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Demonstrators rally for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation in front of his Manhattan office in New York, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Cuomo has avoided public appearances for days as some members of his own party call for him to resign over sexual harassment allegations. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)
Cuomo avoids public amid outcry over harassment allegations

By Marina Villeneuve Mar. 02, 2021 04:52 PM EST

FILE - This combination file photo shows CNN news anchor Chris Cuomo at the WarnerMedia Upfront in New York on May 15, 2019, left, and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaking during a news conference in New York on March 23, 2020. CNN host Chris Cuomo told viewers on Monday, March 1, 2021, that he ‘obviously’ could not cover the charges against his older brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. New York's leader has been accused of sexual harassment by two women who work in state government. But Chris Cuomo said he understands CNN has to cover it, and said he cares profoundly about the issues brought up by the women who have accused his brother. (AP Photo/File)
CNN's Chris Cuomo says he 'obviously' can't cover brother

By David Bauder Mar. 01, 2021 09:50 PM EST

FILE — In this Feb. 22, 2021 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at a COVID-19 vaccination site in the Brooklyn borough of New York. New York's attorney general said she's moving forward with an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo after receiving a letter from his office Monday, March 1, 2021, authorizing her to take charge of the probe. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool, File)
Cuomo accuser blasts attempted apology, 'predatory behavior'

By Michael R. Sisak And Marina Villeneuve Mar. 01, 2021 07:35 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2021 photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, pauses to listen to a reporter's question during a news conference at a COVID-19 vaccination site in the Brooklyn borough of New York. New York's attorney general said she's moving forward with an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against the governor after receiving a letter from his office Monday authorizing her to take charge of the probe. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool, file)
Harassment, bullying claims dog Cuomo, once a pandemic star

By Karen Matthews Mar. 01, 2021 04:57 PM EST

New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza is shown this still image, from New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's media availability, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in New York. Carranza announced Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, he would step down, citing the coronavirus pandemic's personal toll on his family. He will be replaced by Bronx Executive Superintendent Meisha Ross Porter, who becomes the first Black woman to lead the nation's largest public school district. (New York City Office of the Mayor via AP)
NYC schools chancellor exits, citing virus' personal toll

By Carolyn Thompson Feb. 26, 2021 10:22 AM EST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 file photo, people wait in line at a mass vaccination site in the Queens borough of New York. This FEMA run site, along with another in Brooklyn, gives priority to local residents in an effort to equitably distribute the vaccine. Researchers have flagged another mutated version of the coronavirus spreading in New York but experts say it’s too soon to know if the variant will be problematic. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)
New coronavirus variant in New York spurs caution, concern

By Marion Renault Feb. 25, 2021 06:45 PM EST

FILE — In this June 1, 202 file photo, Chief of Department of the New York City Police, Terence Monahan, kneels with activists as protesters paused while walking in New York. Monahan, who made headlines last year for kneeling with protesters while also being criticized for officers' forceful response, said Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, that he is retiring after nearly four decades with the department. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
Chief who knelt with protesters retires in new NYPD shake-up

By Michael R. Sisak Feb. 25, 2021 02:38 PM EST

A student checks her paperwork with her mother before entering Meyer Levin Middle School, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in New York. In-school learning resumed for middle school students in New York City for the first time since the fall of 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Classroom doors swing back open at NYC public middle schools

Feb. 25, 2021 01:04 AM EST

FILE - In this July 6, 2020, file photo, blanket is pulled to cover the body of a patient after medical personnel were unable to to save her life inside the coronavirus unit at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has topped 500,000 — a number so staggering that a top health researchers says it is hard to imagine an American who hasn't lost a relative or doesn't know someone who died. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
US tops 500,000 virus deaths, matching the toll of 3 wars

By Heather Hollingsworth And Tammy Webber Feb. 22, 2021 03:26 PM EST

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 27, 2020, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference, at the National Press Club in Washington. Over his long career, Gov. Cuomo has been known as a brutal political opponent to people who oppose his agenda or challenge him publicly. That penchant for punching hard at perceived enemies drew fresh condemnations this week in the wake of a tirade against a lawmaker who questioned his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Bully, or just Queens tough? Criticism piles up for Cuomo

By Marina Villeneuve Feb. 18, 2021 07:27 PM EST

New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley shops in a thrift store before getting a tour of the Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service in New York, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. Wiley joins a crowded Democratic primary field that includes longtime elected officials and veterans of the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is barred by the city charter from seeking a third term. The Democratic mayoral primary is scheduled for June 22. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Crowded Democratic primary field vies for NYC mayor's job

By Karen Matthews Feb. 18, 2021 01:03 AM EST

People enter and exit Mount Sinai hospital Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in New York. "Unfortunately, due to sudden changes in vaccine supply, we have been forced to cancel existing public vaccination appointments," said a hospital spokesperson. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Crippling weather hampers vaccine deliveries, distribution

By Suman Naishadham And Jocelyn Noveck Feb. 17, 2021 01:39 PM EST

Members of the National Guard help motorists check in at a federally-run COVID-19 vaccination site set up on the campus of California State University of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
VIRUS TODAY: White House says U.S. vaccinations picking up

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 01:08 PM EST

People line up at a COVID-19 vaccination site at CitiField, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Citi Field, other sites open for vaccines, but will it help?

Feb. 10, 2021 10:53 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2020, file photo, Waiter Lenworth Thompson serves lunch to David Zennario, left, and Alex Ecklin at Junior's Restaurant in New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that city restaurants will be able to reopen for indoor dining at one-quarter capacity on Friday, Feb. 12, ahead of the Valentine's Day weekend, two days earlier than he'd previously announced. New York restaurants have been closed to indoor dining since Dec. 14, 2020, to stem a surge in coronavirus cases as the holidays approached. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Cuomo says indoor restaurant dining in NYC can start Friday

By Karen Matthews And Jennifer Peltz Feb. 08, 2021 01:44 PM EST

Closed since November, NYC middle schools to reopen soon

By Karen Matthews Feb. 08, 2021 09:51 AM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's public middle school buildings will open this month after being closed since COVID-19 cases began to surge in November, Mayor...

Students at Driggers Elementary School attend a class in-person as they interact with classmates virtually, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in San Antonio. After seeing two academic years thrown off course by the pandemic, school leaders around the country are planning for the possibility of more distance learning next fall at the start of yet another school year. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Schools plan for potential of remote learning into the fall

By Carolyn Thompson Feb. 08, 2021 07:54 AM EST

Kenzie Flynn, right, and newfound friend Ellaina Hatton, left, make their way up a popular sledding hill in North Attleboro, Mass., Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. A quick-moving storm dumped several inches of new snow in the area. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP)
2nd major snowstorm in a week blankets Northeast

Feb. 07, 2021 10:22 AM EST

Storm postpones state vaccine clinics in New York City area

Feb. 06, 2021 07:22 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — State-run COVID-19 vaccination sites in Long Island and community-based ‘pop-up’ locations throughout the New York City area will be closed on...

People line up at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Yankee Stadium, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in the Bronx borough of New York. Yankee Stadium opened as a COVID-19 vaccination site Friday, drawing lines of people from surrounding neighborhoods in the Bronx. The mega-site is being restricted to Bronx residents as a way to boost vaccination rates in the New York City borough with the highest percentage of positive coronavirus test results. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Bronx Boosters: Yankee Stadium becomes mass vaccination site

By Joseph B. Frederick Feb. 05, 2021 09:40 AM EST