Here is what can reopen in Phase 3 in New York City

New York City is on track to enter Phase 3 of reopening on Monday, July 6, announced Mayor Bill de Blasio Thursday. 

Will Americans get a second coronavirus stimulus check? Your top questions answered

President Trump signaled this week that he supports sending a second round of direct cash payments to Americans still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic lockdown.

Dueling Trump-Biden events offer contrasting virus responses

A presidential campaign that has largely been frozen for several months because of the coronavirus took on a degree of normalcy as President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, swung through critical battleground states presenting starkly different visions for a post-pandemic America.

NYC Council lifts restrictions on e-bikes, e-scooters

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson said that the legislation will give delivery workers as many options to get around as possible now that businesses in the city are slowly reopening.

Trump trails Biden in key battleground states
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Recent polling shows President Donald Trump trailing former Vice President Joe Biden by significant margins in several battleground states.

New Jersey reports nearly 1,900 probable COVID-19 deaths
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Nearly 1,900 people likely died of COVID-19 in New Jersey but were not initially counted in the state's death, though they now will be, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday.

Native Americans protesting Trump trip to Mount Rushmore

Several groups led by Native American activists are planning protests for Trump’s July 3 visit, part of his “comeback” campaign for a nation reeling from sickness, unemployment and social unrest.

NYC judge rejects Trump family effort to halt tell-all book

A New York City judge has dismissed a claim by Donald Trump’s brother that sought to halt the publication of a tell-all book by the president’s niece.

New Jersey adds nearly 1,900 suspected COVID-19 deaths

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy says nearly 1,900 people likely died of COVID-19 in New Jersey but were not initially counted in the state’s death toll.

Justices rule for Trump administration in deportation case

The justices ruled in the case of man who said he fled persecution as a member of Sri Lanka’s Tamil minority, but failed to persuade immigration officials that he faced harm if he returned to Sri Lanka. The man was arrested soon after he slipped across the U.S. border from Mexico.

Hillary Clinton tells Amy Schumer she wants to send Trump 'back to the golf course full-time'

“I’m spending most of my time trying to do everything I can to retire him and to send him back to the golf course full-time,” Clinton said from her home in Chappaqua, N.Y., while Schumer was staying with her family in Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.

Protesters gather at New York City Hall to demand police cuts

Hundreds of protesters have taken up camp outside of New York City Hall to demand that the Mayor and the City Council take a billion dollars away from the NYPD's budget.

Trump to sign executive order protecting federal statues, monuments

Sources told Fox News Wednesday that the text of the executive order is still being finalized. But the president said in a tweet earlier this week that people who deface, damage, or destroy federal monuments and statues should get "up to 10 years in prison."

Pet owners push for NYC to reopen dog parks

Dog owners in New York City are pushing Mayor Bill de Blasio to allow them to use the city's dog parks once again.

NYC beaches to reopen for swimming on July 1

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that the city's beaches would open for swimming on July 1.

NY, NJ, and CT order quarantine for visitors from states with high infection numbers

The governors of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut are ordering a mandatory 14-day quarantine on visitors from states with high COVID-19 cases.  They made the announcement on Wednesday morning in a joint news conference.

Appeals court orders dismissal of Michael Flynn prosecution

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan had declined to immediately dismiss the case, seeking instead to evaluate on his own the department’s unusual dismissal request.

Parts of NY to move into Phase 4 but no malls, movie theaters or gyms

Malls, movie theaters and gyms will not be cleared to reopen when areas of New York state progress to Phase 4 as early as Friday.

AOC wins primary while many other races undecided

Freshman U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won her Democratic primary Tuesday, but election night ended with uncertainty over the outcomes of several other New York congressional races featuring other young insurgents.