Barber who "illicitly" stayed open gets coronavirus
"Learning that a barbershop has been operating illicitly for weeks with a COVID-19 positive employee is extraordinarily disheartening," the county health commissioner said.
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Beaches in N.Y., N.J., Connecticut, Delaware to open Memorial Day weekend
They will open on the Friday before Memorial Day, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said.
Fact vs. fiction about coronavirus
As the coronavirus spreads worldwide, there is a lot of misinformation surrounding the outbreak. Dr. Max Gomez offers his insights to CBSN New York.
Weinstein juror says "nothing simple" about decision
In an exclusive interview with "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King, one of the jurors in the Harvey Weinstein trial explained how the group reached their decision.
Winter storm pummels parts of New York
Strong winds and heavy snow lowered visibility to nearly zero in parts of upstate New York as a powerful winter storm barreled across the Northeast on Thursday. The blizzard conditions threaten to bring temperatures down as much as 15 degrees below average in some areas. Don Dahler is an hour outside of Syracuse, New York, to investigate how the severe weather is affecting the local region.
Step Afrika! debuts in New York
Step Afrika! returns to New York as part of an anniversary tour that continues to spread the long legacy of “stepping” across the globe. The professional dance company is making a three-week off-Broadway run, bringing the tradition rooted in African culture and born on black college campuses to audiences from around the country. Michelle Miller speaks to Brian Williams, the company’s founder, about what it means to bring stepping and the history behind it to new audiences.
Mom gives birth to second Leap Day baby
A New York mom gave birth on Leap Day for the second time. Her son, 4-year-old Omri, was born on February 29, 2016. This year, when Omri was all set to celebrate his birthday, his mom went into labor. Hours later, his baby sister Scout was born. Nikki Battiste reports.
NYC carriage horse dies
Video shows a carriage horse collapsing in New York Citys Central Park over the weekend. She was later euthanized and her death reignited calls to ban horse carriages in the city.
U.S. continues efforts to contain coronavirus outbreak
Officials in New York said it is inevitable that the coronavirus will spread in New York city, which just reported its first case. Schools and hospitals all over the country are taking action. Meg Oliver reports.
Coronavirus-related racism seeps into U.S.
As the U.S. panics over potential coronavirus outbreaks, racism and discrimination against Asian Americans is on the rise. Restaurants and businesses with Asian or Asian American owners from California to New York report seeing drops in sales. Weijia Jiang speaks to people in New York’s Chinatown, including the owner of a popular restaurant who says he has lost over a million dollars since people began fearing coronavirus transmission.
Lockdown extended for most of coronavirus-battered New York
As stay-at-home orders lift for a handful of less-impacted regions, the vast majority of New Yorkers, including in the Big Apple, are going nowhere fast.
Coronavirus containment zone just outside NYC
New York State is taking dramatic action to contain one of the country’s largest known coronavirus clusters. Governor Andrew Cuomo instated a three-square-mile “containment area” in the New York City suburb New Rochelle, a county with at least 108 confirmed cases. Meg Oliver reports from just outside the zone on the struggles some residents are facing already.
N.Y. shuts down Broadway & other large events
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state is banning gatherings of more than 500 people and shutting down Broadway theaters as the coronavirus outbreak spreads. Watch his remarks at a news conference Thursday.
Americans take precautions as virus spreads
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting every part of American life, including the way we work, shop and socialize. The impact is especially profound in New Rochelle, New York, which has one of the largest clusters of coronavirus cases in the U.S. Michael George reports.
Cuomo: Hospitals will need extra ICU beds
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says a surge of coronavirus patients will overwhelm the health care system if the government doesn't quickly step in to help build emergency facilities. Watch his remarks from a news conference Monday.
New York Stock Exchange closes trading floor
The New York Stock Exchange will temporarily close its famous trading floor on Monday after two people tested positive for the coronavirus. Trading is set to resume electronically. On Wednesday, the Dow closed below 20,000, erasing nearly all its gains since President Trump took office. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins "CBS This Morning" to react to the extreme economic uncertainty.
Multiple coronavirus deaths in one NJ family
A close-knit New Jersey family has had at least six members test positive for COVID-19, with three deaths including a 73-year-old grandmother. At least three of them are still in critical condition. In New York, however, the first man diagnosed with the virus in the area is now on the road to recovery, according to his wife. David Begnaud reports on the personal stories coming out of the coronavirus crisis.
Amazon executive on coronavirus precautions
Amazon temporarily closed its Queens, New York facility, after an employee that worked there tested positive for coronavirus. Separately, the retail giant is hiring 100,000 new workers to meet a growing demand, as more people go online to shop. Jay Carney, Amazon's senior vice president of global corporate affairs and former press secretary for President Obama, joins "CBS This Morning" to talk about the retail giant's business decisions in light of the coronavirus.
N.Y. shuts down "non-essential" businesses
"This is the most drastic action we can take" to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said as he announced a decision to shut down non-essential businesses in the state. Watch his remarks.
Chris Thile performs "Laysong"
In a special “Saturday Sessions” practicing social distancing, McArthur Genius Grant and Grammy Award-winner Chris Thile performs from The Bridge Studio in Brooklyn, New York. Thile has appeared on “CBS This Morning: Saturday” six times, including with his bands Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers. Today, he performs his original composition, “Laysong.”
Chris Thile performs Radiohead's "True Love Waits"
In a special “Saturday Sessions” practicing social distancing, McArthur Genius Grant and Grammy Award-winner Chris Thile performs from The Bridge Studio in Brooklyn, New York. Thile has appeared on “CBS This Morning: Saturday” six times, including with his bands Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers. Today, he performs a cover of Radiohead’s “True Love Waits.”
Coronavirus hits New York hard
New confirmed coronavirus cases are skyrocketing in New York as the state ramps up testing. New York has conducted roughly 45,000 tests so far — more than any other state — and Governor Andrew Cuomo maintains that as testing increases, so will the number of infections. Michael George reports.
Gottlieb expects "shocking" scenes in New York as coronavirus spreads
The former FDA chief says hospitals are at risk of being overwhelmed during the crisis.
Cuomo gives N.Y. coronavirus update
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that he is asking hospitals in the state to increase their capacity by 100% and waiving relevant state regulations to allow them to do so. Cuomo said the state might need 110,000 hospital beds, when only 53,000 are currently available. Watch his press conference here.
Trump gives update on coronavirus response
President Trump said the major disaster declarations in New York and Washington state have been approved and he will approve California's request "soon." The president also said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is working to assist states hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Watch his remarks here.
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