(Albany, NY) - Drug overdose fatalities surged during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York State, with opioid-related deaths increasing by 68% to nearly 5,000 individuals from 2019 to 2021, according to an
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli reported last week that after losing more than 1.9 million jobs in March and April, New York State saw steady gains, averaging increases over 174,000 jobs in each of the following five months. That progress nearly halted in...