Cuomo lifts indoor dining ban in hot spots; plan for NYC coming Friday

Gov. Cuomo says the state will release a plan by the end of the week for starting to reopen restaurants in New York City for indoor dining.

New York sending out more community vaccination prep kits

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state will be sending more vaccination preparation kits to senior housing complexes and churches in an effort to ensure fairness in vaccine distributions.

Get vaccinated, Cuomo urges worshipers at 3 Black churches

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged worshipers at three churches serving largely Black congregations to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as they are able.

Supplies thin, but New York not out of vaccine

Despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s warning that New York was about to exhaust its coronavirus vaccine supply, the state isn't running on empty.

Supplies dwindling as bumpy vaccine rollout in NY continues

New York is about to run out of coronavirus vaccines, and while Governor Cuomo says more are on their way, the state is going week-to-week in administering them.

Gov. Cuomo threatens NY tax hikes without $15B in federal aid

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Tuesday his state will raise taxes and reduce spending if Congress doesn't send $15 billion in unrestricted emergency COVID-19 aid.

Cuomo warns of second COVID wave amid new virus strains

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said new strains of the virus could lead to a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

NY seeks to bypass feds to buy vaccine directly from Pfizer

Frustrated by the flow of coronavirus vaccine from the federal government, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday floated the idea of buying shots for New Yorkers directly from one of the vaccine makers, Pfizer.

NY allows indoor dining again in hot spots following lawsuit

Restaurants in some COVID-19 hot spots in New York can once again offer limited indoor dining, the governor's office said Thursday.

Mayor warns NYC in danger of running out of COVID vaccine

Mayor Bill de Blasio warned Tuesday that New York City could run out of the COVID vaccine in the next two weeks.

New Yorkers over 65 now eligible for COVID vaccination, Cuomo announces

New York again expanded the COVID-19 vaccine eligibility requirements to include anyone over the age of 65, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday.

Cuomo's 2021 agenda: vaccinations, boosting economy

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pledging to vaccinate millions of residents and jumpstart the state's flagging economy.

Cuomo: Three new cases of UK COVID variant found in NY

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that three new cases of the UK variant of COVID-19 have been found in the state.

Cuomo: NY expanding vaccine eligibility, accelerating distribution

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has said that he is not pleased with the speed of the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in hospitals and to hospital staff during a press conference on Friday.

Cuomo, Murphy, de Blasio demand answers on D.C. riot

Governors Andrew Cuomo and Phil Murphy joined fellow Democrats in condemning the chaos on Capitol Hill on Wednesday and called for answers as to how the riot was allowed to happen.

NY sees record for COVID cases, deaths highest since May

Another 197 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 on Wednesday and the state reported another 17,636 positive cases, a one day record.

De Blasio weighing whether to defy Cuomo vaccination group order

Mayor Bill de Blasio reiterated his call to expand the pool of eligible New Yorkers for the coronavirus vaccine and is weighing whether to vaccinate them anyway.