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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, Justin Bieber arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of &quot;Justin Bieber: Seasons.&quot; Justin Bieber leads this year’s list of nominees at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, followed closely by Megan Thee Stallion, Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Giveon, Lil Nas X and first-time nominee Olivia Rodrigo.Bieber has seven nods, including video of the year and best direction for “POPSTAR,” artist of the year, best cinematography for “Holy” and best pop song, best editing and best collaboration for “Peaches.” (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Justin Bieber leads nominees for 2021 MTV Video Music Awards

By Mark Kennedy - Associated Press

FILE - Lieutenant Governor of New York Kathy Hochul speaks at a ribbon cutting ceremony in the Bronx borough of New York, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces possible impeachment following findings from an independent investigation overseen by state Attorney General Letitia James. If the governor resigns or is impeached, Hochul stands poised to become New York's first female governor in a state whose last three male governors have been marred by scandal. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Hochul moves into spotlight as scandal roils Cuomo’s reign

By Carolyn Thompson - Associated Press

FILE - Security personnel ask customers for proof of vaccination as they enter City Winery Thursday, June 24, 2021, in New York. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that later this month the city will begin requiring anyone dining indoors at a restaurant, working out a gym or grabbing cocktails at a bar to show proof they’ve been inoculated. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

In New York City, impending vaccination rules prompt concern

By Bobby Caina Calvan - Associated Press

In this Saturday, July 24, 2021, photo, former President Donald Trump speaks on a variety of topics to supporters at a Turning Point Action gathering in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) ** FILE **

Trump slams Cuomo over impeachment and COVID-19, predicts a GOP governor in N.Y. speech: Report

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Joe Trohman, from left, Patrick Stump, Andy Hurley, on drums, and Pete Wentz of the musical group Fall Out Boy perform at the MTV Movie Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Sunday, April 12, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Fall Out Boy cancels ‘Hella Mega Tour’ dates in New York and Boston over positive COVID-19 case

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 30, 2020, file photo, Waiter Lenworth Thompson serves lunch to David Zennario, left, and Alex Ecklin at Junior's Restaurant in New York. New York City will soon require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone who wants to dine indoors at a restaurant, see a performance or go to the gym, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, Aug. 3, making it the first big city in the U.S. to impose such restrictions. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

NYC to require COVID-19 vaccine proof for indoor dining, gyms, performances

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A proof of vaccination sign is posted at a bar in San Francisco on Thursday, July 29, 2021. Until now, many employers had taken a passive approach to their unvaccinated workers, relying outreach and incentives. But that has been shifting, with vaccine mandates gaining momentum. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

U.S. employers ratchet up the pressure on the unvaccinated

By Alexandria Olson - Associated Press

FILE — In this April 18, 2020 file photo, a subway conductor wears a face mask as the train is in a station, in the Bronx borough of New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio have scheduled competing news conferences Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, amid rising COVID-19 case counts attributed to the highly contagious delta variant of the virus. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Cuomo mandates vaccines or testing for NYC transit workers

By Karen Matthews and Michael Hill - Associated Press

In this Monday, April 12, 2021, file photo, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers remarks in Times Square after he toured the grand opening of a Broadway COVID-19 vaccination site intended to jump-start the city's entertainment industry, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ** FILE **

Mayor Bill de Blasio: All NYC workers must be vaccinated or tested by mid-September

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A sign at a pharmacy in a grocery store in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, on Sunday, July 18, 2021, informs customers the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is in stock and walk-in coronavirus vaccinations are available. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

‘The nation depends on it’: COVID-19 vaccination drive replaces giveaways with arm-twisting

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this file photo from May 13, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio uses a press conference to tout a plan to give citizens free burgers if they get a COVID-19 vaccination. While other large cities like Los Angeles have reinstituted or are considering reinstating mask mandates, Mr. de Blasio opposes such a move, instead focusing on getting more New Yorkers fully vaccinated. (Image: NBC-4 New York live stream feed) **FILE**

De Blasio bucks mask mandate as COVID-19 cases rise

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Smoke blocks the view looking toward Manhattan from Yankee Stadium before the Philadelphia Phillies played the New York Yankees in a baseball game Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Massive wildfires in U.S. West bring haze to East Coast

By Gillian Flaccus - Associated Press

Audrey Strauss, acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during a news conference to announce charges against Ghislaine Maxwell for her alleged role in the sexual exploitation and abuse of multiple minor girls by Jeffrey Epstein, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Feds charge 4 in Iranian plot to kidnap U.S. journalist

By Larry Neumeister

FILE - In this Monday, June 14, 2021, file photo, an election worker goes over a ranked choice voting explanation card with a voter before she casts her vote during early voting in the primary election, at the Church of St. Anthony of Padua in the Soho neighborhood of New York. Members of the New York City Board of Elections apologized Wednesday, June 30, 2021, after incorrect vote counts were posted in the Democratic primary for mayor. The error came as the board was going through its first major exercise in ranked choice voting. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

NYC hobbles Democrats’ narrative on state voting reforms

By Justin Riemer

Mayoral candidate Eric Adams mingles with supporters during his election night party, late Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in New York. Adams has won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City. Adams triumphed over a large field in New Yorks first major race to use ranked choice voting. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

Eric Adams wins New York mayor Democratic primary

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this June 4, 2020, file photo, New York City police officers gather near the site of a shooting in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

NYC crime wave triggers rethink of racial-justice policing changes: ‘They made a mistake’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The Price of Electricity Skyrocketing Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

When it comes to electricity, competitive markets deliver results

By Jack Yoest

Democratic mayoral candidate Eric Adams speaks at his primary night election party, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen). ** FILE **

Eric Adams’ lead narrows in corrected NYC mayor’s race as Trump ties mess to his 2020 plight

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, June 22, 2021, file photo, Democratic mayoral candidate Eric Adams addresses supporters at his primary election night party in New York. Adams holds a lead in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, but with hundreds of thousands of votes set to be redistributed in a new ranked-choice voting system, it remained possible for opponents Maya Wiley or Kathryn Garcia to come out on top. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen, File).

NYC election officials retract vote-count report amid ranked-choice confusion

By Karen Matthews and Deepti Hajela - Associated Press

People enjoy a sunny day in Times Square in New York on March 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Bystander, 21, struck by a stray bullet in Times Square

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times