COVID-19

A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Over the dissent of the four more conservative justices, Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s four liberals in turning away a request from the...

Las condiciones no son las adecuadas para que el país regrese a la actividad.

The loosening of some restrictions imposed on nonessential businesses by governors in the tri-state state to slow the coronavirus outbreak’s spread has started to take effect as deaths and hospitalizations slowly decline. While the region is far from the return to pre-pandemic times, small steps are being taken to safely ease lockdowns and avoid another deadly wave of outbreaks....

To date, more than 568,000 people in the tri-state area — the lion’s share in New York City — have tested positive for the potentially deadly novel coronavirus that began spreading at the end of last year in China. Thousands of deaths have been reported in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. While states won’t give out medical or personal…

More than 568,000 tri-state residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. New York’s first positive case was announced on Sunday, March 1; the state’s first death was announced nearly two weeks later, on March 14. New York City accounts for the vast majority of cases and deaths in the state. The numbers — and fatalities — in New York,…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday New York City is on track to start its reopening process on June 8, a week from Monday, as he gave five regions that opened when the statewide shutdown ended May 15 the green light to enter Phase II — effective immediately. The city still has two of Cuomo’s seven criteria left to meet before…

Universal Orlando plans to reopen its hotels to guests, more than two months after they were closed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus

Gov. Cuomo gives updates on Coronavirus in New York.

The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities’ campuses plan to reopen this fall, CSCU President Mark Ojakian announced Friday. The system’s four universities will be able to start bringing residential and commuter students back to campus on Monday, August 24, according to a press release. The 12 community colleges will be able to offer on ground courses starting June 1 for…

A doctor who performed a court-authorized inspection of the federal detention center in Manhattan where financier Jeffrey Epstein died last summer says symptoms indicating an outbreak of COVID-19 at the facility were neglected and ignored

The reports continue to be positive on the road to recovery. Katherine Creag has the latest.

Doctors who treated some of the earliest cases of the COVID-related illness that has sickened more than 200 children in the tri-state have shared what they found and what they learned about the condition

With New York City expected to begin its reopening process in the next two weeks, Mayor Bill de Blasio offered a first detailed picture Thursday of what that could look like — one that involves up to 400,000 people returning to work. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

The man called 911 on himself to draw police attention, and later told investigators he wanted to die because he had recently tested positive for the coronavirus

When hundreds of artists started singing from their living rooms when the coronavirus pandemic hit, Grammy-winning DJ-producer David Guetta still wanted to perform in front of a live audience

With weddings canceled or postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the wedding industry is suffering. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

The city of Hoboken is now allowing fitness classes to resume but only outside. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

With New York City expected to begin its reopening process in the next two weeks, Mayor Bill de Blasio offered a first detailed picture Thursday of what that could look like — one that involves up to 400,000 people returning to work. That’s the high end of the estimate, but the mayor expects at least 200,000 to start heading back…

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The Boston Marathon won’t be run this year, Mayor Marty Walsh announced Thursday, calling it unfeasible for public health reasons as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hit Massachusetts. The race will be replaced with virtual events. “There’s no way to hold the usual race format without bringing large numbers of people into close proximity,” Walsh said at a news...