May 05 WATCH: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio says Trump is a ‘hypocrite’ for refusing states federal bailout By Courtney Vinopal “The president of the United States, a former New Yorker who seems to enjoy stabbing his hometown in the back, talking about 'no bailout' for New York,” de Blasio said in response to Trump’s comments. Continue reading
May 04 WATCH: New York City will distribute 7.5 million free face masks By Candice Norwood New York City has a sufficient supply of PPE to address the novel coronavirus pandemic for the first time since March, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 3:30 A dance troupe self-isolates, but finds an online venue By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green Last summer, Reggie “Regg Roc” Gray premiered his latest dance piece at New York City art center, The Shed. Less than a year later, every major performance venue in New York is closed. But Gray and his fellow performers aren’t… Continue watching
Apr 30 WATCH: NYC Mayor de Blasio says funeral home’s storage of bodies in trucks is ‘aberrant,’ ‘unconscionable’ By Courtney Vinopal New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gave an update on the city’s response to the novel coronavirus on April 30. Continue reading
Apr 30 Police called after NYC funeral home stores bodies in rented trucks By Michael R. Sisak, Deepti Hajela, Associated Press Police were called to a Brooklyn neighborhood Wednesday after a funeral home overwhelmed by the coronavirus resorted to storing dozens of bodies on ice in rented trucks, and a passerby complained about the smell, officials said. Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: New York’s de Blasio defends tweets about funeral that defied social distancing rules By Marina Villeneuve, Michael Hill, Karen Matthews, Associated Press De Blasio holds a news conference to give an update on the city’s efforts to fight the novel coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: NYC mayor says clinics set to start ‘self-swab’ coronavirus tests By Associated Press Mayor Bill de Blasio said the “self-swab” tests would allow for more and easier testing and make it safer for test-seekers and health care workers alike. Continue reading
Apr 24 Scale of ‘army’ needed to trace NYC infections would be unprecedented, experts say By Michael Hill and Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press In the coming weeks, the state and city plan to start building up what Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called an "army" of people to try to trace everyone who might have been exposed. Continue reading
Apr 24 WATCH: De Blasio says New York City’s virus declines are ‘just plain good news’ By Molly Finnegan "Our indicators are now moving all in the correct direction," the mayor said in a briefing Friday. Continue reading
Apr 23 WATCH: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio gives coronavirus update By Associated Press New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio held a news conference April 23 to give an update on the city’s efforts to fight the novel coronavirus. Continue reading