Bill de Blasio

Former police captain now strong favourite to succeed Bill de Blasio in November’s election

New York city police recorded nearly twice as many shootings in 2020 as in 2019

Former police officer secures 32 per cent of first preference vote

Seasoned candidates steal a march on front-runner Yang in post-Covid city

World wrap: Local untraceable variant in Hong Kong, Indonesia approves Sinopharm

There is a push on to make the wealthy pay more tax and some are now fleeing New York

Reports of Covid-19 fatality data manipulation dog Andrew Cuomo

Germany records 910 Covid-19 fatalities in past 24 hours, most since pandemic began

Fauci says country may see ‘surge upon surge’ of Covid-19 infections in coming weeks

Democrat took over troubled city in 1990 and was criticised for racial violence in Crown Heights

Mayor Bill de Blasio says US’s biggest public school system will halt in-person learning

World round-up: Sweden, Russia and Ukraine report recorded case increases

‘We follow the science’: New York city mayor seeks to close schools and reinstate coronavirus restrictions

Cautious lockdown exit sees New York curtail infections, while Madrid suffers major resurgence

New Yorker suffered seizures, infections, fevers, pneumonia and cerebral haemorrhages. But he overcame it all to keep his promise to his wife: ‘I’ll never stop fighting’

City is unnerved by rising tide of violence following long period of relative peace