Newly Unemployed In Tri-State Exasperated As They Try To Get Benefits; 'I Have Probably Had 4 Or 5 Breakdowns'
New unemployment numbers are out. Nearly 3.2 million more people filed for jobless benefits last week.
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New unemployment numbers are out. Nearly 3.2 million more people filed for jobless benefits last week.
Sen. Todd Kaminsky says from the Rockaways in New York City to New York State's Jones Beach, there could be anarchy among cooped-up residents or a free-for-all without a plan.
The IRS clarified to CBS2 that checks sent to someone who died before the receipt of payment should be returned to the IRS.
People jumping at the chance to re-engage in a reopened economy is not a given if fears persist about a fall and winter "second wave" of infections.
"A bed is nothing without a nurse to take care of that patient," said Pat Kane, executive director of the New York State Nurses Association.
Treat your mask like the life-saver it might be. Don't shove it in your pocket. Take it off carefully when you get home, don't touch the front and hang it up to dry.
Carlos Mora is remembered Thursday by heartbroken coworkers at Gino's Pizza of Babylon, where he worked for 12 years.
New York Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley had a special video message to all the graduating students at Floral Park High School in Long Island, congratulating them and empathizing with their strange final semester.
New York City is expanding its antibody testing and telemedicine, as well as homeless and domestic violence outreach, the mayor says.
The coronavirus pandemic has meant big changes for everyone, including a New York City icon.
CBS2's Reena Roy has more in this morning's social media roundup.
The city plans to open Jefferson Street to pedestrians only from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. this weekend.
State officials said there were at least 64 in New York, including 15 in New York City.
The governor says reopening the state's economy is not a question of when but how, and the answer will be driven by facts and data - not emotion or politics.
Murphy said the extension of the emergency declaration does not mean the restarting of the economy will be delayed, though no hard date for when business can open has been announced.
