New York City is requiring all municipal workers including police officers, firefighters, and teachers to either get vaccinated or be tested weekly.

Ben and Jerry's decision not to sell their ice cream in occupied Palestinian territory reanimated bipartisan backlash to the BDS movement.

The last time a mayor attained higher elected office was in the 1860s. Those who run for Gracie Manor will end their political career there.

During an interview with Politico magazine in Brooklyn, de Blasio slammed the mayoral candidates as "petty" and "lacking in a compelling vision."

The company operated the Central Park Carousel, two Central Park ice rinks, and the Ferry Point golf course, bringing in $17 million a year.

The advent of ranked choice voting makes June 22nd's primary harder than ever to predict, with Andrew Yang, Eric Adams, and Kathryn Garcia at the top.

For Wiley, the endorsement could provide a boost over her most direct rivals, City Comptroller Scott Stringer and nonprofit executive Dianne Morales.

Some administrators worry there won't be enough room for students to social distance, but de Blasio expects CDC guidelines to loosen by the fall.

Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City made the announcement on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Monday morning.

When asked for comment, a Cuomo spokesman sent Insider a link to a tweet of a GIF from the movie "Top Gun."

NYC's mayor filed a lawsuit on Thursday arguing oil giants' deceptive trade practices and "greenwashing" violate the city's consumer protection law.

Many of those affected are children - and without their phones, some struggle to attend online schooling or virtual court appearances.

With Yang maintaining frontrunner status, Wiley's strongly-worded statement marks the latest instance of Democratic candidates targeting him directly.

The New York Times reported employees will be asked to return beginning May 3. Vaccinations and masks will be encouraged but not required.

"I couldn't believe how brazen that was," Lindsey Boylan, a former staffer who accused Cuomo of sexual misconduct, told The New Yorker.

The stimulus includes $5.6 billion in aid for NYC. Mayor Bill de Blasio just said the situation was one of financial scarcity "until a week ago."

Six women have come forward with sexual harassment claims against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but he has so far refused to resign.

The feud between New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has escalated. De Blasio went after Cuomo during a Thursday appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” De Blasio said Cuomo’s menacing call to a state lawmaker fits a broader pattern of “bullying.” Visit the Business […]

In the latest chapter in their ongoing feud, de Blasio told MSNBC that bullying lawmakers is "classic Andrew Cuomo."

New York City Public Schools plan to reopen middle schools on February 25. Most classrooms in the nation’s largest public school system have been shuttered since November. Chicago Public Schools are also nearing a return to classrooms after months-long disputes. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Two […]

A quarter of people vaccinated in New York City don’t actually live there, local publication The City reported Tuesday. New York City’s essential workers can get vaccines in the city in they live elsewhere. But non-essential workers from outside the city may also be trying to get a shot, Mayor […]

New York City is ending its business contracts with the Trump Organisation, which manages a golf course in the Bronx as well as two ice skating rinks and the carousel in Central Park. “The City of New York will no longer have anything to do with the Trump Organisation,” Mayor […]

A federal judge advanced a lawsuit to expedite the roll-out of WiFi to homeless shelters across the city. There are more than 114,000 homeless students in New York City. The class-action suit was filed on behalf of homeless students across the city who have been unable to access the internet […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio offered reflections on what he learned about himself in 2020 when asked by reporters at a Wednesday press conference. “I learned the value of sleep,” the mayor said. Local tabloids have chronicled his pre-COVID jaunts to the Park Slope YMCA in Brooklyn and […]

New York City Public Schools will begin the process of reopening to students for in-person instruction on December 7, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday. The city’s pre-school programs, pre-kindergarten programs, and students through fifth grade will return to classrooms on December 7. All District 75 schools, […]

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo berated reporters during a tense coronavirus press briefing on Wednesday. As Cuomo was being asked about whether New York City schools would close amid a surge in cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio was running more than five hours late to his own COVID-19 news conference. […]

New York City schools will close for in-person learning starting Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. Over the past week, the positivity rate for COVID-19 tests administered in the city reached 3%, the threshold officials set to determine whether schools should close, he said. “We must fight back the […]

My kid’s school is going to close for no science-based reason, and we’ve already given up Thanksgiving. But I can’t help but feel discouraged that my family’s sacrifice is in vain. A winter hellscape awaits, even with encouraging vaccine news, because America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been an […]

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Sunday that he will move to close restaurants, small businesses, and schools in nine neighbourhoods seeing a surge in coronavirus infection rates. These neighbourhoods are scattered throughout Brooklyn and Queens and have seen a continual coronavirus infection rate of 3% or higher […]

In New York, parenting in the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic made last spring a marathon of horror. We hoped, at least, we could rely on school returning by September. But even with six months to do their jobs, the mayor, schools chancellor, and teachers’ union all failed. Now students […]

The letter, which includes companies like Warby Parker, Lyft, and Mastercard are calling on Mayor de Blasio to take action to reopen the city, stating that there is widespread anxiety over public safety, cleanliness and other quality of life issues.” The letter also included an action plan that was first […]

New York City will lift its ban on indoor dining, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday. Restaurants will be allowed to reopen dining rooms at 25% capacity starting September 30. This comes soon after over 300 restaurant owners filed a class-action lawsuit against Governor Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill De […]

New York City Schools will return students to classrooms for in-person instruction beginning on September 21, 10 days later than anticipated. Students haven’t stepped inside schools since the city shifted to remote learning on March 16. Teachers will return to classrooms on September 8 to prepare, and remote instruction will […]

New York City is preparing to fire 400 emergency medical workers as part of budget cuts, NBC News reported, citing the city’s emergency-services union. The layoffs are part of budget cuts brought on by the economic impact of the city’s finances during the coronavirus pandemic. Union president Oren Barzilay told […]

New York billionaire Stephen Ross is considering raising $US100 million to garner support for a candidate of his choosing in the city’s next mayoral race, and a major partner in his planning is the tech executive and former Mike Bloomberg advisor Daniel Doctoroff,The New York Times’ Dana Rubinstein reported Friday. […]

At $US6 billion a year, the New York Police Department has the largest police budget in the nation. But when police pension, fringe benefits, settlements, and debt payments are added in, police spending actually swells to over $US10 billion a year. Most of that goes to uniformed officers’ salaries, overtime, […]

New York City will create checkpoints at key entry points, including tunnels and bridges, to bolster the state’s mandatory 14-day quarantine law, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The quarantine regulations apply to travellers from 34 US states and the territory of Puerto Rico, which are on New York’s travel […]

At a Tuesday morning press conference in preparation for Tropical Storm Isaias, Mayor Bill de Blasio said a tornado warning was issued for New York City. But the National Weather Service has issued a watch, which means tornadoes may occur based on the kind of storm in the area. A […]

Ed Mullins, the head of the NYPD sargeants union, appeared on Fox News on Friday via remote video with a mug placed behind him emblazoned with the symbol of a far-right conspiracy theory. Mullins refused to say whether the mug was his or whether he endorses the QAnon conspiracy in […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio finally announced a plan to reopen the city’s 1,800 public schools on July 8, according to The New York Times. The city’s 1.1 million students have been learning remotely since schools closed on March 16 – and under de Blasio’s proposal, they will […]

The New York City Council and Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday agreed on a budget that strips the New York Police Department of $US1 billion in funding. The money is being reallocated to youth and community services. The move came in response to nationwide protests to defund police departments […]

A multi-agency task force will crack down on illegal fireworks in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office announced on Tuesday. The task force will include New York’s police and fire departments, and the Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation. “We’re cracking down on this activity at the source to […]

Bill de Blasio was New York City’s first Democratic mayor in 20 years. Six and a half years later, he’s no one’s choice. Leftist activists, Wall Street traders, conservative-leaning first responders – they all wish he’d just go away. He’s failed at every measure of leadership, empathy, and reform. He’s […]

Bill de Blasio has been the mayor of New York City since 2013. He was re-elected for a second term in 2017. Chirlane McCray, Mayor de Blasio’s wife, has been praised for making mental healthcare more accessible in New York. On May 30, De Blasio’s daughter Chiara was arrested and […]

The New York City Council, the city’s legislative body, will soon vote on legislation that would criminalise the use of a chokehold by NYPD officers during an arrest, NY1 reported. Sources told the network that City Council Speaker Corey Johnson will hold a vote on the proposal at the next […]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the New York progressive, slammed a New York City Police Department union for tweeting confidential information about Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter’s arrest on Saturday during a protest against racism. The Sergeants Benevolent Association tweeted a screenshot of Chiara de Blasio’s arrest record and attacked the mayor […]

A New York City police officer pointed his gun at peaceful protesters in Manhattan Sunday night. After a video of the incident trended on Twitter, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the officer’s actions were “unacceptable” and he should “have his gun and badge taken away.” On Saturday, de Blasio was […]

Chiara de Blasio, the daughter of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, was arrested on Saturday night as protests in response to George Floyd’s death continue to escalate in the city. According to police sources, the 25-year-old was arrested at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday and was charged with unlawful […]

New York City’s subway system is now closed between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. for daily cleaning. The subways have long provided refuge to homeless New Yorkers, who now say they don’t have anywhere safe to stay overnight. The homeless have been sent to shelters, the conditions of which are […]

This week, 20 residents in Queens, New York, were arrested for social distancing Of them, 18 – or 90% – were people of colour, the district attorney’s office told Business Insider. “My office will not be prosecuting social distancing arrests,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said. “Nobody wants a health […]

In Brooklyn, 40 residents were arrested for social distancing violations from March 17 through May 4, the office of Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said on Thursday. Around 49.5% of Brooklyn residents are white, but 39 of the 40 arrested were people of colour. “We cannot police ourselves out of […]

President Donald Trump said it wouldn’t be fair to Republicans if the federal government bailed out blue states. “It’s not fair to the Republicans because all the states that need help – they’re run by Democrats in every case,” Trump said in an interview with the New York Post published […]

Compared with the Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City and President Donald Trump, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has become the face of coronavirus competence in government, but he’s a big part of the reason the crisis in New York grew to such devastating proportions. Cuomo acknowledges wishing he “blew […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has been criticised for singling out the Jewish community in a tweet about people who are not following the city’s social distancing rules. “My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed,” he wrote […]

Mayor Bill de Blasio shut down New York City’s public schools March 15, a week after the state had declared a state of emergency due to the coronavirus. Leading up to the decision, teachers and administrators reported unsanitary conditions, a lack of soap and cleaning supplies, and cases of infected […]

Elon Musk is calling out a report that he didn’t follow through on his promise to deliver ventilators to hospitals in California. CNN cited a report from the Sacramento Bee that the governor’s office said no California hospital had received the 1,000 ventilators Musk promised last month. Musk posted what […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city’s public pools would remain closed for the summer because of the novel coronavirus. He also warned New Yorkers to “lower expectations” for their ability to visit the city’s beaches instead. The closures are yet another sign that normalcy won’t […]

New York City wants to get coronavirus patients, first responders, and other at-risk residents who don’t require critical care out of hospitals and into hotels, spending $US250 million to put a process in place. Last week, the city inked a deal with Texas-based travel and logistics management company CrewFacilities to […]

New York City public schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Saturday. But New York Governor Andrew Cuomo appeared to counter de Blasio’s announcement Saturday, saying that the state has final say and “there has been no decision” made yet. The […]

New York has been hit hardest by the coronavirus outbreak in the US, leaving the streets eerily empty and the hospitals and morgues overwhelmed. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has extended the stay-at-home order until at least May 15, keeping all schools and nonessential businesses shuttered. As the state grapples with overtaxed […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday the police will enforce social distancing on subways. Some trains have been crowded, commuters said, as essential workers are still forced to travel to their jobs. Many lines have seen service cuts beyond planned due to limited availability of train crews, […]

As cities across the US shut down, construction workers remain on the job, building luxury condos and restaurants. Despite the fact that workers tested positive for coronavirus at the new Hard Rock Hotel and Facebook’s new offices, both New York construction sites remain open. “If he were building a hospital, […]

A makeshift morgue has been built outside one of New York City’s major hospitals to deal with an expected spike in coronavirus deaths. Between Tuesday and Wednesday night, 88 more people in the city died of COVID-19. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a stark warning on Wednesday, […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on March 24 that he plans to release select inmates from city jails, including Rikers Island, to prevent infections during the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor de Blasio said an estimated 300 inmates who are over 70 years old and have at least five […]

Mayor Bill de Blasio implored the federal government to help New York City, announcing on “Fox and Friends” that hospitals will otherwise “start to go broke.” The mayor expressed support for a $US2 trillion to American workers and businesses being negotiated in Congress. On Sunday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered that […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says the worst is yet to come for the spike in coronavirus cases in New York City. “April is going to be worse than March. And I fear May will be worse than April,” de Blasio said on NBC’s “Meet The Press” on […]

New York City residents – outside of NBA players and the ultra-wealthy – have struggled to get coronavirus tests in recent days. The state’s Department of Health opened a drive-through testing facility on Staten Island to combat this, among other plans. If you feel like you need to get a […]

In an appearance on “Morning Joe,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called for a full “shelter in place” model similar to the one being implemented in California. But de Blasio cannot make such an order on his own. When he told New Yorkers to prepare to shelter in […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio described the rate of new coronavirus infections in the city as “staggering” and an “explosion” during a Thursday press briefing. As of Thursday morning, there were 3,615 cases of coronavirus infections in New York City and 22 people had died from COVID-19, the […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday that he may issue a “shelter in place” order for the city within the next two days in order to combat the new coronavirus. But shortly after the announcement, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo dismissed the possibility of an imminent […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio worked out at his YMCA on Monday morning as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced all non-essential businesses, including gyms, would be forced to close indefinitely. The New York City government has requested that all residents remain in their homes except for essential […]

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday compared the coronavirus pandemic to the Great Depression, the Great Recession, and the 1918 flu, and said the city’s response to it should resemble President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. “The Great Depression and the New Deal are very instructive here,” the […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced drastic measures to limit public gatherings in order to curb the spread of coronavirus. In a statement released Sunday night, de Blasio said he will sign an executive order stating that all restaurants, bars, and cafes in the city will be […]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York on Sunday announced that New York City’s public schools would shut down this week. The city’s public-school system is the largest in the US, and its closing was at the centre of a contentious debate among officials seeking to ramp up the region’s response […]

Having dropped out of the 2020 presidential race, Andrew Yang told BuzzFeed News that he is “looking at” potentially running for New York City mayor. “One of the things I’m most curious about is who are the other candidates in the race, and what the race would look like,” said […]

A ban on plastic bags in New York State – and a tax on paper bags in some localities, including New York City – will go in effect overnight. While the statewide ban will eventually involve fines on businesses as high as $US500, the state now says it won’t issue […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio lashed out at his former Democratic rival, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, on following Bernie Sanders’ Nevada primary win. “Try to not be so smug when you just got your arse kicked,” de Blasio tweeted at Buttigieg, who finished third in the […]

Two officers with the New York Police Department were shot in less than 24 hours in attacks authorities called assassination attempts. The attacks were both ambushes on officers located in the Bronx, though police could reportedly not confirm if they were connected. Mayor Bill de Blasio condemned “blind hatred” carried […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ripped into Domino’s for its prices in the city on New Year’s Eve. The mayor tweeted out a New York Post story about a delivery driver running a $US30 pizza to revelers in Times Square. De Blasio’s take sparked a discussion about the […]

Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York is the latest Democratic contender to drop out of the 2020 presidential primary. Insider’s polling has found that hardly any Democrats thought de Blasio could defeat Trump, even compared to other low-polling candidates. De Blasio didn’t have a devoted base: Most of his […]

Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City finally ended his quixotic presidential run on Friday after spending months on the campaign trail but failing to crack 1% in the polls or qualify for the fall debates. De Blasio is highly unpopular both in his own city and among the […]

Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York has dropped out of the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. His Friday announcement came after months of lagging behind his party rivals. President Donald Trump celebrated de Blasio’s departure from the race, tweeting: “NYC is devastated, he’s coming home!” A poll […]

Amazon executives and New York politicians weren’t able to make things work for the company’s planned second headquarters in Long Island City, Queens. The company officially pulled out of negotiations on February 14. According to a new report in The Wall Street Journal, Amazon maintained a “burn book” of all […]

Mayor Bill de Blasio found himself in hot water on Wednesday when he pledged to save a beloved family-owned New York pizza joint recently shut down for failure to pay outstanding tax bills. This week, the New York Daily News reported that state tax authorities seized and shut down Di […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden took heat from other 2020 Democratic contenders for his record on immigration during night two of the second Democratic debate on Wednesday. New York mayor Bill de Blasio and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker were particularly sharp in their criticism, repeatedly asking Biden to account […]

Protesters appeared to chant “Fire Pantaleo” at Mayor Bill de Blasio during the Democratic primary debate on Wednesday night, referencing the New York City police officer that put Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold. The chants came during Sen. Cory Booker’s opening statement, cutting him off and forcing Booker to […]

High-ranking Democrats are starting to suggest that, rather than indulge President Donald Trump in his Twitter rants, the media and his political opponents should ignore and even unfollow him. In an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, New York Mayor and 2020 presidential candidate Bill de Blasio said Democrats feed […]

Several of the Democratic presidential candidates will face a make or break moment during the primary debates later this month. The Democratic National Committee’s sanctioned debates set for the fall have much stricter criteria, which many candidates are unlikely to meet. Struggling candidates will have to use every chance they […]

Nearly two dozen candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination and each is making the case they are the best candidate to face off against President Donald Trump next year. But the ever-changing terrain of the campaign proves they are not immune to strange gaffes or awkward moments. Here are […]

Mayor Bill de Blasio, one of the lowest polling Democrats in the deep presidential field, was in Iowa Saturday night when New York City lost power in large swathes of Manhattan in one of the worst blackouts in years. The mayor was criticised by Governor Andrew Cuomo and other New […]

On Wednesday night, 10 of the Democratic presidential candidates participated in the first debate of the 2020 election. Though some candidates stood out more than others, there’s a way to get an idea which candidates provoked the strongest response from viewers, at least when it comes to online searches: Google […]

Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke was attacked perhaps more than any other candidate in the first hour of Wednesday night’s 2020 Democratic primary debate. After O’Rourke said his plan to reform the US healthcare system would involve a public option, but wouldn’t abolish private health insurance, New York City Mayor Bill […]

More than one-third of voters want Bernie Sanders to drop out of the 2020 race, according to a new poll. The only candidate in the poll who Democrats wanted to see drop out more was New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, with 42% of respondents saying they would prefer […]

Democrats piled-on presidential frontrunner and former Vice President Joe Biden this week. At a Tuesday night fundraiser in New York, Biden referenced his ability to work alongside segregationists in the Senate in the 1970s, and his rivals pounced. Biden’s fellow candidates are increasingly going after his long record in the […]

Who is Bill de Blasio? Current job: Mayor of New York City. Age: 58. Family: De Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray have a daughter, Chiara, and a son, Dante. Hometown: New York, New York, raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Political party: Democratic. Previous jobs: New York City Public Advocate, New […]

New York City mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Bill De Blasio revealed in a Tuesday morning CNN appearance that he’s a fan of ska music. Internet commentators had a field day making fun of the mayor’s perceived efforts to seem cool and relatable. De Blasio is historically unpopular both among […]

INSIDER has been polling about the Democratic field on a rolling basis since late last year. Rather than asking who people most want to be the nominee, we’re more interested in overlapping support. We ask people whether they’d be satisfied or dissatisfied with a person as nominee and whether they […]

President Donald Trump has sparked ethics concerns after he posted a video mocking New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 2020 presidential campaign that appeared to be filmed on Air Force One. The presidential seal is in clear view during the video and taxpayers foot the bill for the cost […]

Gabe Fleisher, a 17-year-old from St. Louis, Missouri, was the first to break the news that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is running for president. The news wasn’t supposed to get out, but Fleisher got the big scoop while doing some research for his daily politics newsletter. Fleisher […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio just announced he’s running for president. Earlier this week, former Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York was released from a Bronx halfway house after serving a prison sentence for sexting an teenage girl. In 2013, Weiner was the early frontrunner for the Democratic […]