NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus death toll in New York dropped again, a sign that Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday means the state is “on the other side of the plateau” and that ongoing social distancing practices are working to stem the spread of the virus. Cuomo said 507 people died on Saturday, down […]

CHESTNUT RIDGE (VINnews) — Chestnut Ridge resident Chaim Rose has been appointed to the Board of Trustees, making him the first Hasidic Jewish resident to serve on the governing body since 1986 when the village was formed. Rose’s appointment by Mayor Rosario Presti is a symbol of the growing Orthodox Jewish influence in the Ramapo […]

NEW YORK (AP) – The daily increase in coronavirus deaths in New York state has dropped under 550 for the first time in over two weeks as hospitalizations continue to decline, Cuomo said Saturday. But the crisis is far from over: Hospitals are still reporting nearly 2,000 new COVID-19 patients per day, and nursing homes […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The despair wrought on nursing homes by the coronavirus was laid bare Friday in a state survey identifying numerous New York facilities where multiple patients died over the past few weeks. Nineteen of the state’s nursing homes reported 20 or more deaths linked to the pandemic, the survey said. One Brooklyn […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Elizabeth Bonilla pulled her ambulance up to a set of Bronx row houses. Another ambulance and a fire truck were already there, their flashing lights painting the dark streets an eerie shade of orange. Neighbors gathered on their stoops to watch. Some were sipping wine. “We gotta gown up,” she said […]

NEW YORK (AP) – New York state will extend its stay-at-home restrictions at least through May 15 amid signs the initial wave of the coronavirus outbreak has stopped getting worse. Cuomo said Thursday that virus transmission rates still need to be tamed as he prolonged rules that have left many New Yorkers working from home, […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Two police officers assigned to patrol New York City’s desolate streets were put under department investigation Thursday after a video showed them purportedly making profane comments to a man over their police vehicle’s loudspeaker. Video posted on social media showed officers in a police department SUV on Wednesday night telling the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Hopeful talk about getting people out of their homes and back to work in some parts of the country seems a far cry from the harsh reality in New York and its suburbs: Thousands of people infected with the coronavirus are still streaming into hospitals every day. Hundreds are still dying. […]

CROWN HEIGHTS (VINnews) — On Tuesday afternoon, a Jewish funeral procession was taking place in Crown Heights, when the participants were physically assaulted. The incident occurred at the intersection of Crown Street and Brooklyn Avenue. In the video below, a black male can be seen swinging wildly at the participants at the procession. When he […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A dangerous virus has transformed New York as it has claimed the lives of 10,000 people, but one thing hasn’t changed: the contentious relationship between the state’s two most prominent politicians, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. A weekend dust-up over which of the two Democrats […]