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Amid Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Governor Cuomo Announces Summer School Will Be Conducted Through Distance Learning This Year... Plus What You Need to Know! 

The City of New York is working to expand free testing for COVID-19 rapidly throughout the five boroughs. Check back regularly for more locations as testing sites continue to open.

The Governor also announced that the MTA will pilot the use of proven UV light technology to kill COVID-19 in subway cars and crew facilities. The MTA currently cleans and disinfects trains every day.

MTA doubling its efforts to disinfect touch points throughout the NYC and The Riders Alliance...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifted "PAUSE" for half of New York's 10 regions as of Friday, but what does that mean for NYC. Memorial Day is around the corner. What about the beaches?

Find out about the City's comprehensive plan to test, trace, and treat every case of COVID-19. Through a partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals, the City's "Test and Trace Corps" will launch with 1,000 contact tracers to investigate cases, trace and monitor contacts, and manage all case data and...

Youth organizers from Teens Take Charge are calling on the city to restore funding for the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). 

 While parts of NY state prepare to reopen Friday, what about NYC? Read more...

City Council Questions De Blasio's Priorities at First Executive Budget Hearing, read more of the Gotham Gazetts reporting on the CC's virtual hearing. 

The city’s democratic systems and processes—along with practically every aspect of daily life in New York City—has been disrupted by the massive effort to slow the spread of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19). How will elections be affected?