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Andrew Yang Announces He's Running for NYC Mayor
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.
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New York City Severs All Contracts with the Trump Organization
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
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New York City Wants to Vaccinate 1 Million Residents Against Covid in January, Mayor De Blasio Says
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.
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New York Gov. Cuomo Warns a January Economic Shutdown Is Possible as Covid Cases Soar to Springtime Records
“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.”
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European Stocks Close Higher on Covid Vaccine Optimism
European stocks closed higher Tuesday as optimism over coronavirus vaccines appeared to outweigh concerns over fresh shutdowns across the continent.
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5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens Tuesday
The Dow was set to open higher Tuesday, one day after stocks gave up gains and closed lower.
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Watch Live: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Holds a Press Briefing on Covid After NYC Reopens Some Schools
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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Wall Street's Top Analysts Say Buy Stocks Like Amazon and Yelp Amid Virus Resurgence
TipRanks analyst ranking service pinpoints Wall Street’s best-performing stocks, like Amazon and Yelp.
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5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens Thursday
Dow futures pointed to a decline at Thursday’s open after two straight down sessions for the 30-stock average.
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COVID-19 Is ‘Largest Mass Fatality Incident' in Modern NYC History, New Report Says
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,...
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Trump Tweets About Plan for BLM Mural in Front of His Tower
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.
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‘We Are All in Quarantine': 100% of NY Work Force Must Stay Home, Cuomo Puts State on Pause
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…
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NYC Schools Close Monday, CT Schools Close Tuesday, NJ School Shutdown ‘Inevitable'
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…
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NYPD Closes Investigation Into Death of Justice Sheila Abdus-Salaam, Turns Evidence Over to Medical Examiner
The NYPD has closed its investigation into the death of a prominent New York State judge whose body was found floating in the Hudson River last month.
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Trump May Face Fight Over Planned Move From NYC to Florida
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...
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Central Park Will Finally Feature Its First Statue Honoring Women
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
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NYC Lawmakers Approve Plan to Close Notorious Rikers Island Jail Complex by 2026
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.
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Mayor de Blasio Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race
Mayor de Blasio has ended his 2020 bid for president.
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NYPD Chief Fires Daniel Pantaleo, Officer Who Used Chokehold in Eric Garner's Death
NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill has fired the police officer accused of using a banned chokehold on Eric Garner in 2014, siding with the departmental trial judge who recommended termination earlier this month. O’Neill’s decision, revealed early Monday afternoon, is final, closing the years-long book on embattled NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo, whom a local grand jury and federal prosecuters all declined...
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Police Departments Confront ‘Epidemic' in Officer Suicides
A rash of suicides by police officers has shaken the New York Police Department, leading the commissioner to declare a mental health emergency and highlighting the problem of untreated depression among law enforcement officers nationwide.