Before: Joanne Trattoria on West 68th Street. ( Photo courtesy of Joanne Trattoria) ‘They Threw Us a Curve Ball Again’ For the past two weeks pasta, chicken marsala and, of course, Chianti, has been served at tables set in what a New Yorker... News 09 Jul 2020 | 09:37
At City Hall on Monday, July 6, Mayor Bill de Blasio said he believed shootings were result of “dislocation” caused by the coronavirus. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) City on Edge Tensions are mounting between activists calling for police reform and NYPD unions and advocates after a holiday weekend of... News 06 Jul 2020 | 11:10
Public service reminder at Fifth Ave. and 88th Street. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) The Coronavirus Tightrope New York is walking a perilous tightrope right now, balancing the restart of the economy – and of social contact – with the... News 03 Jul 2020 | 05:58
Fiorello on the Upper West Side gets ready for outdoor dining. ( Photo: Jeanne Straus) Staying Safe in Phase Two New York City embarks this week on Phase Two of its great experiment to see how much of our previous life we can resume without... News 21 Jun 2020 | 01:21
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signs an executive order on June 12 requiring local police agencies, including the NYPD, to reinvent and modernize police strategies based on community input. With Rev. Al Sharpton, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Leader Carl Heastie, Valerie Bell, the mother of Sean Bell; Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner; and Hazel N. Dukes, President of the NAACP New York State Conference. ( Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) Reforming the Police Weeks after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protesters are still taking to the streets demanding police reform... News 15 Jun 2020 | 01:30
At Governor Andrew Cuomo’s daily press briefing on Sunday, June 7, 2020. ( Photo: Darren McGee / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) Lifting the Lockdown New York City begins its climb out of lockdown this week much the way it entered, with its leaders contradicting each other,... News 07 Jun 2020 | 05:42
Mayor Bill de Blasio visits the Meal Hub at P.S.1 Alfred E. Smith School in Manhattan on April 7 to thank school food services workers who provide families with “Grab and Go” meals. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) Kids and the Future of School It has been an open question as to what the 2020-21 academic year will look like in New York as the city continues to manage... News 18 May 2020 | 12:08
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, October 2019. ( Photo: 1103 NYC, via flickr) Should the Beaches Open? As temperatures begin to rise and summer is around the corner, the question remains will NYC open its beaches amid COVID-19?... News 25 Apr 2020 | 06:57
Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Rep. Carolyn Maloney and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams helped paint a Black Lives Matter mural on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower on Thursday, July 9, 2020. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Coronavirus Watch Updated Friday, July 10, 5:02 p.m. Quote of the Day: “We’re up to 40,000 tests a day now. That’s something a lot of other... News 09 Apr 2020 | 02:49
Mayor Bill de Blasio announces that former Police Commissioner James O’Neill will be returning to serve as COVID-19 Senior Advisor on Wednesday, April 01, 2020. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.) Memo to Trump and de Blasio: Don't Distort History There is one thing President Donald Trump and Mayor Bill de Blasio agree on: this is not the time to blame them for having... News 02 Apr 2020 | 11:01
Mayor Bill de Blasio welcomes USNS Comfort to New York City on Monday, March 30, 2020. The U.S. Navy hospital ship will help alleviate the strain on local hospitals due to the COVID-19 outbreak. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Help at Hand The coronavirus pandemic has brought New York City hospitals to the brink of their capacity, forcing the government to find... News 31 Mar 2020 | 09:27
A Letter from Eli Zabar Manhattan residents, waitstaff and bartenders were hit hard by Mayor Bill de Blasio's order last week to close the city's... News 20 Mar 2020 | 01:22
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday, March 16, 2020, when he announced a series of steps to reduce the curve of coronavirus infections, including a partnership with New Jersey and Connecticut. ( Photo: Darren McGee- Office of Governor via Flickr ) Managing the Unknown At a press conference Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo likened our world to a snow globe. Like a child, the coronavirus pandemic... News 19 Mar 2020 | 01:55
Mayor Bill de Blasio hosts a news conference on COVID-19 at City Hall, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.) NYC Could be Dealing with Coronavirus Through September, Mayor Says New York City could be dealing with the coronavirus outbreak through September, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference... News 12 Mar 2020 | 03:33
Mayor Bill de Blasio demonstrates an "elbow shake" and hands out fliers regarding COVID-19 preparedness in Union Square on Monday, March 9, 2020. ( Photo: Michael Appleton, Mayoral Photography Office) Life During Coronavirus Time In the narrow aisles of Joseph’s Pharmacy on the Upper West Side, customers scoured the shelves for anything they could find... News 11 Mar 2020 | 07:31
