Thursday, April 14, 2022

Brooklyn Man Arrested for Arson of Rash Nightclub

 

A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging John Lhota with the April 3, 2022 arson of Rash, a bar and nightclub in Bushwick frequented by members of the LGBTQ+ community. Lhota was arrested yesterday and will make his initial appearance this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Roanne L. Mann.

Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; John B. DeVito, Special Agent-in-Charge, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); and Laura Kavanagh, Acting Commissioner, New York City Fire Department (FDNY), announced the arrest and charge.

“As alleged, Lhota deliberately set fire to a bar and nightclub patronized by members of the LGBTQ+ community, seriously injuring two of its employees, and endangering all present including the tenants of the building as well as the first responders who battled the blaze for approximately one hour,” stated United States Attorney Peace. “This Office strongly condemns such acts of violence, and will vigorously prosecute this case. The victims, and all LGBTQ+ New Yorkers, should be able to enjoy their nights out in peace and without fear of such a dangerous attack.”

Mr. Peace praised the Special Agents, Fire Marshals and Detectives of the Arson and Explosives Task Force for their outstanding investigative work on the case.

“Arson is a violent crime that impacts all New Yorkers. The prompt investigation leading to the arrest of Lhota demonstrates the commitment of the Arson and Explosive (A&E) Task Force to rapidly apprehend and bring to justice those who violently attack members of our community. ATF and its partners at FDNY and NYPD hope for the quick and full recovery of the victims,” stated Special Agent-in-Charge DeVito.  

“This was a brazen act of arson that seriously injured two people, placed the lives of residents and dozens of Firefighters in grave danger, and struck fear throughout an entire community,” said Acting Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh. “I commend our Fire Marshals for their outstanding work alongside members of the NYPD and ATF to apprehend this dangerous individual.”

As set forth in the complaint, on the evening of April 3, 2022, Lhota was captured on security video purchasing a red gas canister at a service station and filling it with gasoline. Lhota then proceeded to Rash, located on the ground floor of a multi-story building at 941 Willoughby Avenue, where he allegedly poured gasoline over the floor of the bar. The video showed Lhota tossing a lit cigarette on the floor, but the gasoline did not ignite. Lhota then used a cigarette lighter to ignite the gasoline, causing an explosion and a fire. The floors above Rash contain residential apartments. Firefighters responded to the location and extinguished the blaze. Two employees of Rash were injured and required hospitalization. The building sustained heavy damage due to the fire. Security video captured Lhota fleeing the burning nightclub.

The charge in the complaint is an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. If convicted, Lhota faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 7 years’ imprisonment, and a maximum of 40 years’ imprisonment.


Attorney General James Urges CDC to Adopt Stronger Opioid Prescription Guidelines

 

 New York Attorney General Letitia James called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to adopt new, common-sense guidelines for prescribing opioids that will help prevent and combat opioid addiction that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. In a letter to the CDC, Attorney General James urged the agency to update its guidelines for physicians to help improve pain management and reduce opioid-related harms in communities throughout the country. This is the latest action in Attorney General James’ efforts to fight the opioid epidemic.

“I am proud to lead New York in the fight to hold opioid manufacturers and distributors accountable for the harm they’ve inflicted on our communities, but we must also tackle the root of the issue and where it all begins — with the over-prescription of opioids,” said Attorney General James. “We know that opioids are highly addictive and dangerous, yet some doctors continue to prescribe the medication without reserve, costing us countless lives. We need clear and comprehensive prescribing guidelines for doctors so that our nation can finally decrease its dependence on opioid pain medications.”  

The CDC reported that last year opioid overdose deaths rose by nearly 20,000, marking a record high 75,000 lives lost. In New York alone, more than 4,200 people died from opioid overdoses between October 2020 and October 2021.

To combat these trends, Attorney General James recommends the CDC include the following measures in its official guidelines:

  • Develop specific thresholds for assessing the risks of opioids, including;
    • Clearly warning prescribers to exercise caution when increasing an opioid dosage beyond 50 mg;
    • Advising prescribers to offer naloxone, the overdose-reversal drug, to all patients taking at least 50 mg of opiates per day;
    • Directing doctors to review their patients’ prescription drug monitoring program data at least every three months.
  • Encourage the use of non-opioid pain therapies and ensure healthcare coverage by insurers.
  • Publicly recognize the limited evidence to support the usefulness of opioids for the treatment of chronic pain.
  • Publicly acknowledge that pain is undertreated and untreated in women and people of color and encourage prescribers to address potential biases in clinical decision-making.

In March 2019, Attorney General James filed the nation’s most extensive lawsuit to hold accountable the various manufacturers and distributors responsible for the opioid epidemic. The manufacturers named in the complaint included Purdue Pharma and its affiliates, as well as members of the Sackler family (owners of Purdue) and the trusts they control; Janssen Pharmaceuticals and its affiliates (including its parent company Johnson & Johnson); Mallinckrodt LLC and its affiliates; Endo Health Solutions and its affiliates; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and its affiliates; and Allergan Finance, LLC and its affiliates. The distributors named in the complaint were McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc., Amerisource Bergen Drug Corporation, and Rochester Drug Cooperative Inc. 

In December 2021, a jury found Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and its affiliates liable for violating New Yorkers’ rights and responsible for the public nuisance charges made by New York state in its opioid trial in Suffolk County State Supreme Court. A subsequent trial will now be held to determine how much Teva and others will be required to pay, which will be added to the up to $1.5 billion Attorney General James has already secured for the state of New York from different opioid manufacturers and distributors.

In December 2021, an agreement with Allergan was reached that will deliver up to $200 million to New York state and Nassau and Suffolk counties for opioid abatement, as well as make enforceable a bar that stops Allergan and all of its subsidiaries, predecessors, and successors from selling opioids in New York and acknowledge Allergan’s prior exit from the opioid business.

In September 2021, an agreement with Endo was reached that delivered $50 million to New York state and Nassau and Suffolk counties to combat the opioid crisis.

Also, in September 2021, the bankruptcy court in Purdue confirmed a $4.5 billion plan — at least $200 million of which will be earmarked for New York — from the Sackler family and foundations that they control, will end the Sacklers’ ability to manufacture opioids ever again, and will shut down Purdue Pharma. The court’s ruling against Purdue and the Sacklers has since been challenged by dissenting states and is currently in mediation.

In July 2021, a settlement with McKesson, Cardinal Health, and Amerisource Bergen that will deliver up to $1 billion to New York state to combat the opioid epidemic was announced.

In June 2021, a settlement that ended Johnson & Johnson’s sale of opioids nationwide and that will deliver $230 million to New York alone was announced.

The deals with Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, Cardinal Health, and Amerisource Bergen have a global value of approximately $26 billion.

The cases against Mallinckrodt and Rochester Drug Cooperative are now moving separately through U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Pursuant to the new law establishing the opioid settlement fund, all funds collected by the state from opioid settlements or litigation victories will be allocated specifically for abatement efforts in communities devastated by the opioid epidemic and will not go towards the state’s general fund.

Separately, but related to her work on opioids, in February 2021, Attorney General James co-led a coalition of nearly every attorney general in the nation in delivering more than $573 million — more than $32 million of which was earmarked for New York state — towards opioid treatment and abatement in an agreement and consent judgment with McKinsey & Company.

BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON FOR STABBING PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND, WHICH LED TO DEATH OF UNBORN CHILD

 

Defendant Pleaded Guilty to Attempted Murder

 Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to Attempted Murder in the second degree for stabbing his fiancé multiple times, leading to the death of their unborn child.

 District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant viciously attacked a woman who was 26 weeks pregnant, while she pleaded for her life and that of her unborn baby. He kept her from medical attention for a half hour. This mother courageously tricked the defendant by pretending to be dead and then seeking help. The defendant faces many years in prison for the butchering of this young woman, which lead to the death of her unborn child.”

 District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Oscar Alvarez, 34, of 1027 Walton Avenue, was sentenced today to 14 years in prison and five years post-release supervision by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Marsha Michael. The defendant pleaded guilty to Attempted Murder in the seconddegree on March 15, 2022.

 According to the investigation, on May 21, 2018 at approximately 11:30 p.m. inside of 1027 Walton Avenue, an apartment that Alvarez shared with his fiancé Livia Abreu, the defendant stabbed Abreu six timesin the torso and chest. Abreu was held hostage for approximately 30 minutes after the attack. To save her and her baby’s life, she closed her eyes and pretended to be dead. The defendant left, and Abreu was able to crawl to her neighbor’s apartment to call for help. Their unborn child died, and Abreu was hospitalized with injuries for about two weeks.

 District Attorney Clark thanked NYPD Detective Michael Diskin, as well as NYPD Police Officers Jeuri Paulino, Louis Dilonardo and James Talbert of the 44th Precinct for their assistance in the investigation.

Ten Members Of International Stock Manipulation Ring Charged In Manhattan Federal Court

 

Global “Pump-and-Dump” Scheme Targeted Retail Investors and Generated Over $100 Million in Illicit Proceeds

 Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the unsealing of three indictments charging ten individuals with engaging in a long-running “pump-and-dump” stock manipulation scheme involving the stocks of numerous companies traded on United States-based stock exchanges.  The scheme spanned the globe and the ten defendants charged were residents of Canada, the United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Spain, Monaco, Turkey and the Bahamas.  RONALD BAUER was arrested in the United Kingdom.  CURTIS WILLIAM LEHNER, COURTNEY VASSEUR, and JULIUS CSURGO were arrested in Canada.  ANTHONY KORCULANIC was arrested in Spain.  PETAR MIHAYLOV was arrested in Bulgaria.  Finally, DOMENIC CALABRIGO was arrested in the Bahamas.  The United States intends to seek the extradition of BAUER, LEHNER, VASSEUR, CSURGO, KORCULANIC, MIHAYLOV, and CALABRIGO to the United States.  CRAIG AURINGER, a citizen of Canada and resident of the United Kingdom, HASAN SARIO, a citizen and resident of Turkey, and DANIEL FERRIS, a citizen of the United Kingdom and resident of Monaco, were also charged and remain at large. 

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said:  “As alleged, for years, the defendants, collectively, made over $100 million by orchestrating ‘pump-and-dump’ stock manipulation schemes of publicly traded shares of U.S.-based issuers.  These pernicious ‘pump-and-dump’ schemes made the defendants rich while causing real harm to ordinary, retail investors who were left swallowing the losses.  These defendants used a web of nominee entities and shell companies located all over the world attempting to disguise their own orchestration of these schemes.  Today’s charges should send a clear message to all of those who think they can make millions running ‘pump-and-dump’ schemes --- no matter where in the world you are located, and no matter how many fake accounts and offshore shell companies you try to hide behind, our Office will vigorously pursue and prosecute you.”

FBI Assistant Director Michael J. Driscoll said:  “Stock manipulation schemes such as the one charged here today serve to undermine confidence in our financial markets and create a playing field designed to illegally benefit a greedy few fraudsters at the expense of many honest investors.  As alleged, the 10 charged defendants operated a global scheme that reaped more than $100 million in illicit proceeds.  Our action today should serve as a reminder of our commitment to insure free and fair markets for all investors.”           

As alleged in the three Indictments unsealed in Manhattan federal court[1]:

The Defendants

United States v. Ronald Bauer et al., 22 Cr. 155

RONALD BAUER, CRAIG AURINGER, PETAR MIHYALOV, and DANIEL FERRIS participated in a conspiracy that, collectively, involved “pump-and-dump” stock manipulation schemes of the securities of at least 12 United States-based issuers, resulting collectively in at least approximately $75 million in total proceeds. 

RONALD BAUER, a/k/a “Patek,” a citizen of Canada and the United Kingdom who resided in the United Kingdom, orchestrated numerous “pump-and-dump” schemes.  BAUER controlled the various aspects of the schemes. 

CRAIG AURINGER, a citizen of Canada who resided in the United Kingdom, participated in multiple “pump-and-dump” schemes including by coordinating stock promotion campaigns and by providing funding in furtherance of the stock manipulation schemes.

PETAR MIHAYLOV, a/k/a “Petar the Bulgarian,” a/k/a “PDM,” a citizen and resident of Bulgaria, participated in multiple “pump-and-dump” schemes by coordinating stock manipulation promotion campaigns and providing funding in furtherance of the stock manipulation schemes.

DANIEL FERRIS, a citizen of the United Kingdom who resided in Monaco, participated in multiple “pump-and-dump” stock manipulation schemes including by opening accounts that were then used to trade shares and transfer funds in furtherance of the schemes and by taking various actions necessary to prepare the publicly traded companies that were used as the vehicles for the stock manipulation schemes. FERRIS also served as the Chief Executive Officer of at least one of the companies whose shares the group thereafter manipulated. 

United States v. Curtis Lehner et al., 21 Cr. 121

CURTIS LEHNER, COURTNEY VASSEUR, HASAN SARIO, and DOMENIC CALABRIGO participated in a conspiracy that, collectively, involved “pump-and-dump” stock manipulation schemes of the securities of at least 9 United States-based issuers, resulting collectively in at least approximately $35 million in total proceeds. 

CURTIS LEHNER, a/k/a “Santa,” a citizen and resident of Canada, and COURTNEY VASSEUR, a/k/a “Black Water Resource Management,” a/k/a “Black Water,” a/k/a “Cyrill Vetsch,” a/k/a “Arctic Shark,” a/k/a “Oscar Devries,” a citizen and resident of Canada, both orchestrated numerous “pump-and-dump” schemes.

HASAN SARIO, a/k/a “Ali,” a/k/a “H,” a citizen of Germany and Turkey who resided in Turkey, furthered the stock manipulation schemes by, among other things, acting as a designated “trading specialist” who directed the group’s stock trading across various nominee entity accounts that the group controlled.  SARIO also utilized a network of nominee entities and nominee entity bank accounts that he controlled in order to both trade shares and transfer funds in furtherance of the schemes.

DOMENIC CALABRIGO, a/k/a “Raider,” a citizen of Canada who resided in the Bahamas, furthered the stock manipulation schemes by, among other things, coordinating stock promotion campaigns.

United States v. Julius Csurgo and Anthony Korculanic, 22 Cr. 190

JULIUS CSURGO and ANTHONY KORCULANIC participated in a conspiracy that collectively, involved “pump-and-dump” stock manipulation schemes of the securities of at least 19 United States-based issuers, resulting collectively in at least approximately $35 million in total proceeds. 

JULIUS CSURGO, a/k/a “Gyula Karoly Csurgo,” a citizen of Canada and Hungary who resided in Canada, orchestrated numerous “pump-and-dump” stock manipulation schemes. In connection with the schemes, CSURGO owned and operated an entity called Antevorta Capital Partners, Ltd. (“Antevorta”), which CSURGO used as a vehicle for the “pump-and-dump” schemes.  CSURGO, directly and through Antevorta, furthered the schemes by purchasing and selling numerous stocks in connection with the scheme and funding certain fraudulent stock promotion campaigns that were used to drive up the share prices as CSURGO and his co-conspirators sold off the shares that they controlled.

ANTHONY KORCULANIC, a/k/a “Remy,” a/k/a “Viper,” a citizen of Canada and Croatia who resided, at certain relevant times, in Spain, participated in multiple “pump-and-dump” schemes including by coordinating stock promotion campaigns and by providing funding in furtherance of the stock manipulation schemes.

Overview of the “Pump-and-Dump” Stock Manipulation Schemes

As alleged, the defendants participated in “pump-and-dump” schemes that followed a typical pattern.  First, the defendants and their co-conspirators secretly amassed control of the vast majority of the stock of certain publicly traded companies that were traded on the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market in the United States. Second, the defendants and their co-conspirators then manipulated the price and trading volume for these stocks, causing the share price and trading volume to become artificially inflated, through coordinated trading and false and misleading promotional campaigns that they funded.  Third, and finally, the defendants sold out of their secretly amassed positions at these inflated values at the expense of the investing public.

In furtherance of the scheme, the defendants used a network of nominee entities to trade shares and funnel proceeds of these schemes back to the defendants and their co-conspirators.  Holding the shares through the network of nominee entities allowed the defendants and their co-conspirators to conceal the fact that, in reality, they controlled the vast majority of the shares of the issuer.

The securities that the defendants and their co-conspirators sought to manipulate were issued by small companies, were thinly traded, and typically traded at less than $2 per share.  These publicly traded shell companies frequently had few, if any, actual assets or actual business operations.  While on paper the defendants and their co-conspirators had no connection to these companies, in reality they exercised substantial control, including installing management at the companies, financing the companies’ operations, and funding payments for attorneys in order to prepare public filings with OTC Markets Group, Inc. and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).  In order to attract investor interest, the defendants and their co-conspirators, at times, caused private businesses to be merged or “vended” into the publicly traded shell companies. The private businesses were often in industries likely to attract the investing public’s interest. 

In connection with the scheme, the defendants and their co-conspirators frequently engaged in manipulative trading activity in order to artificially increase the trading volume and share price of the stocks.  This manipulative trading included, at times, coordinated “match” trades in which the defendants and their co-conspirators caused one nominee entity or other brokerage account subject to their control to sell a certain quantity of shares while causing another nominee entity or brokerage account subject to their control to buy a similar quantity of shares that same day.  These match trades, which often occurred on days when there was low trading volume, had the effect of artificially increasing the share price and trading volume of the stock. 

As part of the “pump-and-dump” schemes, the defendants and their co-conspirators financed and coordinated promotional campaigns through which promotional materials touting the stocks were distributed to the investing public.  These stock promotional materials frequently contained false and misleading claims about the issuer, as well as omitting material information, with the objective of inducing retail investors to purchase the shares of the issuer, which allowed the defendants and their co-conspirators to sell of their substantial positions for a profit.  The defendants and their co-conspirators often expended hundreds of thousands of dollars on these stock promotion campaigns.  Furthermore, certain of the defendants used a “boiler room” to solicit investors, including investors based in the United States, to purchase shares of certain of the companies.  These “boiler rooms” involved multiple individuals working in a coordinated effort to contact potential investors, often through unsolicited “cold calls,” and providing investors with false, misleading, unfounded, and/or exaggerated information about the relevant issuer in order to induce the potential investors to purchase shares.

The defendants and their co-conspirators profited from the scheme by selling their shares into the market at the artificially high prices they had created through their manipulative activities.  By selling their shares while the share price was artificially inflated, the defendants and their co-conspirators were able to realize millions of dollars in illicit profits.  Once the defendants and their co-conspirators had sold off their shares and ceased the stock promotion campaign and their manipulative trading tactics, the share price of the relevant companies typically dropped precipitously.  The defendants and their co-conspirators then laundered the proceeds of the schemes back to themselves in a manner designed to conceal the source of the funds and/or the identity of the recipients.  Such laundering was frequently accomplished through the use of fabricated invoices, contracts and agreements.

Each of the defendants is charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud, which carries a statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison.  Each of the defendants is further charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which carries a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.  Each of the defendants is further charged with multiple counts of securities fraud pursuant to Title 15 of the United States Code, which carry a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in prison per count.  Each of the defendants is further charged with wire fraud, which carries a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.  Finally, each of the defendants is charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, which carries a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. 

The statutory maximum sentences are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendants will be determined by a judge. 

Mr. Williams praised the investigative work of the FBI. He further thanked the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs of the Department’s Criminal Division, as well as authorities in the United Kingdom (in particular the National Extradition Unit), Canada (in particular the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Alberta Securities Commission, and the Toronto Police Service Fugitive Squad), Spain (in particular the Spanish National Police), Bulgaria (in particular the National Police Service), and the Bahamas (in particular the Royal Bahamas Police Force).  Finally, Mr. Williams also thanked the Securities and Exchange Commission, which initiated civil proceedings against nine of the ten defendants today. 

The allegations in the Indictments are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

[1] As the introductory phrase signifies, the entirety of the text of the Indictments, and the description of the Indictments set forth herein, constitute only allegations, and every fact described should be treated as an allegation.

Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 = APRIL 14, 2022

 Clinical specimen testing for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) at Wadsworth Laboratory

As New Yorkers Make Preparations to Travel and Gather with Loved Ones For Easter and Passover Holidays, Remember to Use the Toolkit: Vaccines, Boosters, Testing, and Treatment

5 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday 


 Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19. 

Important Note: Effective Monday, April 4, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is no longer requiring testing facilities that use COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to report negative results. As a result, New York State's percent positive metric will be computed using only lab-reported PCR results. Positive antigen tests will still be reported to New York State and reporting of new daily cases and cases per 100k will continue to include both PCR and antigen tests. Due to this change and other factors, including changes in testing practices, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data -- not percent positivity.

"The upcoming holidays are a time to spend with our loved ones and enjoy the warm weather - but it is also a time to stay alert," Governor Hochul said. "Those who are traveling should get tested before they leave home, and those who test positive should stay home and discuss possible treatment options with their doctor. We continue to encourage all New Yorkers to get the vaccine, get the booster shot when its your turn, and stay safe."

Today's data is summarized briefly below: 

  • Cases Per 100k - 36.94
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 28.27
  • Test Results Reported - 144,143
  • Total Positive - 7,219
  • Percent Positive - 4.93%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 4.57%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 1,186 (+22) 
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 238
  • Patients in ICU - 144 (0)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 66 (+6)
  • Total Discharges - 292,903 (+211) 
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 5
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,256  

** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and several other factors, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data -- not percent positivity.

The Health Electronic Response Data System is a NYS DOH data source that collects confirmed daily death data as reported by hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities only.  

  • Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC - 70,482

This daily COVID-19 provisional death certificate data reported by NYS DOH and NYC to the CDC includes those who died in any location, including hospitals, nursing homes, adult care facilities, at home, in hospice and other settings.    

  • Total vaccine doses administered - 37,897,654
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 37,233
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 234,778
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 92.2%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 83.5%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 95.0%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 86.5%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 82.7%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 72.8%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 81.7%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 73.9%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 89.8%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 76.5%
Each New York City borough's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows **:    

Borough  

Monday, April 11, 2022 

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 

Bronx 

1.39% 

1.42% 

1.47% 

Kings 

2.60% 

2.84% 

2.85% 

New York 

4.25% 

4.50% 

4.75% 

Queens 

2.39% 

2.44% 

2.52% 

Richmond 

2.79% 

2.91% 

3.08%