NYC mayor says first day of in-person classes delayed 11 days
Schools had originally been set to reopen on September 10.
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Schools had originally been set to reopen on September 10.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an agreement with the teachers union to delay the return to in-person classes until September 21 to allow more time for training and safety preparations. CBSN New York's John Dias has details.
CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports from Atlanta on the economic impacts of COVID-19 as over the next few months, as many as 40 million renters could be forced to move.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a measure allowing the disciplinary records of NYPD officers accused of abuses to be made public. Greg B. Smith, of the nonprofit news outlet The City, obtained some of those records, and he joined CBSN to explain what they show and why police unions have fought to keep them from the public eye.
Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the New York City Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene who oversaw the city's coronavirus response, resigned on Tuesday. In a letter sent to staff on Tuesday, obtained by CBS News, Barbot wrote that the department "must be better leveraged" as the city prepares for a likely second wave of the coronavirus. CBSN New York has more.
Dr. Oxiris Barbot wrote in her resignation letter that the department "must be better leveraged."
It's the third time this week the mural has been vandalized.
A "Black Lives Matter" mural was painted on the street in front of Trump Tower in New York City on Thursday. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Rev. Al Sharpton helped paint the bold, yellow letters across Fifth Avenue.
Families who aren't comfortable having their children return to school can choose to stay remote.
Gun violence in New York City "spiked significantly" during the month of June compared to the same time last year, officials say. One of the most recent victims was a teenager in Queens. CBS New York's John Dias reports.
It will be postponed "until the facts change and it is prudent to open," he said.
Money would be deferred to the city's chronically underfunded public housing system and to youth programs, the mayor said Monday.
A video showed a group of officers tackling a black man, with one of them putting his arm around his neck
"Let's keep playing it safe: social distance and face coverings, even at the beach," de Blasio tweeted on Tuesday.
New York City parents and students have to navigate a new high school admissions process after Mayor Bill de Blasio suspended high-stakes metrics for competitive schools. Some activists say the system contributes to school segregation and needs to be changed for good. New York Times education reporter Eliza Shapiro joined CBSN to break down the complex process and why parents are feeling the stress.
"Body-worn cameras are only as powerful as the transparency that comes with them," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
"No one — I say no one — wants to go back to the way things were before," Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio took questions from the press Monday about his plans to cut the police budget and redirect some funding to youth programs. He said he is not ready to announce a dollar amount. Watch his remarks.
The curfew was initially scheduled to end at 5 a.m. Monday, when the city begins to reopen after the coronavirus shutdown.
A nightly curfew starting at 8 p.m. will be in effect the rest of the week.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter Chiara de Blasio was arrested Saturday night at protests in Manhattan, the NYPD confirmed. CBS New York's Hazel Sanchez reports.
The 25-year-old was one of hundreds arrested over the weekend.
"We're being punished for trying to put food on our table," said one business owner.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been praised for his leadership during the coronavirus pandemic, but his actions before it is coming under scrutiny. A report by investigative news site ProPublica compares the response of the East Coast with that of the West Coast, where California Governor Gavin Newsom let counties close earlier, likely avoiding a higher death toll. The article's co-author Joaquin Sapien joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss his reporting.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday morning that he's ending his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination after making no headway in the polls and failing to qualify for the last debate. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns has more on the latest shakeup in the race.