New York

The state first allowed up to 10 people at religious services and Memorial Day events. Then, after a lawsuit, New York expanded the order — but Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the suit didn't affect the move.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is extending the state's stay at home order to May 28. Some areas of the state have been given the green light to enter Phase One of reopening beginning Friday.

Violations of health regulations by Orthodox Jews have been documented by public officials and media at a level of scrutiny that Jews say others don't face.

Starting this month, health departments in New York are trying to hire thousands of workers to build up what could become one of the country's largest contact tracing programs for the coronavirus.

Across the U.S., convention centers and empty fields were transformed into emergency field hospitals at a cost to federal taxpayers of more than $660 million. Most haven't treated a single patient.

In an "unprecedented step," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that every car in the city's subway system will get a thorough cleaning — and urged residents to keep up their social distancing.

Guillermo Frestan had hoped to bring his wife and children from Nicaragua to live with him in the Bronx this year. He is one of more than 1,400 New Yorkers who have died at home during the pandemic.

The joint demonstration between the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and the Air Force's Thunderbirds will begin early Tuesday afternoon over New York City, Newark and Trenton, N.J., and Philadelphia.

Overall, 78% of New York voters — including a majority of Republicans — say they trust Gov. Andrew Cuomo to decide when to reopen their state.

Over 880,000 cases have been confirmed, as of Friday afternoon. New York City and the surrounding area have been hit hardest, with about half of all deaths coming from New York state or New Jersey.