Coronavirus Update: Navy Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Sails Into New York Harbor
The USNS Comfort docked at Pier 90 on Monday morning. Its 1,000 beds will be designated for patients with non-coronavirus issues.
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The USNS Comfort docked at Pier 90 on Monday morning. Its 1,000 beds will be designated for patients with non-coronavirus issues.
It's a question many are asking: In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were public officials giving the wrong directives, sending the wrong message?
"We're gonna need at least several hundred more ventilators very quickly, but we have otherwise the supplies to get to next Sunday," de Blasio said.
Various measures in the battle against the coronavirus outbreak continue to be taken by leaders all around the Tri-State Area.
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the 250,000 masks were just found in U.N. storage facilities.
With non-essential businesses shut down, many New Yorkers are out of work and worried they won't be able pay their rent.
Key stats the city won't divulge include what neighborhoods are hot spots, the hardest hit.
Four streets across New York City closed to traffic Friday to help people coping with cabin fever get some fresh air.
Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed that Tesla CEO Elon Musk in donating hundreds of ventilators to New York City and New York state.
The mayor admits that meeting that April date will be a big challenge.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio are trying to find new ways to make sure New Yorkers remain socially distant and keep six feet apart whenever possible.
The peak of the pandemic in New York is now 14-21 days away, Cuomo said.
Mayor Bill de Blasio again girded New Yorkers for a long, hard fight against the coronavirus.
Classes resumed for New York City public school students Monday, entirely online.
New York state is now "on pause," with all non-essential businesses closed and workers ordered to stay home.
If police or parks enforcement see playgrounds filling up, they will clear them out, de Blasio said.
"This is a brand new concept and it reflects the reality of what we're dealing with today," de Blasio said.
Mayor Bill de Blasio says even though he's getting some help from the federal government, it's still not enough.
According to de Blasio, New York City is "two weeks or three weeks away from running out of the supplies we need most for our hospitals."
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in New York City, leaders fear hospitals may run out of beds. Officials are working on creative solutions to make more space.
Police sources tell CBS2 at least one officer at the 1st Precinct has tested positive and more than two dozen others are out sick, many feeling symptoms.
De Blasio also said he's spoken with leadership with the U.S. military about what aid could be brought to bear to assist New York City as the coronavirus crisis worsens.
First and foremost, City Comptroller Scott Stringer wants the mayor and the governor to delay the upcoming quarterly tax payments that are due by March 20.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is shutting down the Big Apple's nightlife and says restaurants and bars may only provide take-out or delivery.
Schools will move to a remote learning model until at least spring recess, with the possibility that could be extended for the remainder of the year.
