Glimmers of a new normal are emerging in New York City even as the five boroughs technically remain under state-mandated stay-at-home orders until at least May 28 — and more likely into the first part of June, Mayor Bill de Blasio re-emphasized on Tuesday. “We still need at least a …
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Neighborhoods in southeast Queens as well as Brooklyn have the highest death rates from COVID-19 in the city, according to data New York City’s health department made public for the first time on Monday afternoon. The deaths by ZIP Code offer a new window into how the coronavirus has ripped …
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New York City is making coronavirus testing available to increasing numbers of its 8.4 million residents, as it aims to conduct 20,000 tests a day by the end of the month, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday. Now that the city has more capacity — with tens of thousands of …
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They aren’t frontline workers. They aren’t riding New York City subways. They aren’t stuck in jails or homeless shelters or other congregate facilities where the disease could spread easily. The vast majority of New Yorkers still walking into hospitals with COVID-19 have been sheltering at home and avoiding mass transit. …
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New Yorkers flocked to parks and outdoor spaces this past weekend as the mercury topped 70 degrees Fahrenheit in the city, but the crowds raise serious questions about how officials will enforce stay-at-home orders for weeks to come. On Monday morning, Mayor Bill de Blasio took the opportunity to remind …
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New York’s shelter-in-place mandate has pushed millions of New Yorkers inside. But for the city’s homeless population, that’s meant a choice between crowded shelters, the street and, increasingly, the subway system. Both Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday called for action to help address overcrowding in …
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New York City, unlike Georgia, Colorado or even other parts of New York state, will likely see stay-at-home orders continue as is through most if not all of May, lawmakers indicated on Monday. “We’re clearly not going to be all recovered by June 1,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio at …
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The $ 484 billion stimulus bill the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass this week will help infuse some of New York City’s small businesses with much-needed cash, but could leave out hundreds—if not thousands—of the city’s smallest enterprises, advocates said. “It’s starting to feel pretty desperate,” said …
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As New York City grapples with the magnitude of the coronavirus death toll, stories are emerging of full hospital morgues and backup refrigeration trucks as funeral directors and cemetery workers cope with at least double their normal workload. The number of fatalities in the city reached 5,065 on Friday morning, …
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