New York City

NYC mayor urges national enlistment program for doctors

By Associated Press

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is calling for a national enlistment program for doctors and nurses to handle an expected surge in coronavirus cases in New York and other places around the country.

Hospitals dread the prospect of deciding whom to treat first

By Candice Choi, Lori Hinnant, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

U.S. hospitals are bracing for a surge in coronavirus patients who need ventilators and other resources that could soon be in critically short supply.

Spain's COVID-19 cases surpass China, U.S. cities brace for uptick

By Aritz Parra, David Rising, Associated Press

Three-quarters of a million people around the world have become infected and over 35,000 have died, according to a running count kept by Johns Hopkins University.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.