NYC asks older people to limit outside activities
Older New Yorkers and people with medical issues were urged by city officials to limit activities outside their homes as coronavirus hospitalization climb.
De Blasio: NYC public schools to begin phased reopening Dec. 7
Students in 3-K, Pre-K and grades K-5 will be allowed to return to in-person learning next week, with District 75 schools following soon afterward.
COVID crackdown underway as 'substantial' restrictions coming to NYC
Mayor Bill de Blasio is warning of more 'substantial' restrictions citywide as COVID cases spike.
New restrictions in New York City expected after Thanksgiving holiday
New York City's mayor says he expects more closures to go into effect in the city the week after Thanksgiving.
NYC mayor warns more coronavirus closures are coming
A day after closing schools for in-person learning, the mayor of New York City says everyone should expect more widespread closures citywide as the coronavirus pandemic reaccelerates.
Frustrated parents protest decision to close NYC schools
Angry parents called on Mayor de Blasio to abandon the city’s three-percent positivity threshold and reopen their kids’ schools.
NYC schools shutdown leaves parents scrambling, frustrated
Parents of NYC public school students described Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to close schools for in-person learning beginning Thursday as “terrible,” “a lack of leadership,” and “disappointing.”
Mayor blames coronavirus for huge spike in NYC shootings
Mayor de Blasio blames the coronavirus pandemic for the increase in shootings this year in New York City.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams enters mayoral race
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams officially entered the mayoral race Wednesday with an announcement on FOX 5 NY morning program, Good Day New York.
New York City virus rate stays below school-closing line on Saturday
Students, parents and teachers continued anxiously watching New York City's coronavirus test results as the latest figures Saturday fell under the city's threshold for shutting down school buildings, but the mayor warned that the city was at a “crucial” point in fighting the virus' resurgence.
De Blasio warns parents to prepare for possible school closures Monday
Mayor Bill de Blasio says schools could be closed to in-person instruction as early as Monday.
NYC mental health workers, not cops, to respond to some 911 calls
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says mental health workers will replace police officers in responding to some 911 calls in 2021.
Mayor warns that NYC schools could go all-remote
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a dire warning about an increase in coronavirus cases in the city.
Tristate area officials remain concerned over rise in COVID cases
Officials say the COVID caseload in the tri-state area is still worrisome.
NYPD's Juanita Holmes named first woman Chief of Patrol
NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea announced that Chief of Collaborative Policing Juanita Holmes was the new Chief of Patrol.
De Blasio urges all New Yorkers to avoid travel for the holidays
With the holiday season quickly approaching, the mayor is urging New Yorkers to stay home for the holidays to avoid becoming infected with the coronavirus.
Protesters sue mayor and NYPD brass
The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court, also accuses city leadership of doing little to curtail police conduct that included trapping protesters with a technique called kettling, hitting them with pepper spray, inflicting violence and detaining them for hours.
NYPD Chief of Patrol Fausto Pichardo abruptly announces retirement
A top commander seen as a rising star in the leadership ranks of the New York Police Department abruptly gave notice Tuesday that he is retiring.
NYPD Chief of Patrol suddenly retires
The sudden retirement of NYPD Chief of Patrol Fausto Pichardo has sent shockwaves through the department and beyond.
New hotspot data shows COVID-19 cases dropping while hospitalizations up
New numbers show COVID-19 cases are improving.