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November 8, 2020

NYC health commissioner cheers Biden celebrations, day later brings down hammer on New York

New York City Health Committee Chair Mark D. Levine on Saturday cheered a large crowd of New Yorkers celebrating Joe Biden’s presidential victory but a day later warned that the city was in the midst of a “2nd wave” with cases and hospitalizations piling up.

November 8, 2020

Remains unearthed in Vermont gravel pit belong to New York woman

Remains of a murder victim found in an abandoned Vermont gravel pit more than a year ago belong to a 43-year-old upstate New York woman, according to a report.

November 7, 2020

De Blasio breaks social distancing, poses for Biden win selfies as thousands gather shoulder-to-shoulder

In New York City, outspoken Trump critic Mayor Bill de Blasio shared selfies of himself and other New Yorkers, wearing masks but standing without social distancing with a crowd of people in the background.

November 7, 2020

AOC wants anti-Trump Lincoln Project to give money to those who 'actually' made a difference

After the Democratic Party failed to meet its electoral expectations in House races around the country on Election Day, one New York Democrat urged a conservative political group to donate money to progressive organizations.

November 6, 2020

Cuomo upping National Guard presence in NY airports to check for fliers' negative coronavirus test results

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked the National Guard to increase its presence at airports to check that travelers have “proof” of a negative novel coronavirus test upon entering the state ahead of the holiday season, he said Friday.

November 5, 2020

Coronavirus cases linked to ‘large’ Halloween weekend gathering forces New York high school to close

Coronavirus cases linked to a large gathering of students over Halloween weekend has caused a high school in New York to close, according to a local report.

November 5, 2020

Coronavirus cluster tied to early voting site in NY, official says

A cluster of coronavirus cases have been linked to an early voting site in New York’s Long Island, according to a local executive.

November 5, 2020

Hillsong Church fires Pastor Carl Lentz, famously known as Justin Bieber's pastor, over ‘moral failures’

A New York City megachurch pastor who gained celebrity from his past ties with singer Justin Bieber has been fired from his position due in part to what its leadership called “moral failures.”

November 4, 2020

Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones become first two openly gay Black men elected to Congress

Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones made history this week by becoming the first two openly gay Black men elected to Congress. 

November 4, 2020

GOP’s Nicole Malliotakis declares victory in NY over Rep. Max Rose

Republican Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis appears to have dispatched incumbent Democratic Rep. Max Rose from Congress, taking a dramatic but early 16 point lead that ended a bitter multimillion-dollar contest between them.