Activist Harold Tischler faces charges in connection with Brooklyn protests
Harold Tischler was taken into custody Sunday night and arraigned on Monday. He also faces unlawful imprisonment, menacing, and harassment charges.
De Blasio asks ICE to ban officers from identifying as NYPD
Mayor Bill de Blasio wants federal immigration authorities to ban its officers from portraying themselves as local police.
Amid protests, Orthodox Jews urge new virus-era dialogue
In the view of many Orthodox Jews in New York whose areas were hit hard and early by the pandemic, city and state officials stoked tension with their handling of new restrictions.
Candidates in only NYC swing district take aim at mayor
The candidates for Congress in New York City's only swing district are slugging it out in campaign ads that direct much of their fury at a man who isn't on the ballot — Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Are you in a NY COVID cluster zone? Find out here and what the rules are
The areas of New York where there are spikes of COVID-19 resulting in newly imposed restrictions have been color-coded by the governor's office on maps.
NYC mayor warns of bleak days ahead with coronavirus outbreak
The New York City mayor warned that there are dark days ahead as a new outbreak of the coronavirus affects the city.
NYC schools in hot spots closed, are businesses next?
Hundreds of New York City public and private schools were closed Tuesday in neighborhoods with flare-ups of coronavirus cases as city and state officials continued discussing the possibility of shuttering many businesses in those areas.
Gov. Cuomo orders NYC schools in COVID hot spots to close
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that all schools with the exception of religious schools will close Tuesday in coronavirus hots pots in New York City.
De Blasio proposes businesses, schools in 9 NYC ZIP codes close Wednesday
Approximately 300 schools and gyms would have to close and dining both indoor and outdoor would be suspended in the hotspots.
Mayor Bill de Blasio press conference
Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a press conference on rising COVID rates in New York City.
Cuomo leans on NYC to get COVID clusters under control
As New York City’s coronavirus hot spots continue to grow, Governor Cuomo says City Hall and the Health Department aren’t doing enough to enforce safety protocols.
As COVID cases increase in NYC, concerns over fate of city's schools
As cases increase at an alarming rate in nearly a dozen NYC neighborhoods, concerns over the fate of the city's schools are also rising.
Increase in NYC COVID cases may affect schools
As cases increase at an alarming rate in nearly a dozen NYC neighborhoods, concerns over the fate of the city's schools are also rising.
NYC middle, high school students begin in-person instruction
New York City is set to begin testing 10% to 20% of students and staff for coronavirus in every building monthly beginning Thursday.
NYC public school students return to in-person learning
Over 1,600 public schools in New York City opened their doors Thursday, welcoming half a million students back into the classroom.
No one fined on first day of threatened NYC mask crackdown
City employees distributed thousands of masks in the Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods with rising infection rates.
City stepping up COVID containment efforts in Brooklyn, Queens
New York City is stepping up its efforts to contain outbreaks of COVID-19 in neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens.
Nearly 100,000 NYC voters get ballot envelopes meant for someone else
Tens of thousands of New York City voters received absentee ballots with the wrong names and addresses on the return envelopes.
'Mask patrols' will fine people refusing to wear face coverings in NYC
Patrols will start issuing fines to people who refuse to wear masks even after being offered a free mask and a warning that not wearing it will result in a fine.
NYC elementary school students return to classrooms
Hundreds of thousands of elementary school students are heading back to classrooms Tuesday.