Restrictions and closures likely will remain in parts of Brooklyn and Queens until at least next week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
Temporary blood shortages are common during this time of year, but the coronavirus pandemic has created a chronic shortage.
“Let’s stay nearby, let’s protect each other,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said, citing fears of a coronavirus "second wave" fueled by travel.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo slammed the federal government’s “capitulation” against COVID-19 and touted the state’s new “micro cluster” approach.
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Rodent complaints in the city have soared in recent months.
Trailheads are within easy reach of the city by public transport.
A “far greater number of children” under 6 years old may be at risk of lead paint exposure than previously thought, said a federal watchdog.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city’s two-phase plan will distribute the vaccine, when becomes available, first to vulnerable New Yorkers.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is reassessing travel rules now that 43 states, including New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, qualify for the list.
Parts of Brooklyn remain under “red zone” closures, but other clusters in the borough and Queens are now less-restrictive “yellow” zones.
NYU scientists found of 640 responding union workers, 90 percent feared getting sick during a pandemic that has killed 130 MTA employees.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said New Jersey and Connecticut have spikes in COVID-19 cases but there’s “no practical way” to shut them off from state.
Black and Hispanic city dwellers accounted for 62 percent of all COVID-19 fatalities, the study by the Partnership for NYC found.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo hinted the contours of red zones, particularly those in Queens, will be redrawn to reflect new case numbers.
Cases continue to level off in Brooklyn and Queens red zones but it’s too soon to say if restrictions can lift, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Weekly data shows cases in 11 of 21 ZIP codes covering “red” and “orange” zones on the rise.
While Mayor Bill de Blasio touted the city’s enforcement efforts during new lockdowns, Gov. Andrew Cuomo continued to critique them.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said COVID-19 cases continue to level off in color-coded zones but too early to say if restrictions will pass 14 days.
Mayor Bill de Blasio summed up new testing guidance like this: “The bottom line is get tested as frequently as appropriate.”
Gov. Cuomo announced three new additions to the state’s coronavirus quarantine travel list — and they’re big ones.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said early signs show COVID-19 hotspot cases leveling off and only one positive case was found in new school tests.
Enforcement of mask-wearing and other COVID-19 rules in the city’s new red, orange and yellow zones yielded 62 summonses, officials said.
Social distancing actions largely stopped and warnings to noncompliant businesses dropped in September, 311 data shows.
The positivity rate in "red zones" in Brooklyn, Queens and elsewhere in the state stands at 6.6 percent, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
The testing milestone comes as the city grapples with COVID-19 surges that near a 550 new case "warning light" threshold.
New Yorkers are using masks as a form of fashion.
Maps show the borders of a new color-coded, tiered closure system that takes effect Thursday in Brooklyn and Queens.
Non-essential businesses and schools in new "red zones" will close for 14 days, among other restrictions, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Members of the Borough Park Orthodox community gathered in the streets Tuesday night to protest new restrictions due to a coronavirus surge.
Travelers from 35 states and territories now must quarantine for 14 days upon arriving in New York.
Three zones around Brooklyn and Queens clusters will have restrictions and closures starting as soon as Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
COVID-19 levels are now on the rise in 22 ZIP codes across the city, including nine "hotspots" where schools have been closed.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo also threatened to close down religious institutions that don't follow COVID-19 restrictions.
Confirmed COVID-19 test rates in hotspot neighborhoods all hover over 3 percent — and reach as high as 8.31 percent in Borough Park.
With no end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic, experts say flu shots will reduce strain on health care providers this season.
Local governments, including New York City, can be fined $10,000 a day if they don't enforce coronavirus restrictions, Cuomo said.
Roughly 30 percent of all COVID-19 cases in the city come from the growing clusters in Brooklyn and Queens, according to health officials.
A new study warns a COVID-19 "second wave" coupled with flu season, which begins Thursday, is a recipe for disaster.