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Should protests be allowed during COVID-19?
Outrage over social distancing arrests could loosen restrictions on organizing protests.
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COVID-19 presents unique challenges for the agriculture industry
The coronavirus has cut off a major part of the supply chain for New York farmers.
New York State
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2020 Congressional Primary Guide: Pandemic Edition
How each House race is shaping up – and how COVID-19 could turn everything upside-down.
New York City
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Cuomo keeps co-opting de Blasio’s ideas
The governor has a tendency to dismiss the NYC mayor's suggestions, and then implement them himself.
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Upstate’s role in reopening New York City
What happens in urban areas of central and western New York could have big implications for downstate.
New York State
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State lawmakers eye a legislative response to coronavirus
Legislators across the state are proposing COVID-19 related bills.
Bill de Blasio
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Weekend weather offers a glimpse of the ‘new normal’
New Yorkers are defining the “new normal” as we speak – one picnic, fishing trip and stoop hangout at a time.
New York City
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Subways to shut down overnight and Cuomo lays out reopening guidelines
Rounding up the week’s political news
New York State
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New York’s plan to reopen
COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are declining but the state needs more testing, supplies and federal funding to safely reopen.
New York City
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Want a chauffeur? Join the de Blasio administration
Dozens of New York City government officials get their own car and driver.
Campaigns & Elections
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Darma Diaz not alone after two others make the NYC Council ballot
However, Diaz’s biggest rival, Sandy Nurse, failed to qualify.
New York State
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We are now in the ‘Between Times’
Two weeks remain to determine the new normal once social distancing begins to end.
Gun Control
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What does SCOTUS’ Second Amendment case mean for New York?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s dismissal of a gun rights case in New York City is not the end of the fight.
Bill de Blasio
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Everyone’s mad at de Blasio’s ‘Jewish community’ gaffe for the wrong reason
The mayor misleadingly conflates all Jews with Hasidim in calling out failure to social distance.
Campaigns & Elections
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Bernie Bros, Yang Gang enraged over NY’s canceled primary
Some people care more about casting symbolic votes for former candidates than preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Healthcare
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New Yorkers are struggling with mental health issues
But the city and state have resources available for those in need.
Campaigns & Elections
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What to know about absentee voting for the June 23 primary
New York may not be closing polling sites, but it’s still preparing for a vastly different election than ever before.
New York State
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How Cuomo’s COVID-19 response stacks up against other governors
In some ways, New York lagged behind other states.
New York City
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