Topic: Bill de Blasio

As states moved to implement restrictions to stymie the spread of COVID-19, health officials on Wednesday reported more than 50,000 new cases of the coronavirus, making it the highest single-day increase in infections.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a proposal to cut $1 billion from the New York Police Department amid lost revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic and nationwide unrest calling for police reform.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced 17 uniformed jail staffers at Rikers Island will face disciplinary action for the death of a transgender woman there last year.

The 2020 New York City Marathon, scheduled for Nov. 1, was canceled Wednesday due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Offices in New York City can reopen at 50 percent capacity and restaurants in Washington, D.C., can resume indoor dining starting Monday under newly modified coronavirus lockdown rules in the two cities. 

The American Museum of Natural History announced it has asked the city to permit the removal of a bronze statue of former President Theodore Roosevelt that critics say symbolizes systemic racism.

After months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, New York City on Monday entered the first phase of its plan to lift all major COVID-19-related restrictions.

The Denver Police Department has announced changes to its use of force policy, including the banning of all chokeholds, following departments in several cities doing likewise amid nationwide protests.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Sunday it is "closely monitoring" nationwide protests against racism and police brutality to determine the potential that they may spread COVID-19.

President Donald Trump ordered the National Guard to withdraw from Washington, D.C. and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio lifted a curfew in the city amid ongoing nationwide protests.

The Pentagon on Tuesday night moved about 1,600 active duty Army troops to the Washington, D.C. area "as a prudent planning measure" to potentially assist law enforcement in responding to protests in the area.

President Donald Trump on Monday declared he has mobilized all federal response and encouraged governors to establish an "overwhelming law enforcement presence" in response to protests over the killing of George Floyd.

New York's death rate declined on Sunday as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said protests sparked by the police-involved killing of George Floyd won't affect reopening plans.

Local leaders throughout the country called for peace amid nationwide protests of the police-involved killing of George Floyd, while St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said people unkown to activists are sparking violence.

New York Gov. Cuomo said Saturday he signed a bill giving death benefits to families of frontline workers who died while fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.