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Dawn breaks over Manhattan as the city struggles to contain the number of coronavirus cases on March 18, 2020, in New York City. Across the city businesses, schools and places of work have been shutting down leading to empty streets and quiet neighborhoods. New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has threatened to call for a "shelter-in-place" order as Manhattan continues to see a rise in cases of the virus. World wide, 200,000 people have now contracted COVID-19.

A spike in New Yorkers ingesting household cleaners following Trump’s controversial coronavirus comments

April 25, 2020 at 8:06 p.m.

An unusually high number of New Yorkers contacted city health authorities over fears that they had ingested bleach or other household cleaners in the 18 hours that followed President Trump's...

NYC outdoor pools closed for summer 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic, beaches likely shut down too

April 16, 2020 at 4:04 p.m.

This summer is going to be a bummer. All of New York City's outdoor public pools will be closed this year because of the coronavirus -- and Mayor de Blasio...

People practice social distancing while enjoying the nice weather at Central Park's Sheep Meadow on Saturday, May 2, 2020, in New York. New York City police dispatched 1,000 officers this weekend to enforce social distancing as warmer weather tempted New Yorkers to come out of quarantine.

Mayor de Blasio, Gov. Cuomo spar over whether NYC will face ‘shelter in place’ order as coronavirus cases in the five boroughs climb above 900

March 17, 2020 at 9:28 p.m.

Mayor de Blasio appeared poised Tuesday to impose an unprecedented citywide shelter-in-place order, with 8.5 million New Yorkers confined to their homes — until Gov. Cuomo slammed the door shut...

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2019, file photo, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a news conference at a gun control advocacy event in Las Vegas. Bloomberg has opened door to a potential presidential run, saying the Democratic field 'not well positioned' to defeat Trump. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Michael Bloomberg to file for presidential primary in Alabama this week, opening door for 2020 run

November 7, 2019 at 8:50 p.m.

Michael Bloomberg is hedging his 2020 bets. The billionaire former New York City mayor will file paperwork Friday to qualify for Alabama's Democratic primary, taking his first official step toward...

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