| As NYC de
Blasio Talks Quarantine UNSG Guterres
Vacations in Lisbon New Year in Bronx
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Podcast
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SDNY / BRONX, Dec
29 – As 2020 comes to a close
in New York City, its mayor
Bill de Blasio on December 29
held a press conference urging
that anyone traveling back
into the city test and
quarantine for COVID-19.
But
what of the UN diplomats and
bureaucrats whom the city
hosts, notably UN Secretary
General Antonio Guterres who
left his public-funded mansion
on Sutton Place to vacation in
Portugal, and said he may also
visit the United
Kingdom?
Inner City
Press sought to ask the
question at de Blasio's press
conference, video here,
but did not get the question
in via WebEx as PIX 11, the
Daily News and a
self-described atheist from
WBAI were called on. (De
Blasio said,
"Whatever works for you, God bless.")
So Inner
City Press submitted the
question through the WebEx
platform chat to panelist
Doctor Dave A. Chokshi the
Commissioner of the NYC
Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene. We'll
see.
In even
more local NYC news, Inner
City Press on December 28
covered the online Town Hall
meeting at which Bronx
Assembly-member Michael A.
Blake passed the baton to his
successor, Chantel Jackson who
spoke of her Belize-born
mother working for a union,
and her desire to carry the
voice of Bronxite to Albany.
Again, we'll see.
The
long-abandoned courthouse on
Third Avenue by the 42nd
Precinct was discussed, as
well as how and whether truly
small businesses can access
future Paycheck Protection
Program loans, as issue Inner
City Press covers along with
the Fair Finance Watch. Watch
this site.
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