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“The sheer magnitude has become clear to us in the last few days,” said de Blasio. "What we found was quite shocking and troubling."
The city's public hospital system head said too many New Yorkers are in nursing homes because, "No one puts in the time and the creativity."
The city's Health department will deliver the drug to New Yorkers battling opioid addiction and COVID-19.
"These UV lights that we have on site today effectively kill the virus," said MTA CEO Pat Foye. "We believe this is a big deal."
A new two-week pilot program will explore how to safely bring visitors back into New York hospitals, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.
"It's been tough on our kids," Mayor de Blasio said. "We're going to have to be creative about supporting them."
Two months into the crisis, New Yorkers are being allowed access to city data that show death count by zip code.
"I apologize to the NYPD," stated Dr. Oxiris Barbot, "for leaving any impression whatsoever that I don’t have utmost respect."
"I want to watch the Buffalo Bills," Cuomo said. "Any way we could help, we would help."
Andrew Cuomo has tested negative for novel coronavirus, the New York governor announced Monday.
"That's a real natural point to start reopening," said de Blasio. "Because that's when everyone would normally come back from the summer."
As Long Islanders cool off on the shores of the Atlantic, New York City dwellers are invited to get spritzed in a park.
National Weather Service forecasters say New York City faces a marginal tornado risk Friday afternoon.
"The numbers continue to concern us," de Blasio said of PMIS. "It's tracking the same disparities we've seen throughout this crisis."
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order Thursday night extending the New York "PAUSE" until 11:59 p.m. on May 28.
"We urgently need marijuana legalization," three New York state senators and the Legal Aid Society said Thursday.
President Donald Trump announced Thursday the MTA will soon receive its first federal stimulus payment.
"I don't give two rats' asses about your cops," Dr. Oxiris Barbot reportedly told the NYPD over demands for 500,000 surgical masks.
The number of children with a potentially fatal toxic shock-like syndrome linked to COVID-19 continued its rapid rise, Mayor de Blasio said.
"A new low: Pulling a prank on essential workers," the MTA said of new video spurring outrage online. "Despicable."
