NYC middle, high school students begin in-person instruction
New York City is set to begin testing 10% to 20% of students and staff for coronavirus in every building monthly beginning Thursday.
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.
'Mask patrols' will fine people refusing to wear face coverings in NYC
Patrols will start issuing fines to people who refuse to wear masks even after being offered a free mask and a warning that not wearing it will result in a fine.
NYC elementary school students return to classrooms
Hundreds of thousands of elementary school students are heading back to classrooms Tuesday.
Cuomo ready to send National Guard to collect NYC garbage
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo says if New York City can't pick up the garbage the National Guard can do it.
De Blasio, NYPD commissioner push back at Cuomo on police reforms
The commissioner of the NYPD and the mayor of New York City are snapping back at comments the governor made.
New York City to furlough 9,000 workers
More than 9,000 New York City employees will be furloughed for five days between October and March, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday.
De Blasio announces furloughs of 9,000 NYC employees
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced some more grim budget news on Wednesday, as another 9,000 city workers will be furloughed due to the city’s budget crisis.
NYCHA tenants say they were misled into RNC video appearance
Three residents of New York City public housing whose criticisms of Mayor Bill de Blasio were used in a video at the Republican National Convention said they were never told their comments were to be showcased in that manner.
NYC students return to school but most not to classrooms
For most schoolchildren in New York City, Monday meant back to school, but not back to the classroom. Only pre-kindergarteners and some special education students ended a six-month absence from school buildings because of the coronavirus pandemic.
De Blasio 'very confident' in new NYC school reopening timeline
New York City's mayor says he is confident the city will meet a revised timeline to bring public school students back to classrooms within the next two weeks.
NYC school delay fallout
Mayor Bill de Blasio says he is confident NYC schools will be able to meet the new timeline for returning students to in-person learning.
Rudy Giuliani accuses Bill de Blasio of 'destroying' his city
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been an outspoken critic of current Mayor Bill de Blasio.
De Blasio delays reopening of NYC public schools, again
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that he was delaying the reopening of New York City public schools for in-person classes again.
In-person classes in NYC delayed again
The decision to delay in-person classes in New York City came as a surprise to kids and parents across the city.
NYC delays in-person classes
New York City delayed the opening of the return to the classroom on Thursday, announcing that the return to in-person learning will happen in 3 separate phases.
Mayor de Blasio will furlough everyone in his office, including himself
The New York City mayor says he is going to require everyone who works in his office to take a 5-day unpaid furlough because of a budget shortfall.
Mayor announces City Hall staffing furloughs
Mayor Bill de Blasio says he and his City Hall staff will all be taking unpaid furloughs, but is this setting the state for bigger cuts to come?