Cuomo announced that any region in the state that where hospitalizations continued to rise would be placed under new restrictions.
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NYC Closes Public School System after City Infection Rate Rises
Mayor Bill de Blasio has repeatedly said that the city would close public schools if the seven-day average coronavirus positivity
Cuomo’s Claims about Hasidic Wedding Deserve Scrutiny
Many questions should have been asked before he blasted a Hasidic community over suspected COVID violations, and the media ran
NYC Orthodox Community Holds Protest Over New COVID Restrictions, Chants ‘Jewish Lives Matter’
The demonstrations, held into early Wednesday morning, grew more chaotic as the night wore on and protesters resisted orders to
NYC Principals Union Votes ‘No Confidence’ in Mayor Bill de Blasio, Chancellor Richard Carranza
The executive board school principals union unanimously voted, calling on the pair to relinquish control of the school system to
NYPD Officer Charged With Spying on Tibetans for China
Baimadajie Angwang, a community affairs officer, acted “at the direction and control” of Chinese government officials at the Chinese Consulate.
Group of Anti-ICE Protesters Arrested at World Trade Center after Reports on Forced Hysterectomies
Eight protesters were arrested as a group of 50 to 60 made their way from Foley Square to World Trade
‘Public Servants Show Up And Serve People’: De Blasio Insists on Reopening NYC Schools Despite Pushback from Teachers Union
The mayor’s remarks came after the city’s largest teachers union threatened to strike if its demands regarding the reopening were
NYC Teachers’ Union Threatens Strike Unless ‘Every Single Person’ Who Enters a School Receives COVID Test
The president of the powerful United Federation of Teachers union said the union is prepared to strike if schools open
Pondering Our Remote-Work Future
Will it bring us together and revive local communities ─ or drive us apart and exacerbate class divisions?
NYPD Department Chief, Officers Injured at George Floyd Protest
Chief of Department Terence Monahan was admitted to a local hospital with “non-life threatening injuries.”
De Blasio: Black Lives Matter Protests Exempt from Large-Event Ban
The mayor has canceled all large events in NYC through September, but will continue to allow protests in the city.
New York State AG’s New Plan Would Strip NYPD Control from Mayor de Blasio: Report
Letitia James has called to end the mayor’s ability to appoint the police commissioner and to oversee the hiring and
N.Y. Judge Extends Initial Detention Period for Looters Due to Civil Unrest
Holding facilities in the city have seen an increase in suspects arrested either for looting or peacefully protesting after an
Police Chief: Arrested Looters in NYC Are Immediately Released Because of Bail-Reform Law
While city police made over 650 arrests on Monday night alone, New York City Police chief Terrence Monahan said that
NYPD Counterterrorism Head Says Organized Groups Planned Looting in Wealthy Neighborhoods
A number of stores, many of them in the upscale Soho neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, were looted on Sunday evening
Cuomo: N.Y. Has ‘Reached the Other Side of the Mountain’ and Can Begin Reopening
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday that New York can begin reopening the economy in phases.
U.S. Coronavirus Daily Death Toll Reaches Record High
With over 432,000 Americans suffering from the coronavirus, almost 15,000 have died in total as of Thursday morning.
NYC Mayor Shutters All Bars, Restaurants and Closes Nation’s Largest Public-School District
Mayor Bill de Blasio was initially reluctant to shutter schools, but faced mounting pressure from teachers and parents to go
NYC Mayor de Blasio Endorses Bernie Sanders
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio will endorse Senator Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary, the New York
New York City to Offer Mets Tickets, Cell Phones to Lure Accused Criminals Back to Court
New York City will offer a slew of free gifts, including cell phones and tickets to New York Mets games,
Bloomberg brings the biggest bucks to the Democratic presidential primary
Michael Bloomberg (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) Michael Bloomberg, one of the richest men in the world, is expected to enter the
Feds Charge New York Man with Joining ISIS
Federal prosecutors have charged a New York City man with joining and providing aid to ISIS, the Justice Department announced