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U.S. Attorney Damian Williams became the fifth head of the Manhattan Federal prosecutors' office in as many years, following a period of unstable turnover in the office and a sense of a loss of faith in the U.S. Dept. of Justice. U.S. Attorney's Office/SDNY/Public Domain

January 23, 2022

Letter From New York : Ethical questions stemming from the Bill de Blasio-Eric Adams transition at City Hall serve up a first test for U.S. Attorney Damian Williams

Damian Williams was sworn in as the new U.S. Attorney to great fanfare. He has been forced to confront ethical questions related to the Bill de Blasio-Eric Adams transition at New York City Hall.

The Government can't engage in a strictly open-business agenda during the Coronavirus pandemic without acting in lockstep with all Government Agencies. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is amongst them. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain)

December 24, 2021

After New York City missed the Omicron outbreak, the Government’s lockstep acts to deny the public release of pandemic data become clear

The Government is making it difficult to collect, report, and disclose pandemic data as the Omicron variant spreads without control.

Elmhurst Hospital was ground zero in the first wave of the Coronavirus pandemic in Queens. Mayor Bill de Balsio (WFP-New York City) refuses to reveal whether the City's public hospital system is ready for the Omicron outbreak gripping the City. Progress New York

December 19, 2021

de Blasio mum about preparing Elmhurst Hospital, and other public hospitals, for an Omicron variant wave that has triggered spikes in hospitalisations elsewhere

Mayor Bill de Blasio has refused to reveal whether New York City’s public hospital system is prepared for the Omicron variant outbreak, which experts believe will lead to spikes in hospitalisations.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky is the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Her health ministry is conducting the contact tracing for the now-infamous outbreak of the Omicron variant at an anime convention in New York. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (YouTube/Fair Use)

December 8, 2021

CDC mum, as de Blasio and Pandemic Response Lab still can’t explain missing amine convention outbreak of Omicron variant

The CDC is mum about conducting contact tracing for the anime convention in New York City, where many were infected with the Omicron variant.

Jonathan Brennan-Badal is CEO of Opentrons, the parent company of the Pandemic Response Lab. The valuation of Opentrons has increased 20-fold from $90 million to $1.8 billion since winning Government COVID-19 testing contracts from the City of New York. It also sequences tests for Coronavirus variants. Its record on sequencing has raised a lot of questions. NYC Mayor's Office (YouTube/Fair Use)

December 4, 2021

The Pandemic Response Lab, Mayor de Blasio’s ‘gold standard’ of testing, misses Omicron variant, its latest misfire after NYC was late to report the Delta and AY.3 variants

New York City’s Pandemic Response Lab was supposed to be the “gold standard” for COVID-19 testing. Yet, the world learned of New York City’s first Omicron patient from public health officials in Minnesota.

Mayor-elect Eric Adams (D-New York City) has already triggered reports of conflicts of interest, and he hasn't yet been sworn in as mayor. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams (YouTube/Fair Use)

November 30, 2021

Before swearing in, Eric Adams appears to have flouted ethics rules and invoked Trump-like concerns with private membership club

With one month before his swearing in, Mayor-elect Eric Adams has reportedly flouted ethics rules governing conflicts of interest.

Mayor Bill de Blasio (WFP-New York City) has been compiling intelligence reports about misinformation, misunderstandings, and conspiracy theories about the Coronavirus pandemic and the vaccines. NYC Mayor's Office (YouTube/Fair Use)

November 8, 2021

de Blasio City Hall compiled intelligence reports from online and social media posts about the pandemic and vaccines : report

Mayor Bill de Blasio (WFP-New York City) has reportedly been compiling intelligence reports about misinformation, misunderstandings, and conspiracy theories about the Coronavirus pandemic and the vaccines.