New York State

A handful of youth sports were cleared for play in all regions of New York state on Monday as school districts prepare to restart academic years and health officials tout record low virus positivity rates. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the OK to resume play for sports like tennis, soccer, cross county, field hockey and swimming — all considered lower-risk by…

Gyms across the state of New York, except in New York City, start reopening Monday. Gaby Acevedo with the latest.

New York’s labor commissioner says the state is ready to rapidly ramp up its unemployment system again in case the pandemic surges and the economy must shutter down the road

Michele Evermore, senior policy analyst with the National Employment Law Project, talks about the impact of the federal stimulus checks amid pandemic and how the economy could further tailspin if the assistance package isn’t extended by Congress.

A new report on multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children ruled out one of three deaths previously associated with MIS-C in New York by health officials. The New England Journal of Medicine released its findings Monday on a study of 99 young patients reported to meet New York’s definition of MIS-C between a two month period ending May 10. Among those…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo acted constitutionally by temporarily banning evictions because of the coronavirus, a judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon said in a written decision that the eviction moratorium issued in a series of order beginning in March does not violate the First Amendment rights of three large landlords who sued the state. “At bottom,...

A new report shows New York made little progress last year toward its goal of boosting renewable energy production

New York lawmakers are poised to overhaul a decades-old law protecting police disciplinary records that has long been among the nation’s most secretive

A decades-old law that kept law enforcement officers’ disciplinary records secret in New York appeared to be headed for an overhaul this week as state lawmakers moved to act on a number of police accountability measures prompted by street demonstrations over the death of George Floyd. The state law, known by its section title, 50-a, was passed in the 1970s…

The mayor outlined four points of police reform that he would either support of institute immediately. De Blasio said the city will redistribute funding from the NYPD to youth and social services; the specifics on how much and where the funding would come from were not specified, but the mayor said details would be worked out in the budget process...

Team coverage of the protests around the country.

People in New York City marched for a fifth consecutive day Monday, one week after the death of George Floyd. The week since has been marked by indescribable pain and a call for an end to police brutality. The speakers of the New York State Senate and Assembly say change is on the way. The legislators released a joint statement…

News 4 Melissa Russo sits down with New York state health commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker, about MIS-C. Melissa Russo reports.

The New York state Senate and Assembly have voted to extend the deadline for residents who were sexually abused as children to file legal claims because of the upheaval caused by the coronavirus

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says teams in his state can return to their facilities for training after a pause of more than two months. “Starting today, all the New York professional sports leagues will be able to begin training camps,” the Democratic governor said during a news conference Sunday. The New York City area was one of the hardest-hit…

Gov. Cuomo gives updates on Coronavirus in New York.

Western New York will join five other regions in the state to begin Phase I of the New York’s reopening process.

New York is encouraging professional sports teams to resume playing in the state without spectators, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. “I have also been encouraging major sports teams to plan reopenings without fans. But the games could be televised. New York state will help those major sports franchises to do just that. Hockey, basketball, baseball, football. Whoever can reopen,...

New York City has barred many employers from making job applicants get tested for marijuana use, under a law that took effect over the weekend

During his daily coronavirus briefing on Monday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo once again called on the federal government to provide funding to states in an effort to ensure economic stability during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Cuomo, the state of New York has a $10 billion to $15 billion hole. “This is obviously a unique period in a lot…