New York-area business activity fell to 'historic lows' in early April, the...
Two indicators of business activity in the New York area fell to the lowest levels on record in early April, according to an analysis released this week from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.The...
View ArticleNew York, Connecticut, and New Jersey have reopened marinas and boatyards as...
New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut announced that boatyards and marinas are now open for personal use after being closed for weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.A joint statement from the...
View ArticleTrump is trying to rewrite the narrative of his coronavirus response by...
At the White House coronavirus press briefing on Sunday, President Donald Trump replayed clips of Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York praising the federal response to the crisis and read aloud a flattering...
View ArticleGet ready for Zoom weddings — New Yorkers can now get marriage licenses and...
New Yorkers can now obtain marriage licenses or applications, and even get married, via video conferencing calls.Executive orders signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo allow the new method of getting married...
View ArticleCuomo calls on the federal government to provide hazard pay to frontline...
At a press briefing on Monday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the federal government to provide hazard pay to frontline workers, including hospital workers, transit employees, and those in the...
View ArticleNew Yorkers are now required to cover their faces in public, but the...
Since April 17, New Yorkers are required to cover their faces in public, when not practicing social distancing.But Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive order overlooks Penal Law 240.35(4), which characterizes...
View ArticleWealthy people are buying extra freezers to stock up on coronavirus groceries...
Visitors in ritzy vacation towns are reportedly buying extra freezers to store all of the food they have been stocking up on.Many people have fled to second homes in more suburban areas (like the...
View Article9 charts reveal how outbreaks in US coronavirus hot spots have progressed...
The US has reported more than 788,000 coronavirus cases and 42,000 deaths — more than any country in the world.Some states, such as New York, may have seen daily death rates peak, while others, like...
View ArticleCuomo says New York will make reopening decisions region by region as the...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state will take a 'regional' approach to reopening the economy.Hospitalizations have remained flat and intubations ticked down on Monday, Cuomo said. Visit Business...
View ArticleThe 500-bed US Navy hospital ship Comfort is leaving NYC after treating just...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told President Donald Trump on Tuesday that New York City no longer needed the US Navy hospital ship Comfort.The USNS Comfort was deployed to Manhattan at the end of March to...
View ArticleA New York hospital struggling against the coronavirus says PPE price gouging...
A New York hospital paying huge markups on masks, face shields and gowns to protect its medics during the coronavirus emergency, Associated Press (AP) reported.The chief financial officer at Saint...
View Article'We're seeing more dead bodies than we've ever had to': First responders...
Emergency Medical Services officers in New York told Business Insider that their mental health is at risk as the city's coronavirus outbreak leads to record-setting 911 call volumes.EMS workers with...
View ArticleThe 1,000-bed US Navy hospital ship that docked in New York to help the city...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced late March that the USNS Comfort would be deployed to New York harbor amid the coronavirus pandemic.The USNS Comfort is a 1,000-bed hospital ship that has...
View ArticleThis startup wants to fly you from Manhattan to Boston in 36 minutes for less...
Aerospace startup Transcend Air is aiming to offer airline-style service between the downtown areas of major cities using vertical take-off and land aircraft.Once in operation, the company is promising...
View ArticleGov. Cuomo says Bloomberg will fund a $10 million tri-state area contact...
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is getting back in the political arena after ending his presidential campaign last month.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that he's tapping...
View ArticleCuomo lays into 'self-proclaimed grim reaper' McConnell over states going...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo lit into Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky during his Thursday coronavirus press briefing.McConnell recently suggested states should go bankrupt...
View ArticleA statewide antibody study estimates that 21% of New York City residents have...
A preliminary study estimates that one-in-five New York City residents have tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday.The study surveyed 3,000 New Yorkers at...
View Article'I am no hero. I am not ready to die': A New York nurse reveals the anguish,...
KP Mendoza has been a nurse for less than two years, but the horrors of the coronavirus drove him to write a will. He is 24 years old.As part of the medical team at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City,...
View ArticleCuomo says he'll decide in a week whether to keep schools and businesses...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he'll decide by May 1 whether to extend the NY Pause school and business closures past May 15.Coronavirus deaths in New York fell to the lowest level since April 1.Visit...
View ArticleCuomo is signing an executive order allowing New York pharmacies to test for...
Gov. Cuomo said on Saturday he's ramping up diagnostic COVID-19 testing across the state.He is directing more than 5,000 pharmacies to conduct tests.The state will begin antibody testing for frontline...
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