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Teen Tased In Face By NYPD, Family Says, Mayor Promises Action
Jahmel Leach, 16, could lose all his teeth after he was tasered by a cop in his Bronx, according to his family.
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NY Coronavirus Death Toll Rises For 3rd Day In A Row
Fifty-three New Yorkers lost their lives to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office announced Wednesday afternoon.
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Cuomo Celebrates Opening Of New LaGuardia Airport Hall
Just in time for your vacation to ... wait, never mind.
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NYPD Should Stay In City Schools, Mayor De Blasio Says
"School safety is necessary in its current form to keep ensuring safety," the mayor said. "We have to think about the reality of safety."
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NYC Restaurants May Need To Build Cubicles To Reopen
New state guidelines mandate restaurants that cannot ensure social distancing build 5 foot barriers between tables before reopening.
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Disbanding NYPD Gets City Speaker's Backing
Days after Minneapolis legislatures pledged to disband the city's police force, Speaker Corey Johnson urged New York to follow their lead.
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NYC Will Paint 'Black Lives Matter' On City Streets
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday the city will honor the Black Lives Matter movement in five streets in each of the boroughs.
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NYC Reaches Record Low As 1 Percent Test Positive For Coronavirus
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday just 1 percent of New York City residents tested positive for novel coronavirus Sunday.
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Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Bill Passes New York Assembly
Assembly Member Walter Mosely, who sponsored the bill, said Monday, "[Police] are here to enforce the law, not to be above it."
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NYPD Commissioner Supports Police Budget Cuts 1K Percent, He Says
“To help the kids of our city, I’m 1,000% behind shifting some funding," NYPD Commissioner Shea wrote on Twitter Monday.
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De Blasio Defends Detaining NYC Protesters For More Than 24 Hours
"It was people destroying stores," Mayor de Blasio said Monday morning. "That was just criminality."
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De Blasio Staffers Rally Outside City Hall To Demand NYPD Reform
About 500 current and former staffers from the New York City Mayor's office are expected to gather outside City Hall Monday morning.
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NYPD Transportation Chief William Morris Dies From Coronavirus
Chief of Transportation William Morris passed away after a months long battle with COVID-19, according to NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea.
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George Floyd Vigil Draws Hundreds Of Protesters To Foley Square
This protest comes just one day after more than 70 protesters were arrested in Union Square.
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NYC Set To Start Reopening On June 8, Cuomo Says
New York City is "on track" to launch the first phase of reopening on June 8, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.
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Hard Hit NYC Hospital Has First Day Without Coronavirus Death
For the first time since the pandemic hit New York City, Montefiore Hospital Thursday lost not a single patient to COVID-19.
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Stay-At-Home Order Extended As NYC Struggles To Meet Metrics
Gov. Andrew Cuomo continued the stay-at-home order, that was set to expire Thursday, until NYC meets his COVID-19 recovery benchmarks.
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Commuters Told To 'Improvise' As NYC Waits For Subway Safety Plan
"I really want to push back on the notion we can solve everything all the time," de Blasio told commuters facing a return to the subways.
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About 70 People Arrested During George Floyd Rally In NYC: Cops
One NYPD police officer broke his baton while using it to hit a protester near Union Square, video shows.
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More Than 190K New Yorkers File For Unemployment
More than 41 million people nationwide have filed for unemployment, U.S. Department of Labor data show.
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