New hotspot data shows COVID-19 cases dropping while hospitalizations up
New numbers show COVID-19 cases are improving.
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.
Judge upholds religious gathering limit as NY hospitalizations rise
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the number of New Yorkers hospitalized with coronavirus is rising as authorities focus on limiting gatherings in COVID-19 hotspots.
Coronavirus closure zone confusion
New York City is using color coordinated systems to indicate where various coronavirus hot spots are in the city, but some are finding them confusing.
Judge allows Cuomo's hot spot restrictions ahead of Jewish holidays
The Brooklyn Diocese and Jewish Orthodox leaders filed lawsuits against Gov. Andrew Cuomo over COVID-related closures.
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.
Confusion over NYC COVID hot zones
Governor Andrew Cuomo is accusing the Trump campaign of inciting the Orthodox Jewish community as the city cracks down on COVID outbreaks.
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.
Brooklyn parents object to school closings
People rallied across parts of Brooklyn on Thursday to demand answers as to why 300 other schools in that zone could remain open.
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.
Journalist says Brooklyn protesters assaulted him; no arrests
No arrests were made overnight, said police, despite refusals to disperse and reports of violence.
Hundreds protest in Brooklyn over new COVID restrictions
Hundreds of members of the Jewish Orthodox community took to the streets of Brooklyn late Tuesday in a protest against new COVID-19 restrictions announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo earlier in the day.
Cuomo takes aim at houses of worship, mass gatherings in hot spots
Cuomo said the severity of shutdowns would vary by proximity to hot spots. The rules will take effect no later than Friday in parts of Brooklyn and Queens, sections of Orange and Rockland counties north of the city, and an area within Binghamton near the Pennsylvania border.
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.
Some Orthodox Jews bristle at response to virus surge in New York
Many residents of New York City's Orthodox Jewish communities are reviving health measures they abandoned over the summer, such as social distancing and wearing masks.
Cuomo threatens to fine NYC over COVID clusters
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.
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.