New York City is mandating proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter certain indoor businesses — including all indoor restaurants, entertainment venues and gyms, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. “It’s time for people to see vaccination as necessary to living a good and full and healthy life,” de Blasio said during his daily press briefing • Full Story

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday said that a “full shutdown” is possible in the coming weeks, a decision he said the state would ultimately decide, as infections continues to rise • Full Story

New York City will reopen its school system to in-person learning, and increase the number of days a week many children attend class, even as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies in the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday • Full Story

At his daily press conference on Wednesday, Mayor De-Blasio was asked by Hamodia reporter Reuvain Borchardt about Former NYC Mayor David Dinkins, who passed away earlier this week and his handling of the Crown Heights riots in 1991 • Watch

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said it’s “just a matter of time” until the state orders a halt to indoor dining. A shutdown likely will come “in the next week or two,” de Blasio said Thursday at a news briefing • Full Story

New York City is shuttering schools to try to stop the renewed spread of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday in a painful about-face for one of the first big U.S. school systems to bring students back to classrooms this fall • Full Story

Following New York City’s implementation of outdoor restaurant dining, the city will be starting a similar program for storefronts, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday • Full Story

In a daily briefing today by Mayor Bill De-Blasio, the mayor apologized to a Jewish reporter over some of the actions the city took against the Jewish community during this time • Watch

New York City’s mayor said Sunday that he has asked the state for permission to close schools and reinstate restrictions on nonessential businesses in several neighborhoods because of a resurgence of the coronavirus • Full Story

Targeting nine zip codes that house a predominantly Jewish population, the Mayor, Bill De Blasio has announced a stringent Mask Patrol that is set to ensure the enforcement of wearing masks in public • Full Story

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city is targeting six neighborhoods that have seen recent upticks in coronavirus cases, with an emphasis on expanded testing and contact tracing • Full Story

Boro Park has seen a small uptick in COVID-19 cases, partly related to a recent wedding in the neighborhood, and officials are warning against assumptions that any community has achieved herd immunity • Full Story

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday that the city is “full steam ahead” for reopening schools in September, with multiple plans already being discussed to bring as many students back to classrooms as possible • Full Story

The New York City Council passed the city’s $88.1 billion budget just after midnight with hopes to solve the Big Apple’s $9 billion budget shortfall — in part by slashing NYPD spending by $1 billion. The deal became official around midnight once Councilwoman Deborah Rose became the 26th council member to vote in favor of the budget — representing a majority of the 51-person legislative body • Full Story

Blasting car horns, chanting and shooting fireworks, New Yorkers converged on Gracie Mansion Monday night for a midnight ruckus, demanding that Mayor Bill de Blasio put an end to illegal fireworks that have recently been plaguing the city • Full Story

Restaurants will be allowed to open with outdoor seating on Monday as New York City enters the second phase of easing coronavirus restrictions, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday • Full Story

New York City has lifted its curfew, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday. In a tweet Sunday morning (local time), de Blasio touted the decline in violence at protests across the weekend, and declared the immediate lifting of the city’s curfew • Full Story

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he is allowing protestors to violate the pandemic shutdown due to “400 years of American racism.” De Blasio’s comment came in response to a Hamodia reporter’s questioning him at a press conference Tuesday as to why the protestors may violate the ban on gatherings, even while he is enforcing the closure of retail stores and a ban on religious services over 10 people • Full Story

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio extended a citywide curfew to a second night after more looting erupted in midtown Manhattan. The curfew will take place from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am • Full Story

Senator Ted Cruz is calling on the Justice Department to investigate NYC Mayor Deblasio after the NYPD shut down a Hasidic Yeshiva operating in defiance of the executive order • Full Story

The USNS Comfort hospital ship arrived in New York Harbor on Monday morning to aid in the coronavirus fight • Full Story