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March 17, 2020

De Blasio says New York City ‘absolutely considering’ shelter in place order amid coronavirus outbreak

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he’s “absolutely considering” a city-wide lockdown that only allows city dwellers to leave their homes for basic needs such as food and medicines to help contain the coronavirus outbreak.

March 16, 2020

De Blasio urges 'nationalization' of key industries, calls coronavirus outbreak a 'war-like situation'

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is arguing that the best way to tackle the coronavirus outbreak is for the federal government to take over critical private companies in the medical field and have them running 24 hours a day.

March 15, 2020

New York City closes public schools amid coronavirus outbreak, affecting over 1.1 million students

New York City officials on Sunday said its public school system will close for over a month in an effort to halt the spread of the coronavirus, a decision affecting over 1.1 million children.

March 15, 2020

De Blasio considering NYC lockdown amid coronavirus surge

New York City’s coronavirus cases have skyrocketed in less than a week from 25 on Monday to 269 Sunday as Mayor Bill de Blasio considers locking down the Big Apple to contain the outbreak.

March 14, 2020

De Blasio refuses to shutter NYC schools over coronavirus despite union pressure

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio doubled down Friday on his decision not to shut down public schools, despite increasing pressure to do so from teacher unions and other Democratic politicians.

March 13, 2020

Giuliani blasts de Blasio for 'late' NYC coronavirus response: Must've been 'sleeping'

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani ripped incumbent Bill de Blasio for what he called an unacceptably late response to the coronavirus outbreak in the Big Apple.

March 12, 2020

Cuomo bans gatherings of more than 500 in New York over coronavirus, effectively closes Broadway

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday banned gatherings of more than 500 people throughout the state over the coronavirus, effectively turning off the lights on Manhattan’s famed Broadway just hours after Mayor Bill de Blasio said he hoped to keep the theaters open.

March 10, 2020

Jessica Tarlov hits back at Bill de Blasio: 'Ludicrous' to say Biden hasn't been vetted

It is "ludicrous" for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and others to say that 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden hasn't been vetted, Fox News contributor Jessica Tarlov said Tuesday. 

March 3, 2020

Hemmer presses de Blasio: Why allow coronavirus patient to recover at home 'in a city of 8 million people?'

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio defended his plans to combat a coronavirus outbreak in the city Tuesday, a day after officials confirmed a second New York resident had tested positive for the illness.

February 26, 2020

De Blasio blasts Bloomberg on 'Hannity': 'He's got no clue what everyday people are going through'

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared on "Hannity" Wednesday and ripped his predecessor and current Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg over his controversial comments defending the police practice of "stop and frisk."