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NYPD will no longer arrest or ticket people for not wearing masks

"Absent a serious danger to the public, NYPD will not take enforcement actions for failing to wear face coverings," Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his daily press conference.

 

NYC beaches are ‘just not ready’ to open anytime soon, de Blasio says

Jersey Shore beaches may be re-opening for Memorial Day weekend, but that will not be the case in New York City as Mayor Bill de Blasio suggested Friday that Big Apple shorelines won’t open any time soon.

 

New York extends pause on collection of medical, student loan debt

New York has extended collection of medical and student loan debt owed to the state for another 30 days.

 

New Jersey Transit to receive $1.4 billion in federal funds, Trump says

New Jersey Transit is set to receive the $1.4 billion in federal bailout money approved by Congress in March, President Trump said Friday.

 

New York state beaches to open for Memorial Day weekend, Cuomo says

Cuomo said New York worked with New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware to come up with the multi-state regional reopening beach plan amid the coronavirus crisis.

 

TV reporter menaced by angry lockdown protesters on Long Island

An angry group of lockdown protesters verbally abused and “practically chased” a Long Island reporter — with one man remarking, “I got hydroxychloroquine, I’m fine.” News 12 Long Island reporter Kevin Vesey captured the crowd, which included President Trump supporters shouting “Fake news!” and “Enemy of the people!,” in Commack on Thursday while reporting on...

 

How two funeral workers dealt with NYC’s mounting body count

While the coronavirus tore families apart and took away their right to properly grieve, one funeral director worked hard to meet the needs of the living and the dead at her small funeral parlor in the Bronx. At the height of the virus’s deadly siege on the five boroughs, Rayna Hewitt desperately labored to secure...

 

Rare disease linked to coronavirus hitting young, minority boys hardest in NYC

Among those infected with the mystery disease, formally known as pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome, or PMIS, in the city, 54 percent have tested positive for the coronavirus or antibodies, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at his City Hall press briefing Friday.

 

Corey Johnson blasts ‘serious dysfunction’ in de Blasio administration

"That confidence is being eroded daily by leaks and agency vs. agency infighting. The future of this city is literally hanging in the balance. Enough is enough. New Yorkers deserve better," Johnson fumed.

 

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