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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…

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....

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Gov. Cuomo gives updates on Coronavirus in New York.

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

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.

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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Rosie Perez and Chris Rock join Gov. Cuomo to discuss Coronavirus in New York.

UPDATE: Mayor de Blasio Offers 1st Detailed Picture of What NYC’s Phase I Reopening Looks Like; Up to 400,000 Could Return to Work Long Island became the state’s latest region to start its reopening process Wednesday, leaving New York City alone on PAUSE. Meanwhile, Gov. Andrew Cuomo met with the president in Washington to talk infrastructure, as America’s death...

A grim new COVID milestone hit the United States, with more than 100,000 lives now lost to the virus.

NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

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Most of the state of New York is open — with the exception of New York City. Long Island is the latest region to reopen — doing so on Wednesday. Katherine Creag reports.

New York’s Mid-Hudson region has been cleared to reopen Tuesday, more than two months after a lawyer from New Rochelle spawned the state’s first virus cluster, one that would spread to Manhattan and New Jersey and prompt Gov. Andrew Cuomo to deploy the National Guard — the first containment move in what would be a series of shutdown orders...

NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

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New York City has changed how it measures its progress toward reopening. Mayor de Blasio unveiled a new threshold-based system Friday

While the virus crisis has eased in New York, COVID-19 is still killing roughly 100 people a day statewide. There were 96 deaths Sunday, according to figures released Monday. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

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