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A driver has been accused of driving into Black Lives Matter protesters on Long Island. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

Three more states — Delaware, Kansas and Oklahoma — have been added to the growing list of states under the tri-state quarantine order as New York and New Jersey investigate new travel-related outbreaks amid the U.S. virus surge.

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday ordered the Black Lives Matter Foundation, a California-based charity with no ties to the Black Lives Matter movement, to stop soliciting donations from New Yorkers after the organization has been criticized for misleading those who want to contribute to the movement to end police brutality. Attorney General James said the Black Lives…

The directive was intended to help free up hospital beds for the sickest patients as cases surged, but several relatives, patient advocates and nursing administrators blamed the policy for helping to spread the virus among the state’s most fragile residents

Siba the standard poodle has won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club.

NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

As has been tradition the past few weeks, New York City is the last region ready to enter a new phase of the state’s reopening strategy but this time does so without a key component already offered to the rest of New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo OK’d New York City to enter Phase III on Monday, but as he...

Health officials worry after more than a dozen cases confirmed in Hoboken were from people who recently traveled outside of the state. Brian Thompson reports.

NBC News medical contributor Dr. Vin Gupta details the latest contract tracing efforts amid a rise in COVID-19 cases.

After joining the U.S. Navy during the height of World War II, Constantino “Gus” Scutari got married and settled in Syosset. Mr. Memorial Day, as he became affectionally known as, passed away in April at the age of 99. Greg Cergol shares his story.

Nassau County’s pools and splash parks reopened Friday for the summer. Greg Cergol reports.

New York beaches looked quiet at the beginning of the holiday weekend compared to years past. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

A new state law in New York allows judges to set bail for more criminal charges than originally allowed under a sweeping 2019 reform that largely did away with cash bail for many people awaiting trial

State Sen. Julia Salazar is still experiencing mild symptoms and is still quarantining at home, according to State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins

The Rockland County Health Department is struggling to contain a new cluster of coronavirus cases that may have started at a large party held in June. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

Officials are issuing subpoenas to compel compliance with contact tracing. The I-Team’s Sarah Wallace reports.

While Carolyn Maloney said she expects her lead to grow when all the ballots are counted in the district, something her opponent disputes, Eliot Engel was running well behind Jamaal Bowman in votes cast in person

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday he may tweak the Phase III reopening process for New York City as it relates to indoor dining, while New Jersey’s governor said he would postpone that step indefinitely as virus cases surge across the U.S. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday called on President Donald Trump to sign an executive order requiring people to wear a mask in public and to “lead by example” by wearing one himself. “We did it two months ago in this state,” said Cuomo, a Democrat, adding that other states that initially resisted mask mandates are now requiring...

The Ithaca Tenants Union is trying to get rent canceled in their city, where the unemployment rate is 11%. The group’s co-founder, Liel Sterling, and organizer Sam Kwan explain their strategy and how others can do the same in their own cities and towns.