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Attendees at the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration will have to wear masks, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he will announce any changes to the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square by Christmas.

“We’re going to see a really fast upsurge in cases, we’re going to see a lot of New Yorkers affected by omicron,” De Blasio said

New York City’s test positivity rate doubled in just three days, Dr. Jay Varma, a top health advisor to Mayor Bill de Blasio, tweeted Thursday.

The new, highly mutated Covid omicron variant is expected to hit New York state in the “coming days,” the state’s health commissioner said.

U.S. stock futures were flat Wednesday as corporate earnings continue to dominate investors’ attention.

Mayor Bill de Blasio hasn’t repaid New York City $320,000 he used for his presidential campaign, investigators said, as he reportedly plans to run for governor.

Restaurant operators are pushing to keep their outdoor dining structures around permanently.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose sexual harassment report sunk Andrew Cuomo, is not ruling out a run for governor next year.

Macy’s said Wednesday the public will once again be able to line the streets of New York City to watch its annual Thanksgiving Day Parade live.

A top federal forecaster in New Jersey during Hurricane Sandy called out New York politicians for suggesting that forecasters were unable to predict the intensity of Ida’s threats.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is facing his first lawsuit from restaurants for the executive order requiring proof of vaccination to dine indoors.

The divide between the vaccinated and unvaccinated when it comes to Covid is likely to become even deeper as time goes on.

Kathy Hochul, who will soon replace Andrew Cuomo as New York governor, is set to hold her first fundraising event for the 2022 campaign.

Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams’ openness to fostering stronger ties with Amazon comes as the e-commerce giant looks to expand its footprint in New York.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned a week after an investigation concluded he sexually harassed 11 women. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will become governor.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced a mask mandate from preschool through high school at a news conference on Wednesday.

“The reality is these vaccines have been used in hundreds of millions of people,” Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC, adding there’s already a robust data set.

The show was scheduled to open to the public Aug. 20 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

New York City will require proof of Covid vaccination at indoor facilities such as gyms and restaurants. Here’s what you need to know about the new rules.