As Warmer Weather Beckons, NYPD Dispatch 1000 Officers To Enforce Social Distancing
NEW YORK (AP) — As warmer weather tempted New Yorkers to come out of quarantine, police dispatched 1,000 officers this weekend to enforce social distancing and a ban on congregatin...
Satmar Hasidic Leaders Defend New York Mayor And Call On Their Community To Socially Distance
NEW YORK (JTA) - Two Hasidic synagogues defended New York Mayor Bill de Blasio from charges of anti-Semitism and called on members of their communities to adhere to government soci...
Cuomo: All New York Schools To Remain Closed Through Spring
NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that New York schools and colleges will remain closed through the rest of the academic year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Cuo...
After de Blasio ‘Jewish’ Comment, Cruz Urges DOJ To Watch For Religious Discrimination In NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz is urging the Justice Department “to closely monitor New York City” for potential religious discrimination amid the pandemic after its mayor...
NYC Subway Will Halt Overnight Service Due To Virus
NEW YORK (AP) - Subway trains, which had been disinfected at least once every 72 hours, will be cleaned once every 24 hours starting May 6, Cuomo said. Buses, vans and other altern...
This Is His Quest: An Actor Serenades The Front-line NYC Workers
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a stunning sound, emerging amid the clanging and the whooping and the banging and the honking at 7 p.m. each night as New Yorkers cheer front-line workers: the...
Fear Of Future That Devastated NYC Restaurant Workers Face
NEW YORK (AP) - For years, working in restaurants has been a constant for Isabella Guttierez.
It was something she could always fall back on to pay the bills while she pursued h...
Police Called After NYC Funeral Home Puts Bodies in Trucks
NEW YORK (AP) — Police were called to a Brooklyn neighborhood Wednesday after a funeral home overwhelmed by the coronavirus resorted to storing dozens of bodies on ice in rented tr...
Orthodox Jews Beset by Virus Grapple With NYC Mayor’s Rebuke
NEW YORK (AP) — It started with a funeral that got out of hand. It ended Wednesday with some of New York City’s Jews at odds with the mayor over his criticisms of the Orthodox comm...
NY Police Knew An Orthodox Rabbi’s Brooklyn Funeral Was Happening – Hundreds Still Showed Up
BROOKLYN, NY (JTA) - The images were striking, the mayor had strong words and the backlash was swift.
On Tuesday night, hundreds of Orthodox Jews gathered for a rabbi’s funeral ...
WATCH: NYC Mayor Defends Tweets Criticizing Large Hasidic Jewish Funeral
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio defended his tweets criticizing a large Jewish funeral on Wednesday at a press briefing.
De Blasio said Wednesday that he was ...
Virus-Altered Grading System Announced For NYC Students
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City schools will implement a new grading system for the remainder of the coronavirus-disrupted school year, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday.
Ele...
Watch: Blue Angels And Thunderbirds Salute New York Coronavirus Responders With Flyover
NEW YORK (AP) - Jets from Navy’s Blue Angels and the Air Force’s Thunderbirds flew over New York City on Tuesday in a tribute to the medical personnel, first responders and other e...
Nearly 102, NY Woman Born During Spanish Flu Survives Second Pandemic
MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York woman who was born during the Spanish Flu pandemic has survived COVID-19.
Angelina Friedman, who lives in a nursing home in Lake Mohegan, wa...
NYC Clinics Set To Start ‘Self-swab’ Coronavirus Tests
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City-run health clinics will soon take a new tack on coronavirus testing, using a procedure that lets people collect samples themselves at a health care wo...
Court Tosses NY Case That Could Have Expanded Gun Rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sidestepped a major decision on gun rights Monday in a dispute over New York City’s former ban on transporting guns.
The justices threw out a...
‘You Are A Miracle’: Home Care Is New Front In Virus Fight
NEW YORK (AP) — Ruth Caballero paused outside an unfamiliar apartment door, preparing to meet her new patient.
She covered the knob with a plastic bag. Put on a surgical gown, t...
Cuomo Says Can Envision Baseball In NYC This Summer Without Fans
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he can envision baseball games being played without fans this summer at Yankee Stadium and the Mets' Citi Field.
“Be creative. Tr...
Cuomo: Virus Deaths Drop Below 400 For 1st Time This Month
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s daily coronavirus death toll dropped to below 400, less than half of the deaths recorded at the height of the coronavirus crisis in the state's hospitals...
NYC Mayor Says He Wants Roadmap By June 1 On How To Rebuild
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday he hopes to have a roadmap by June 1 on how to rebuild the city after the coronavirus threat subsides.
The mayor, ...