In a year of social distancing, virus alters how U.S. observes Sept. 11
The terror attacks' 19th anniversary will be marked Friday by dueling ceremonies at the Sept. 11 memorial plaza and a corner nearby in New York. Vice President Mike Pence is expected at both remembrances.
New York City delays start of school year to allow more prep time
The development comes after de Blasio emphasized for months that the city's 1.1 million public school students need schools to resume in-person instruction this fall after a thorny plunge into remote learning in March.
GOP portrayal of urban mayhem doesn’t always match reality
The picture of American cities overwhelmed by violence has become a central theme of the 2020 presidential race. The reality on the ground is much more nuanced.
WATCH: NYC Mayor de Blasio ‘it will not be easy,’ as some students return to school in-person for start of school year
New York’s governor said Friday that he would allow children statewide to return to classrooms for the start of the new school year, citing the state’s success in battling the coronavirus pandemic.
Police in riot gear moved in early Wednesday to clear a month-long encampment of protesters and homeless people from a park near New York’s City Hall.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio held a news conference to give an update on the city's efforts to fight the novel coronavirus.
Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York City is on track to allow zoos to open at limited capacity and professional sports without spectators starting next week under the next phase of its reopening.
He says the guidelines his own federal health officials have created for schools to reopen are impractical and expensive.
New York City has rolled out a dozen mask vending machines at 10 subway stations around the city as part of a pilot programme to make personal protective equipment easily available for those riding on mass transit.
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