The number of shooting victims and incidents in New York City has nearly doubled this year compared to 2019, according to the latest NYPD crime data.
New York governor Andrew Cuomo (D.) used a 14-year-old photo of a large Orthodox Jewish gathering to criticize the religious community for failing to abide by his coronavirus health guidelines.
New York City's principals' union declared a vote of no confidence in Mayor Bill de Blasio for his plan to reopen schools on Sunday and demanded the mayor turn over control of the city's schools to the state education department. 
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler threatened to move the agency’s New York City office in a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo (D.) and Mayor Bill de Blasio (D.) on Tuesday, citing the Democratic leaders' failure to tame violent demonstrations that he says jeopardize workers' safety.
A top official in New York City mayor Bill de Blasio's administration slammed the Democratic mayor's massive citywide budget cuts in a resignation letter Tuesday. 
NYPD arrest rates cratered amid the protests following the death of George Floyd, official city data show, suggesting that the timing and tone of mass anti-police demonstrations may have contributed to New York City's violent crime spike. Some black lawmakers in New York City are speaking out against leftists' calls to defund the police, saying that cutting the city’s police force would hurt communities where shooting and homicide rates have surged this summer.
New York City has already had more shootings this year than in all of 2019, with the city’s 777th shooting this weekend.
A top aide to Montana governor Steve Bullock’s Senate campaign has a history of making sexist and homophobic comments online.
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio (D.) said Thursday that his city is safer and better with fewer people in jail, even as shootings and violence have spiked in the city this summer. 