Others worried that the effort did not address the root of the problem: misinformation.

Read the full story on The New York Times.

New York City Has a Y2K-Like Problem, and It Doesn’t Want You to Know About It

A city official admitted that technicians have been unable to get a major government network back up. “We’re working overtime to update the network.”

Read the full story on The New York Times.


This story was created automatically using data about news stories on social media from CrowdTangle, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.