NYC schools prepare to reopen with new COVID safety guidelines

2 million at-home test kits provided by the state will be used to increase testing following the break, while students whose classmates test positive can keep coming to school as long as their at-home tests are negative and they don’t have symptoms.

NYC subway lines suspended due to COVID staffing shortage

The B, W, and Z lines remained canceled Friday and were running on a Saturday schedule, according to the MTA. A day earlier, the agency canceled the lines due to staffing shortages related to the COVID surge hitting the city.