Thousands of health care workers in New York faced with either getting the COVID-19 vaccine or losing their jobs received at least one dose as the statewide mandate neared, according to state figures.

An independent commission determining what election districts will look like in New York next year recently released a pair of draft maps. Boundaries proposed by Republicans on the commission would ultimately combine the two Syracuse-area state Senate districts currently represented by Democrats.

Hospitals find out on Tuesday just how staffing levels will be impacted, following the New York state mandate that all health care workers be vaccinated for COVID-19 or lose their jobs.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday that she’ll sign an emergency order to call in the National Guard and import health care workers from other states and countries to ease anticipated staffing shortages at hospitals and nursing homes due to a midnight COVID-19 vaccination deadline.

As the deadline closed in for hospital and nursing home workers in New York state to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Kathy Hochul made an 11th-hour plea to holdout health care workers to get inoculated.

Gov. Kathy Hochul will make an announcement at the opening of a community COVID-19 booster vaccine site in New York City. Watch live at 11:00 a.m. EDT on Monday, September 27.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) chose the southside of Syracuse recently to announce another try at federal gun trafficking legislation.

Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed a bill prohibiting sales of gasoline-run vehicles as early as 2035, transforming New York's future both environmentally and economically.

New York state has added $125 million to expand eligibility for rent relief, due to the pandemic. Syracuse officials say while that help is appreciated, it’s significantly less than what the need is, and they still want to allocate $1 million in federal stimulus funding to help more renters. Some city councilors are upset Onondaga County isn’t putting in any of its own money into the expansion.

The state's vaccine mandate for hospital and nursing home workers takes effect on Monday, and officials are bracing for staffing shortages. Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a plan for filling them.