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"It Is Disgraceful": FDNY EMS Union Slams Delay in Worker Reinstatements

Outgoing mayor Eric Adams offered City workers fired under the 2021 vaccine mandate reinstatement, but required rule change delays and radio silence…

Jan 12 • Aimee

"We View a Number of These Proposals as Being an Attack on the Press": Mamdani Says He Will Withdraw Press Credential Rule Amendments

Firsthand Media reported on the proposal that would have limited independent press access and called upon the mayor to withdraw it. Today he did.

Jan 12 • Aimee

New York Worker Reinstatement Rule Change Not Scheduled for January Vote

But the rule change is not needed for reinstatement of public school teachers and others who held noncompetitive public sector jobs and were fired under…

Jan 9 • Aimee

New York City Mayor's Office Moves to Limit Independent Press

Proposed rule changes would cut off press access to journalists whose work is not published by an approved organization, create a tiered access system…

Jan 7 • Aimee

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, from Firsthand Media.

Dec 25, 2025 • Aimee

Most Popular

Leaked Document Details NYC Plan to Reinstate Workers Fired and Retired Under Vaccine Mandate

Feb 8, 2023 • Aimee

NYC DOE Pitches Vax to Fired Teachers. Here's One Teacher's Response.

Sep 2, 2022 • Aimee

Attorney Jimmy Wagner Argues for Eight NYC Teachers at New York State's Highest Court

Sep 13, 2024 • Aimee

New York State to Repeal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

May 24, 2023 • Aimee

New York Mandate Podcast

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New York Mandate Podcast, Ep. 59: Attorney Christina Martinez

"I want everybody to know what is still happening to my guys": A conversation with an attorney who has represented dozens of New Yorkers who lost work…

Aug 31, 2025 • Aimee

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New York Mandate Podcast, Ep. 58: Teacher and City Council Candidate Athena Clarke

"We're putting the boxing gloves on.": A conversation with a teacher who lost her job under NYC's Department of Education COVID-19 vaccine mandate and…

May 14, 2025 • Aimee

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New York Mandate Podcast, Ep. 57: New York City Council Member Joann Ariola

“I never forget our unvaccinated workers.”: A conversation with City Council Minority Leader and longtime advocate for NYC workers who lost their jobs…

May 9, 2025 • Aimee

The New York Mandate Podcast Media Archive

An archive of interviews and conversations with people whose lives were changed by New York's COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Feb 26, 2025 • Aimee

Health Data Leviathan

Hochul Vetoes New York Health Information Privacy Act

NYHIPA promised the strongest consumer health data protections in the nation, but critics called it unworkable. Now only a two-thirds majority vote by…

Dec 20, 2025 • Aimee

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Trump, RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz Are Talking about Making Health Technology Great Again. The Devil Is in the Details.

On July 30, the White House made an announcement about a major step forward for the internet of health information. Watch it with me.

Aug 3, 2025 • Aimee

RFK Jr. Wants Wearables for Every American. Color Me Unsurprised.

Accelerating the completion of America's health data infrastructure has always been the HHS Secretary's core strategy to "Make America Health Again."

Jun 26, 2025 • Aimee

What Do You Want from the "Health Technology Ecosystem"? The Government Wants to Know.

This is your chance to let HHS know what you want from health apps and devices, what you think about digital IDs, and how you want to manage your…

Jun 10, 2025 • Aimee

Podcasts

Firsthand Report

In the 2025 New York City Mayoral Election, Curtis Sliwa Is the Clear Choice for Voters Who Value the Freedom to Make Their Own Medical…

New York Mandate Podcast

New York Mandate Podcast, Ep. 59: Attorney Christina Martinez

Signs of the Times

Signs of the Times - New York 2020

Photographs from New York City, 2020.

Mar 14, 2025 • Aimee

Video Reporting Channels

NYCforYourself on YouTube

Livestreams, interviews, and more independent video reporting from New York.

NYCforYourself on Rumble

Livestreams, interviews, and more independent video reporting from New York. This channel features video reporting that cannot be published on YouTube due to censorship.

Video Reporting

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In the 2025 New York City Mayoral Election, Curtis Sliwa Is the Clear Choice for Voters Who Value the Freedom to Make Their Own Medical…

As voters go to the polls today, there are many advocates for informed consent and medical freedom down-ballot too. Here's a look at the candidates.

Nov 4, 2025 • Aimee

"He's a Man of His Word": Bronx Curtis Sliwa Voter Talks Public Safety, Programs for Kids, Election

A passerby from the Bronx who stopped to chat with Athena Clarke canvassers in Brooklyn gave me his take on the 2025 mayoral election.

Nov 4, 2025 • Aimee

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"Either You Do Politics or Politics Is Going to Do You": The Finest Unfiltered's John Macari Talks NYC Election

The retired NYPD lieutenant, Finest Unfiltered host, and Curtis Sliwa supporter talked with me about the NYC election after Sliwa's final rally in…

Nov 4, 2025 • Aimee

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Supporters Join Athena Clarke Campaign for Final Push Before Election Day

I talked with Clarke and some of the New Yorkers who have rallied to support her run for City Council in Brooklyn’s 46th District.

Nov 4, 2025 • Aimee

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"We Need Big Transformational Change": Mamdani "NYC Is Not for Sale" Rallygoers Talk About Issues Driving Vote

Mamdani supporters who attended the Forest Hills "NYC Is Not for Sale" rally talked with me afterward about the issues driving their vote.

Oct 27, 2025 • Aimee

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Jul 29, 2025 • Aimee

Tracker: Open Letter Campaign Calls for Worker Reinstatement and Compensation

Workers who lost jobs under New York's C19 vaccine mandates are calling on officials to reinstate and compensate them, and demanding transparency…

Mar 17, 2025 • Aimee

Firsthand Media

Reporting from New York on policy, tech, and current events. Host of the New York Mandate Podcast.

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