With New York’s hospitals on the frontline of the battle with COVID-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is planning an organizational transformation of the hospital system to allow for uniform functioning and planning as the height of the outbreak approaches. As of March 31, New York state has 75,795 positive cases for […]

New Yorkers are voicing strong support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak. A new poll of registered voters from the Siena Research Institute measuring New Yorkers’ opinions on how government officials are handling the COVID-19 pandemic shows that 87 percent of New Yorkers approve of Gov. Cuomo’s […]

The MTA’s implementation of the “NY Essential Service Plan” has cut service significantly to match declining ridership and follow public health guidelines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The schedule change follows the “New York State on PAUSE” executive order, which directed New Yorkers to limit their use public transportation and limit […]

The New York state presidential primaries are officially postponed until June 23, consolidating them with the state congressional and legislative primary elections. The move gives officials more time to work out safe voting procedures during the COVID-19 outbreak. With the state’s focus turned to mitigating the coronavirus outbreak, this executive […]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “New York State on PAUSE” order, a 10-point plan to reduce social density and slow the spread of COVID-19, is now extended until April 15. The extension keeps schools, restaurants, bars, salons and most other businesses closed, and non-essential workers home, for at least another two weeks. […]

The New York restaurant industry is struggling as it lost billions of revenues and thousands of jobs during the coronavirus lockdown, a survey reported on Sunday.  The National Restaurant Association conducted a nationwide survey on the impact of the coronavirus on the restaurant industry, finding the restaurants in New York […]