This article was originally published on Nov 14 5:29pm EST by THE CITY Will Workers Return in January? The latest numbers on office occupancy dashed hopes that the number of workers in New York’s still-lagging business districts would increase as summer turned to fall. The Kastle Systems tracker of average weekday office occupancy in the region has been stuck at
This article was originally published on Jul 6 6:12pm EDT by THE CITY. Tired of being stuck at home in Bologna, Italy, Frederico Lelli decided
It has been 40 years since the U.S. Supreme Court first took up a case about special education in public schools, Board of Education of
New York City would have received hundreds of millions more in emergency virus aid if Congress had distributed funding based on need instead of population,
The last few weeks I spent in New York City, the soundtrack of my days went like this: police helicopters circling, firecrackers startling, uniform chants
In late March, companies at the Brooklyn Navy Yard heard New York’s call to action, transforming their facilities virtually overnight to produce personal protection equipment
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio both promised action on Wednesday after data showed glaring disparities in coronavirus-linked deaths among Hispanic and African
Despite occasional rush hour crowds, New York City subway ridership is down 92 percent due to coronavirus shelter-in-place regulations, MTA Chairman Pat Foye said Wednesday in an interview on WCBS
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday that the state Department of Health has developed a test for serum antibodies to the novel coronavirus, “which means you’re no longer contagious and
The city’s public advocate and Brooklyn’s borough president charged on Tuesday that there are two systems for dealing with the novel coronavirus outbreak in this city — one for the
Nurses at the Brooklyn VA Medical Center say the Bay Ridge hospital is dangerously overloaded with COVID-19 patients and the system is near a breaking point. RNs in the intensive
The New York City Department of Health is now recommending that all residents wear face coverings when venturing outside or near others who might carry the novel coronavirus. Non-health professionals
With nonessential businesses closed and hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers out of work due to the novel coronavirus crisis, the city’s Department of Education is making free meals available
Most New Yorkers have to go shopping outside their home for food and groceries during the novel coronavirus pandemic, taking the chance of contaminating themselves, their families and their apartments.
New York City has leased at least 20 entire hotels to convert into hospitals as the novel coronavirus crisis builds to an expected apex this month. The move is aimed
The New York City Department of Health has released a map showing the percentage of tests for the novel coronavirus that came back positive in each ZIP code across the
Despite Brooklyn’s recent progress as a business incubator and tech hub, the borough’s economy is being bashed harder than Manhattan’s during the novel coronavirus pandemic. That’s the conclusion of a
U.S. Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez says she has been given a presumptive diagnosis of the novel coronavirus. She began to feel sick Sunday morning, Velázquez said in a statement. “In
Brooklynites who lost their jobs because of the novel coronavirus pandemic report that filing unemployment insurance claims is proving to be a herculean task, taking days of effort in many
Mayor Bill de Blasio said he is giving New York City residents until Saturday evening to abide by novel coronavirus social distancing rules in parks and playgrounds. If people don’t
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday gave New York City 24 hours to come up with a plan to open some streets to pedestrians in order to alleviate the spread of
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order on Friday mandating sweeping restrictions on businesses and social life across New York State due to the exponential spread of the
With restaurants, bars, shops, theaters and thousands of other businesses closed because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, unemployment claims are soaring, according to the New York State Department of Labor.
To prepare for an expected deluge of novel coronavirus cases, The Brooklyn Hospital Center in Fort Greene on Tuesday unveiled a new outdoor tent facility to pre-screen people for the
Mayor Bill de Blasio, in a shaky voice, announced late Sunday afternoon that school in New York City is suspended immediately because of the novel coronavirus outbreak. “This is a
New York City has declared a state of emergency because of the novel coronavirus outbreak, and sweeping changes to the city’s businesses and social life will go into effect. Most
The government alone is not going to solve the city’s novel coronavirus problems, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a press conference on Wednesday. Rather, it’s the
With spring break due to start next week, private schools in Brooklyn are closing their doors early due to coronavirus fears. Brooklyn Friends School, a pre-K – high school in
The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Brooklyn increased over the weekend, bringing the total number of patients in New York City to 20, with many more in either
Westchester County Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler has ordered an Orthodox Jewish temple in New Rochelle to shut down immediately, and more than 600 congregants to quarantine themselves after possible
Mayor Bill de Blasio and city health officials said New York City has distributed 1.5 million surgical masks to hospitals and first responders, but that falls short of what would
Good news for anyone tempted to take Borough President Eric Adams’s advice and go back to Iowa, but crestfallen at the prospect of leaving Brooklyn: You don’t have to choose. There
Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to take an epic trip to visit three or four of the states that have legalized cannabis, he told reporters in New York City on Thursday.
It’s only a matter of time before the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) breaks out in New York City, according to officials and the city Health Department. Is the city’s health care
New York City could be faced with expenses of roughly a million dollars a day should it be hit with an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, Sen. Chuck Schumer said
Mayor Bill de Blasio said he aims to help out small businesses, keep kids safe and make the city greener in his annual State of the City speech on Thursday.