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A portrait of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is displayed at a storefront on September 19, 2020, in New York, New York. (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images/AFP)
September 20, 2020, 2:25 am
New York plans statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a ‘daughter of Brooklyn’
NYC mayor hails the late justice as ‘an unparalleled hometown hero’; governor to appoint commission in charge of planning monument
By AFP
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo talks to reporters in Albany at his daily news conference about the coronavirus crisis, March 29, 2020. (Office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo/via JTA)
August 27, 2020, 2:07 pm
New York governor vows to take action on Brooklyn weddings if mayor won’t
‘We’ve had superspreader events in New Rochelle with the Jewish community, we’ve had them in the Catholic community. The virus does not discriminate,’ Andrew Cuomo says
By Shira Hanau
In this screenshot from the DNCC’s livestream of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) addresses the virtual convention on August 17, 2020. (Handout/DNCC via Getty Images)
August 18, 2020, 8:35 pm
Accusations that Trump stokes racism, anti-Semitism take center stage at DNC
Range of speakers from across Democratic party slam US president’s rhetoric against immigrants and alleged bolstering of white nationalists
By Ron Kampeas
New York State Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright donated blood with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, in May 2020. (Courtesy of Seawright)
August 12, 2020, 11:52 pm
Non-Jewish New York assemblywoman targeted in anti-Semitic attack
State Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright is a member of the representative body’s Jewish caucus and her husband is Jewish
By Shira Hanau
In this March 16, 2020, file photo, a pedestrian wears a face mask while standing outside the High School of Economics & Finance, closed due to coronavirus concerns, in New York (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
August 8, 2020, 2:03 am
Cuomo clears New York schools statewide to open, carefully
Governor says across the state, regions are below the required threshold to allow in-person studies; teachers, parents remain doubtful
By MARINA VILLENEUVE
Customers sit behind plastic curtains while getting a pedicure at HT&V Nails in New York, July 6, 2020 (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
July 7, 2020, 5:37 am
NYC nail salons back in business but indoor dining on hold
Mayor says about 50,000 more people will come back to work as city enters Phase 3 of reopening, which also includes tattoo parlors, indoor tanning and some sports
By Karen Matthews and MARINA VILLENEUVE
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo talks to reporters in Albany at his daily news conference about the coronavirus crisis, March 29, 2020. (Office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo/via JTA)
June 15, 2020, 12:33 am
3 Orthodox Jews, 2 Catholic priests sue over NY limitations on houses of worship
‘Why is a large worship gathering deemed more dangerous than a mass protest,’ asks attorney for religious groups
By Marcy Oster
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signs the 'Say Their Name' reform during the daily media briefing as he is joined by (L-R) Rev. Al Sharpton, Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, Valerie Bell; the mother of Sean Bell, Gwen Carr; the mother of Eric Garner, and NY State Sen. Andrea Stewart- Cousins at the Office of the Governor of the State of New York on June 12, 2020 in New York City. (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images/AFP)
June 13, 2020, 8:11 am
New York governor signs police accountability legislation, banning chokeholds
New laws set up a special prosecutor’s office to investigate deaths in police encounters
By MARINA VILLENEUVE
Protesters rally near the edge of Times Square in New York, June 7, 2020. (Seth Wenig/AP)
June 7, 2020, 11:24 pm
As demonstrations subside, NY officials urge protesters to get virus tests
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo advises those who attended anti-racism rallies ‘to act as if you were exposed’
By Brian Mahoney and KIMBERLEE KRUESI
Members of the media wearing protective mask film outside the Young Israel of New Rochelle synagogue, New York on March 10, 2020, at the center of a Westchester County outbreak (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
June 7, 2020, 10:28 pm
Synagogues okayed to reopen in New York, but not New York City
Houses of worship will be required to operate at 25 percent of their usual capacity and employ appropriate social distancing and disinfecting protocols
By Marcy Oster
In this image from video provided by WBFO, a Buffalo police officer appears to shove a man who walked up to police on June 4, 2020, in Buffalo, New York. (Mike Desmond/WBFO via AP)
June 5, 2020, 8:39 pm
Dozens of NY police quit team to protest suspension of officers after man shoved
2 policemen in Buffalo face sanctions after footage sparks widespread outrage; police in statement initially said man, now hospitalized in serious condition, ‘tripped & fell’
By AP
In this image from video provided by WBFO, a Buffalo police officer appears to shove a man who walked up to police on June 4, 2020, in Buffalo, New York. (Mike Desmond/WBFO via AP)
June 5, 2020, 1:00 pm
NYC calmer as Buffalo police draw ire for elderly protester’s injury
2 officers suspended for appearing to push over 75-year-old man, who in video can be seen bleeding from his head on the ground after falling
By Jim Mustian
Demonstrators on June 2, 2020, at Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
June 3, 2020, 2:06 pm
US streets calmest in days as looting tapers off, most protests peaceful
Demonstrators break curfews across the county but mainly avoid clashes with police in marked deescalation after days of rioting
By Zeke Miller and Tim Sullivan
Protesters denouncing police brutality and systemic racism exit the Manhattan Bridge, June ,2 2020, after being stopped by police for hours during a citywide curfew in New York City. (Scott Heins/Getty Images/AFP)
June 3, 2020, 12:35 pm
‘Not stopping’: Defiant NYC protesters march through curfew
Demonstrations largely peaceful as Mayor de Blasio rejects Trump’s threat to send in the military and his calls for crushing the protests
By JAKE SEINER and Deepti Hajela
People run out of a shop after breaking in as police arrive at the scene in New York, June 1, 2020. (Wong Maye-E/AP)
June 2, 2020, 3:36 am
New York City imposes 11 p.m. curfew amid Floyd protests
Lockdown ordered for largest US city until 5 a.m. after peaceful daytime protests spiral into looting and destruction at night
By Jennifer Peltz and Karen Matthews
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