Cuomo, Trump spar over federal coronavirus response
President Donald Trump and Governor Andrew Cuomo criticized each other on Friday about the federal government's coronavirus response.
New York hospitals continue to see encouraging trends
New York reported another 630 deaths, which Gov. Cuomo called "breathtaking in its pain and grief and tragedy and basically flat again like many of the other numbers."
New York shutdown to continue until at least May 15
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the New York PAUSE program that has shuttered businesses and required social distancing will be extended through at least May 15.
Amid talk of restarting economy, virus keeps killing in NYC
Hopeful talk about getting people out of their homes and back to work in some parts of the country seems a far cry from the harsh reality in New York and its suburbs: Thousands of people infected with the coronavirus are still streaming into hospitals every day. Hundreds are still dying.
State leaders mandate face masks and address food insecurity in New York City
Governor Andrew Cuomo is mandating that face coverings will be required in busy spaces throughout New York, while New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is targeting making every New Yorker has access to food.
Cuomo: Trump not king
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo took to morning TV shows Tuesday to push back against President Donald Trump's claim of “total” authority to reopen the nation's virus-stalled economy, noting that a president is not an absolute monarch.
Will NYC's schools stay closed?
The question of whether New York City's schools will remain closed still hangs in the air as Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio continue to discuss the future of the city's students and teachers.
Cuomo, De Blasio at odds over closing of NYC schools
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo are at odds over whether public school sites in the 1.1 million-student district will be shuttered for the rest of the academic year to curb the coronavirus.
Cuomo on De Blasio announcement on NYC schools
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo addresses New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement that New York City Schools would remain closed for the remainder of the school year.
Cuomo: What the statisticians couldn't calculate about New Yorkers
Cuomo praised New Yorkers for, by and large, adhering to his executive orders. He said the statisticians couldn't count the spirit of New Yorkers and the love of New Yorkers to step up and do the right thing.
New York scrambling to help suddenly unemployed New Yorkers
After more than 800,000 unemployment claims overwhelmed the New York State Department of Labor, the state is working with Google to streamline processing claims, while the Federal Reserve is moving again to bolster the economy.
NYC burying coronavirus victims on Hart Island
As another day with the coronavirus death toll in New York spiking to a new record, the city is interring the bodies of victims on Hart Island’s potter’s field, normally used for people whose families cannot afford a funeral.
Cuomo: Virus is 'effective killer'; 799 more deaths in NY
The governor said that his administration is asking funeral directors from outside the region to come help deal with the number of people who have died in this public health crisis.
Cuomo, De Blasio tentatively suggest coronavirus curve appears to be flattening
Both Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo expressed gratitude and cautious optimism that, by abiding by social distancing rules, New York could be flattening the coronavirus curve.
Coronavirus hits black, Hispanic New Yorkers hard, mayor and governor say
Preliminary data indicates that black people account for 28% of New York City's COVID-19 death toll, even though they are just 22% of the city's population. Hispanic people account for 34% of the city's virus death toll and 29% of its population.
Poll: Fauci, governors get high marks for coronavirus response
According to a new poll from Quinnipiac University, Dr. Anthony Fauci, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and governors across the nation received high marks from Americans for their handling of the coronavirus pandemic, while a majority of voters said that President Donald Trump’s response hasn’t been aggressive enough.
779 more coronavirus deaths reported in New York
Gov. Cuomo reported another record day of deaths in New York as the coronavirus claimed 779 more lives.
New York sees largest number of coronavirus deaths in single day
In a sobering assessment of the coronavirus outbreak in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that a record 731 coronavirus deaths were reported in the past 24 hours in the state.
USNS Comfort hospital ship to treat COVID-19 patients, Cuomo says
The Navy hospital ship docked on the West Side of Manhattan will treat patients who have tested positive for the coronavirus, the governor said.
Gov. Cuomo extends stay-at-home rules through April 29
New Yorkers must stay at home through April 29, the governor says.