Bill de Blasio

The 2020 presidential hopeful said Wednesday he is running for mayor of New York. “I am running for mayor because I see a crisis – and I believe I can help,” said Andrew Yang.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday the city is canceling its business contracts with the Trump Organization following the president’s role in last week’s Capitol riots

Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city will use schools, pop-up clinics and “whatever it takes” to reach 1 million people within the month.

“And that’s a big but. B-U-T,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. “But, no one knows because it is up to us.”

European stocks closed higher Tuesday as optimism over coronavirus vaccines appeared to outweigh concerns over fresh shutdowns across the continent.

The Dow was set to open higher Tuesday, one day after stocks gave up gains and closed lower.

New York’s seven-day average of new cases was higher than 6,400 as of Sunday, up over 24% compared with a week ago.

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Dow futures pointed to a decline at Thursday’s open after two straight down sessions for the 30-stock average.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced yet another delay of in-person school for most New York City students Thursday, just days before the re-scheduled restart. Reaction was swift – and mixed, with parents and educators expressing some variation of frustration, concern and relief. There was also confusion. What will an extra eight days do? What did an extra 11 days do…

COVID-19 represents the “largest mass fatality incident in modern New York City history,” prompting a surge in deaths that more than doubled the total reported to the medical examiner’s office over last year, according to a new report from the mayor’s office. The findings were part of the COVID-19 section of the Mayor’s Management Report for Fiscal Year 2020,...

Mayor Bill de Blasio said New York City would start implementing checkpoints across the five boroughs to help enforce Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s quarantine order for travelers from viral hotspots, citing the ongoing national COVID threat. The measure announced Wednesday is the first significant effort by New York City specifically to help enforce the 14-day quarantine for travelers from 34 states…

President Donald Trump has taken issue with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to paint “Black Lives Matter” in front of Trump’s namesake Manhattan tower.

UPDATE: NYS Sees 114 Coronavirus-Related Deaths; Cuomo, de Blasio Call for Federal Govt. Help as NYC Cases Top 9,000 Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that 100 percent of non-essential work forces are now required to stay home, calling it “the most drastic measure we can take” as he said the entire state of New York was “on pause.” Two days…

Mayor Bill de Blasio told New Yorkers Tuesday to prepare for a potential citywide shelter-in-place order. While no state or city mandate has been issued at this time, the mayor said “we are deeply concerned about the direction and trajectory” of infection. A decision would likely come within 48 hours. Earlier in the day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said any such…

Schools in New York City will close Monday and may not open again until April 20. After days of students and parents calling on the city to shut down schools to curb the spread of COVID-19, the mayor announced Sunday that schools will shut and remote learning for K-12 will begin one week later on Monday, March 23. For the…

Mayor de Blasio has announced an historic expansion of pedestrian space around Rockefeller Center for the holidays — partial closures of 49th and 50th streets, along with Fifth and Sixth avenues, in what he calls a “first-ever commitment.

Donald Trump a Florida man? Not so fast. Despite a stinging “good riddance” tweet from New York’s governor, the president’s home state may not let him go to Florida without a fight. Trump’s plan to shift his permanent residence to Palm Beach will likely be heavily scrutinized by New York state officials, who are notorious for auditing wealthy residents seeking...

A city commission voted Monday to erect a monument depicting three pioneers in the fight for women’s rights: Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sojourner Truth

New York City lawmakers moved a step closer to closing Rikers Island, a massive jail complex notorious for violence and dysfunction that is increasingly seen as a relic.