Officials argued that although school districts have the capability to offer a venue that provides a safe graduation ceremony within the social distancing guidelines, Cuomo has placed an arbitrary attendance cap of 150 people on graduation ceremonies.
New York City schools, parents, and students should prepare for a range of possibilities for the start of the next school year including the use of both in-person and online classes, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Thursday.
As protests continue over the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis and amid nationwide calls to remove statues deemed offensive, the NYPD is on guard in Columbus Circle to protect the statue in the controversial explorer's honor.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 1,800 points and the S&P 500 dropped 5.9%, its worst day since mid-March.
Currently, residents at long-term care and nursing home facilities in New York state cannot receive any visitors. It's been three months since residents have seen anyone other than their nurses, doctors and aides.
Flash flood warnings have been issued for parts of the Tri-State area as showers with heavy rainfall pass through the area.
The report has a box to check for forced entry, which was checked "No," and it also said "none" in a space for the victim's injuries.
Demonstrators are calling the six-block radius surrounding the police station "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone."
This brewery adapted their business strategy to serve their community and survive the pandemic.
The City Council Wednesday approved a resolution permitting its restaurants to host diners inside at 25% of the building's capacity or 50 people, whichever is less, beginning June 15.
Biden will guarantee testing and PPE for people called back to work, federal money for paid sick leave and thousands of new contact tracers.
Grammy-winning country group Lady Antebellum is changing its name to Lady A, with members saying they are regretful for not taking into consideration the word's associations with slavery.
Infections of the new coronavirus continue to rise in 20 states and Puerto Rico, and in Texas, hospitalization rates have increased by 40% since Memorial Day.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the NYPD is investigating claims that a 16-year-old Bronx middle school student who was tased and arrested for setting fires during a night of vandalism was taken to the hospital without his family being notified.
About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many Americans are still losing their jobs even as the economy appears to be slowly recovering with more businesses partially reopening.
The 5th Avenue Association says iconic stores like Tiffany, Bergdorf Goodman and Louis Vuitton plan to reopen, although without any of the tourists who typically frequent those stores.
The rally will take place on Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery, in Tulsa, which has its own troubling history on race.
Only a few other COVID-19 survivors, in China and Europe, have received lung transplants.
The RAIN Foundation, in East Orange, New Jersey provides shelter to LGBTQ individuals facing homelessness.
Army Gen. Mark Milley said his presence "created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics."
In the Tri-State region, black people were on average about five times more likely to be arrested than white people, according to analysis of FBI arrest data provided by police departments for 2018.
The ban, announced on Wednesday, came before a scheduled race in Martinsville, Va. where Wallace's No. 43 Chevrolet car had a #BlackLivesMatter paint scheme.
A new government report shows meats, poultry, fish and eggs were up nearly 4 percent in May.
More New York City police officers will likely be disciplined over their conduct during recent protests over the death of George Floyd, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said Thursday.
The former police chief of Camden County, New Jersey was a interviewed on Thursday's edition of ABC's "Good Morning America."
