New York COVID-19

Some 14 U.S. counties are now considered to be at “high” community levels of COVID-19, according to the latest CDC data — and almost all of them are in New York. As of Tuesday night, the CDC identified 10 counties in New York state that met the criteria, which is based on new cases per 100,000 population, new hospital admissions…

COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state of New York dipped Sunday for the first time in three weeks, and while the number of people testing positive remains astronomical by historical standards, officials say a peak is on the horizon. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office reported a total of 11,747 people in hospital with COVID as of Sunday, down 96 from the day…

After months of negotiations, New York and its two neighboring states have finally agreed on how to divide up billions in federal COVID-19 relief money aimed at public transit. New York will receive about $10.8 billion, New Jersey will get about $2.6 billion and Connecticut will receive about $474 million, under the agreement announced Tuesday by New York Gov. Kathy…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday signed legislation that will allow restaurants to continue using public spaces for outdoor dining for another year. The Democratic governor first granted the one-year outdoor dining program in June 2020 under an executive order that allows restaurants to utilize municipal spaces like sidewalks and streets to expand their capacity while they recover from…

Bars and restaurants no longer have to close at midnight across New York state, as its coronavirus curfew for indoor dining ended Monday. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.