“This is the heroic place,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said as two health care workers became the first public hospital employees to get vaccine.
The city's hospitals were about 71 percent full last week, with 11 percent of beds occupied by COVID-19 patients, new federal data shows.
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday amped up a warning that rising coronavirus cases could trigger another “PAUSE,” perhaps after Christmas.
“If we do not change the trajectory, we could very well be headed to shutdown,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday amid hospitalization surge.
People around New York City have reported metallic or earthy-tasting tap water this month. Here's an explanation.
Mayor Bill de Blasio celebrated the coronavirus vaccine’s arrival in the city and outlined what to expect over the coming weeks.
“I feel like healing is coming,” said Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse in Queens, shortly after she received the coronavirus vaccine.
Several intensive care units in New York City are more than 90 percent with coronavirus patients, according to newly-released data.
New York City’s coronavirus indicators surpassed all their daily thresholds for the first time Friday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
A vaccine “command center,” 27 hard-hit communities get priority and more — here’s what officials said about the effort starting next week.
The pre-Turkey Day rush set a record for New York City's testing regime, which now can conduct 120,000 a day amid fears of holiday surge.
The Big Apple has hit a grim milestone when it comes to the homeless crisis.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says Staten Island has gone from having the lowest COVID-19 death rate in New York City to the highest.
Even when the COVID-19 vaccine is available to the general public, that doesn’t mean everyone will be rushing to get it.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the first vaccine shipments could come this weekend, sooner than expected, as he outlined distribution plans.
“We will not allow people who are privileged to jump the line,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said as city officials make coronavirus vaccine plans.
Mayor Bill de Blasio also repeated that the coronavirus vaccine will arrive in the city next week: “We have one more big battle ahead.”
Mayor Bill de Blasio said he expects the state will impose new restrictions, likely on indoor dining, next week amid hospitalizations spike.
Partiers who attended the "Art With Me" festival in Tulum, Mexico in November brought the virus back to the city, a report claims.
Anthony Fauci talked during Gov. Andrew Cuomo's coronavirus briefing Monday about a potential holidays-driven COVID-19 spike.
FDNY employees are among the first groups that will be offered the coronavirus vaccine after hospital workers.
The retooled COVID-19 data released by the city adds hospitalization and testing measurements, but removes the daily positivity rate.
Rudy Giuliani, who was New York City mayor from 1994 to 2001, has been hospitalized at Georgetown University Medical Center.
A coronavirus vaccine is coming just as the country might need it most.
The first batch of COVID vaccines will be rolled out in New York City less than two weeks from now.
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"I don't want to rule in or rule out anything," Mayor Bill de Blasio said of potential restrictions as COVID-19 positivity tops 5 percent.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo showed off a Pfizer vaccine box like those to be shipped Dec. 15: "This is the weapon that’s going to win the war."
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the institute will build upon lessons from the coronavirus crisis and position the city as a global health leader.
The city now has a new facility to help ease the burden of testing for COVID-19.
The long-awaited coronavirus vaccine distribution will start with 254,000 Pfizer doses and 211,000 Moderna doses, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Interfaith leaders from across New York City are meeting to discuss the importance of religion during the COVID pandemic.
More than 170,000 doses are expected to arrive in New York state by Dec. 15.
The expected 170,000-dose delivery — which depends on approval of the Pfizer vaccine — would launch a massive vaccination effort.
The city's ballyhooed new tracker for COVID-19 test wait times still didn't include estimates for many city-run testing sites into Tuesday.
A new campaign urges New Yorkers to replenish the city's blood supply, which stands at a three-day level rather than the seven-day ideal.
The governor asked the Trump administration to change a requirement to share citizenship-related data during vaccine distribution.
More than 1,100 New Yorkers are hospitalized with COVID-19, said Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi. He urged at-risk people to stay home.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a spate of anti-coronavirus strategies focused on hospitals and small gatherings amid predicted holiday surge.
A new online tool and a Twitter account will give updates on wait times at city-run COVID-19 testing sites amid post-holiday testing rush.