January 28, 2021 New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio vows to 'redistribute the wealth of this city' The mayor argued that higher taxes on the rich would generate revenue to aid an overhaul of the local economy reeling from the pandemic.
January 28, 2021 De Blasio calls for 'full truth' after report Cuomo administration undercounted COVID nursing home deaths New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday called for the "full truth," after a scathing attorney general report that found that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration undercounted COVID-related nursing home deaths by as much as 50%.
January 28, 2021 Homeless Lucerne Hotel residents to host NYC mayoral candidate forum Residents of one of the most controversial converted hotel shelters on Manhattan’s Upper West Side are organizing a forum to quiz the city’s leading mayoral candidates over the vexing homelessness crisis next week.
January 26, 2021 Cuomo, de Blasio agree: NYC indoor dining not returning anytime soon New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio agree that indoor dining will not return to the city anytime soon, citing a continuous surge in COVID-19 cases.
January 20, 2021 Rudy Giuliani more popular in NYC than Bill de Blasio, poll shows Even Rudy Giuliani is more popular with New Yorkers at the moment than Bill de Blasio, a new Siena College poll shows.
January 19, 2021 Bill de Blasio says NYC will run out of COVID-19 vaccine by Friday Mayor Bill de Blasio said New York City hit an inoculation record last week when more than 220,000 were vaccinated, but the Big Apple is on track to run out of COVID-19 vaccines by Friday.
January 14, 2021 NY AG Letitia James to sue for federal oversight of NYPD over protest response New York Attorney General Letitia James will file a lawsuit Thursday calling for federal oversight of the NYPD in the wake of the department’s use of "excessive enforcement" during the recent Black Lives Matter protests.
January 13, 2021 NYC moves to terminate Trump Organization contracts after Capitol riot Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that New York City will terminate three contracts with the Trump Organization in the wake of last week’s riot at the Capitol building — the latest fallout for President Trump over the violence in Washington, D.C.
January 12, 2021 NYC Mayor de Blasio says COVID-19 vaccine supply to run out in less than two weeks New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio praised his city for vaccinating more than 26,000 people on Monday, but warned that coronavirus vaccine doses are on track to run out soon.
January 8, 2021 Cuomo expands vaccine eligibility to seniors after pleas from de Blasio New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that the Empire State would begin expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to seniors starting next week -- hours after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio pleaded for Cuomo to loosen regulations.
