NEW YORK (AP) — Pioneering radio host Barry Farber, who hosted a conservative talk show for decades in New York City and ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 1977, has died. Farber died of natural causes Wednesday at home in New York, a day after his 90th birthday, his daughter, Celia Farber, said. Raised in Greensboro, […]

NEW YORK (AP) – New York’s moratorium on outbreak-related housing evictions was extended Thursday by Cuomo for two more months. The governor in March had issued a moratorium that lasted through June, but he said he wanted to reduce the anxiety of families struggling through the economic shutdown. It is now extended until Aug. 20. […]

NEW YORK (AP) – New York City will test 140,000 people for coronavirus antibodies between next week and early June, de Blasio announced Thursday. The antibody tests, which indicate whether a person has been infected with the virus at some point, will be offered for free by appointment at five locations, the mayor said. The […]

NEW YORK (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – Did New York City’s mayor dig himself into an even deeper hole during a May 4th conference call with members of the Orthodox Jewish media? As previously reported on VIN News (https://bit.ly/2YGjbVs), Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters that he had already expressed his regrets repeatedly for a tweet that […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Yellow cabs are lining up before sunrise at food distribution sites across the city. Motorcyclists are buzzing over bridges, bags packed with masks and gowns. Even sushi-making robots are pitching in, freeing up acclaimed chefs to deliver meals to hospitals. With their fellow New Yorkers in need, an army of unlikely […]

NEW YORK (AP) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that rising coronavirus infection rates outside of the New York metropolitan area should serve as a warning to other states not to reopen their economies too quickly. De Blasio said on CNN’s “New Day” that new data showing rates of new coronavirus […]

NEW YORK (AP) – New York City’s subway system went silent in the early morning hours of Wednesday, as part of a plan for the normally round-the-clock system to shut down for train cleaning. The trains, which had been running on a reduced schedule since late March, are now going to be stopped from 1 […]

NEW YORK (AP) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo argued that officials who are re-opening economies need to be upfront about the human costs. Cuomo said the national debate over when to re-open outbreak-ravaged economies ultimately boils down to the value placed on people’s lives. “How much is a human life worth?” Cuomo asked at […]

NEW YORK (AP) – The coronavirus case surge that swamped New York City’s 911 emergency line last month also deluged its 311 helpline, as calls soared from an average of 55,000 a day to about 200,000 daily. Wait times grew long in some cases. To tackle the problem, the city has trained 285 new call-takers […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio issued an apology on Monday for a tweet sent last week that profiled the Jewish community. The Mayor held a conference call with Orthodox Jewish media outlets on Monday. During the call, he expressed his regret for his poor choice of words. “I used words I […]