Virus hits NYC hardest in a few working-class neighborhoods

The coronavirus pandemic has hit especially hard in a few poorer New York City neighborhoods where telecommuting isn’t an option for many workers and there are more likely to be many people living under one roof.

New York City's poorer neighborhoods hit hardest by coronavirus

As coronavirus cases in New York City topped 30,000, President Donald Trump said he would issue a travel advisory urging people in the region to avoid traveling out of the area for 14 days. Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday he worried the advisory would keep some families apart.

NY City Council to vote to close Rikers

The plan to close Rikers Island by 2026 and replace it with four smaller, borough-based jails in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens is now in the hands of the New York City Council.

New plans proposed to close down Rikers Island jail

The Independent Commission outlined its report to phase out the facility, but its recommendation to open several smaller jails across the five boroughs isn't sitting well with some local officials and many New Yorkers.