Council Bill Seeks To Clear Way For Outdoor Cafes​ | Virus Latest

NEW YORK CITY — These are today's stories about the city's battle to slow the new coronavirus.

Council Bill Seeks To Remove Roadblocks For Outdoor Cafes

Corey Johnson's new bill will make it easier for restaurants to operate outdoor cafes when it becomes safe to reopen for in-person dining.

No Coronavirus Mask, No Service, Governor Cuomo Says

Gov. Andrew Cuomo will sign an executive order allowing business owners to deny service to customers without facial coverings.

Netflix Documentary Follows Lives Of Lenox Hill Doctors

Four doctors at the Upper East Side hospital are subjects of a new documentary coming to the streaming giant in June.

NYC Needs 'Office Of Sports' To Help Keep NYers Healthy, Pol Says

Ydanis Rodriguez says bringing sports to low-income NYers could help prevent health problems that put them more at risk for coronavirus.

SEE IT: Ambulances From Across The Country Leave NYC

EMS workers from across the country got a parting salute Thursday as they departed Fort Totten, where they'd been stationed for two months.

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Woman Who Called Cops On Black Man Should Be Investigated: Mayor

Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city should "ascertain" whether the woman who called police on a black man in Central Park committed a crime.