New York

Dr. Danielle Ofri, author of When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error, says medical mistakes are likely to increase as resource-strapped hospitals treat a rapid influx of COVID-19 patients.

A Doctor Confronts Medical Errors — And Flaws In The System That Create Mistakes

3:11pm June 30, 2020

by Dave Davies

Dr. Danielle Ofri says medical errors are more common than most people realize: "If we don't talk about the emotions that keep doctors and nurses from speaking up, we'll never solve this problem."

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The NYPD says officer David Afanador was arrested Thursday on charges of strangulation and attempted strangulation over the incident last weekend on the Rockaway Beach boardwalk.

National

NYPD Officer Accused Of Using Chokehold Charged With Strangulation

1:36pm June 26, 2020

by Quil Lawrence

The officer, 39-year-old David Afanador, was suspended the same day the cellphone video appeared to show him choking a Black man on a Queens boardwalk.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, shown here at a news conference earlier this month, said Wednesday the travel advisory would go into effect midnight Thursday.

National

N.Y., N.J., Connecticut Impose Quarantines For Visitors From Coronavirus Hotspots

2:26pm June 24, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Governors of those three states announced a travel advisory requiring travelers from states with high infection rates to quarantine for 14 days. Those states include Texas, Florida and Arizona.

The Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt in front of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City will be removed at the museum's request.

National

Theodore Roosevelt Statue To Be Removed From New York Museum Entrance

12:36pm June 22, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

"It is time to move the Statue and move forward," the 26th U.S. president's great-grandson says. It depicts Roosevelt on horseback with a Native American man and a man of African descent on foot.

On June 12, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (center) signs into law a package of police accountability measures that received new backing after the killing of George Floyd.

New York Gov. Cuomo: Now Is The Time For 'Fundamental Redefinition' Of Policing

6:38pm June 15, 2020

by Ari Shapiro

For years, the governor says, Democrats in the state didn't have the political or popular support to enact reforms. Now, lawmakers have passed sweeping police accountability and transparency measures.

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, signs into law a sweeping package of police accountability measures on Friday that received new backing following protests of George Floyd's killing.

National

New York Criminalizes Use Of Chokeholds By Police

4:55pm June 12, 2020

by Quil Lawrence

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has approved changes that have been vehemently opposed by police unions for years — including allowing the public to access police officers' past disciplinary records.

Three New York City police officers who were injured in Brooklyn are expected to recover. A suspect is in custody.

National

3 Police Injured During Brooklyn Stabbing Attack

3:38pm June 04, 2020

by Brian Mann

The late-night violence occurs in the Flatbush neighborhood when police say a man approached an officer assigned to an anti-looting patrol and stabbed him in the neck.

Education

The Winners Of The NPR Student Podcast Challenge

7:00am June 03, 2020

With entries from 46 states and Washington, D.C., two winners emerge from more than 2,200 podcasts to win this year's NPR Student Podcast Challenge.

A fence outside Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery is adorned with tributes to victims of COVID-19 on Thursday in New York.

Health & Safety

Coronavirus Hospitalizations In New York At 'An All-Time Low,' Says Cuomo

4:21pm June 02, 2020

by Austin Horn

Gov. Cuomo says the number of new coronavirus hospitalizations reported on June 1 was 154. That's the lowest number since the state started counting in mid-March.

Face masks are effective in slowing the spread of the coronavirus, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says. His message was bolstered by Rosie Perez and Chris Rock, who joined Cuomo at a Thursday news conference in Brooklyn.

'No Mask – No Entry,' Cuomo Says As He Allows Businesses To Insist On Face Coverings

5:04pm May 28, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"You don't want to wear a mask — fine," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says. "But you don't have a right to then go into that store if that store owner doesn't want you to."