New York
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city’s police department “did not do their job” to stop looters in the city Monday night, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.
Transit
The new way of paying for subway and bus trips using a smartphone or contactless credit card couldn’t have come at a better time for New Yorkers wishing to avoid touching a MetroCard vending machine.
New York
New York City will have an 8 p.m. curfew, after a night of protests over the death of George Floyd coincided with looting and violence that led to more than 700 arrests.
Metro Money
The city has distributed more than 40 million free meals since mid-March to feed people during the coronavirus pandemic.
Crime
The New York City Police Department opened an investigation into officers who accelerated their police cars into protesters blocking their way, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Politics
New York lawmakers will convene next week to overhaul a law that keeps police disciplinary records hidden from public view, a response to protests that rocked cities around the state this weekend.
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New York
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said New York City will have a curfew after growing concerns that the mass protests engulfing the city could lead to more violence.
New York
New York businesses and police officers braced for another night of looting on Monday as protests over the death of George Floyd continued.
New York
Two Brooklyn lawyers and a woman from upstate New York were arraigned Monday on federal crimes after allegedly participating in separate Molotov cocktail attacks on police patrol cars in New York City early Saturday, as peaceful protests sparked by the death of George Floyd descended into chaos.
Crime
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday defended the New York Police Department’s response to protests sparked by the death of George Floyd while also touting his own record as a police reformer.
State Street
Election administrators in New York are bracing for a crush of paper ballots for the state’s June 23 primary contests as voters avoid the polls to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
Schools
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an independent review of violent protests that erupted in Brooklyn over the death of a black Minneapolis man in police custody, as demonstrators set a police van on fire and threw objects at New York Police Department officers who made roughly 200 arrests.
Tri-State Area
After the coronavirus upended thousands of wedding plans, New York City started offering virtual appointments for marriage licenses through a program called Project Cupid. But good luck getting a spot.
New York
During the coronavirus pandemic, New Yorkers have stepped up to help their neighbors in myriad ways, often through buddy programs or similar initiatives.
Tri-State Area
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is under increasing partisan pressure to speed up the pace of reopening the state’s economy as the number of daily Covid-19 deaths there continues to shrink.
Transit
Transit officials are tabling social-distancing goals for New York City’s subways and buses, with a Metropolitan Transportation Authority executive saying the system will rely on riders wearing masks.
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