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Travelers venturing into New York City on Thursday found a new line of defense against the coronavirus manning checkpoints in all five boroughs — armed sheriff’s deputies.Drivers heading into Gotham via the tunnels and bridges were pulled over at random. Commuters arriving at Penn Station and the Port Authority were…

Joseph Spector New York State TeamPublished 7:36 PM EDT Aug 6, 2020ALBANY, N.Y. – New York City will establish registration checkpoints at key entryways, such as bridges and tunnels, to ensure travelers  coming from states with high COVID-19 infection rates go into quarantine when they come across the border.Mayor Bill de Blasio…

NEW YORK: New York City will put up COVID-19 quarantine checkpoints at key entry points to ensure that incoming travelers from 35 states with outbreaks comply with the state's 14-day quarantine mandate, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday (Aug 5).The measure underscores the determination of what was once the…

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chicago will teach online only when school resumes in September, the mayor said on Wednesday, and New York City announced checkpoints at bridges and tunnels to enforce a quarantine on travelers from 35 states on a list of coronavirus hot spots.The teachers' union and many parents…

The New York journalist Pete Hamill, an acclaimed columnist, editor and novelist who dominated pages at the city's tabloid newspapers, died on Wednesday.He was 85.His brother, Denis Hamill, and literary agent Esther Newberg both confirmed the writer's passing to NBC News. Hamill fell at his Brooklyn home on Saturday and…

(Reuters) - Journalist Pete Hamill, a columnist, editor and author who personified the great New York City newspaper wars of a bygone era, died on Wednesday at age 85, the New York Daily News reported. Hamill, a lifelong New Yorker, passed away at a New York City hospital where he…

Aug 5 (Reuters) - New York City journalist and author Pete Hamill died on Wednesday at age 85, the New York Daily News reported. Hamill, a lifelong New Yorker who covered both the city and embarked on international assignments, passed away at a New York City hospital where he was…

Jennifer Lawrence Joins Twitter for a Good CauseHow the other side lives!  There are a few perks that come with being one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood. One of those perks is beautiful homes, and Jennifer Lawrence is no stranger to the life of luxury. Four years after…

We talked to the award-winning writer about The City We Became, her latest groundbreaking, world-quaking book, and why it feels so prescient. The people of New York City have long been considered its heart, their energies an undercurrent rippling beneath every block. But what if the city itself was a living,…

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio addresses media while accepting 250,000 face masks donated to city health workers by the United Nations to help with the coronavirus outbreak at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, March 28, 2020. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) The city is sinking into lawlessness, and the mayor…