Mar 30 WATCH: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks following arrival of Navy hospital ship By Associated Press Mayor Bill de Blasio said President Donald Trump's suggestion that thousands of medical masks are disappearing from New York City hospitals is "insulting" to front-line medical workers. Continue reading
Mar 28 U.S. Navy hospital ship heading to NYC for coronavirus aid By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump will send off a naval hospital ship Saturday before it heads to New York City, as he aims to highlight the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 25 New York struggles with coronavirus as U.S. deaths top 1,000 By Jennifer Peltz, Colleen Long, Associated Press New York authorities mobilized to head off a potential public health disaster in the city Wednesday, with its emergence as the nation's biggest coronavirus hot spot a warning flare — and perhaps a cautionary tale — for the rest of… Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: ‘You’re really not’ a superhero, Cuomo warns as NY virus cases grow By Associated Press New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gave an update on the status of covid-19 on Wednesday, March 25. He said New York now has 5,000 new coronavirus cases in the past day, with the total number of cases now above 30,000. Continue reading
Mar 24 WATCH: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gives coronavirus update By Justin Stabley New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gives an update on the state's current novel coronavirus situation as the number of U.S. cases dramatically increases. Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: New York Gov. Cuomo orders work from home By Tim Sullivan, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Cuomo said is he directing all workers in nonessential businesses to stay home and banning gatherings statewide. Continue reading
Mar 15 NYC mayor: City lockdown possible in virus fight By Associated Press New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, reacting to announcement of a curfew in neighboring Hoboken, New Jersey, says that a lockdown in the nation's largest city couldn't be ruled out. Continue reading
Mar 10 New York sending in National Guard to control virus By Marina Villeneuve, Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press New York's governor announced he is sending National Guard troops to scrub surfaces and deliver food in and around a New York City suburb at the center of the nation's biggest cluster of coronavirus cases. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 15:28 Michael Bloomberg on why he’s a better choice for president than other 2020 Democrats Michael Bloomberg was New York's Republican mayor from 2002 to 2013 and is now vying for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Although he entered the race relatively late, Bloomberg has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into political advertising. Bloomberg… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 8:45 What Bloomberg’s complicated record means for his White House bid Michael Bloomberg is many things: activist, billionaire, established politician from a big city. Now he's also a presidential race disrupter. Before the former mayor takes the Democratic debate stage in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Lisa Desjardins talks with Eleanor Randolph,… Continue watching