Students in kindergarten through 12th grade and college will not return to their schools in New York for the rest of the 2019-20 school year and will instead continue with distance learning to help …
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By Nakeem Grant and Scott Brinton
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5/1/20
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We have offered high praise to our first responders and medical workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. We must also acknowledge a hero of a different sort: Gov. Andrew Cuomo . . .
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4/23/20
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The number of cases of Covid-19 in Malverne and West Hempstead has steadily increased over the past month. As the Herald went to press on Monday, Malverne had 114 positive cases, while West Hempstead …
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By Nakeem Grant
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4/21/20
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio probably overstepped his authority when he decided late last Friday that he would keep the city’s 1,800 public schools closed through June . . .
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4/16/20
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Governor Cuomo, speaking deliberately during his daily briefing Tuesday, responded to President Trump’s assertion that he has “total authority” over reopening of the economy, which …
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By Scott Brinton
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4/14/20
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Governor Cuomo called a spike in coronavirus patients on Long Island “troubling,” as cases in Nassau County surpassed 10,500 on Thursday and deaths from the disease nearly reached 100, County Executive Laura Curran said.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/2/20
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Governor Cuomo has moved the presidential primary date from April 28 to June 23 because, he said, of concern over possible COVID-19 spread during the primary. The move came Saturday as coronavirus …
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By Scott Brinton
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3/28/20
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Malverne and West Hempstead businesses owners have acknowledged feeling the adverse effects of the coronavirus outbreak. Many of them say they began to notice a decline in customers even before Gov. …
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By Nakeem Grant
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3/24/20
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on New Yorkers Saturday morning to practice greater social responsibility as reported coronavirus cases, he said, climbed to more than 10,000 statewide.
Nassau County had …
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By Scott Brinton
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3/21/20
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Governor Cuomo issued a directive via Twitter Friday morning ordering all barber shops, nail and hair salons, and tattoo parlors to close, effective March 21 at 8 p.m.
The governor tweeted the …
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By Scott Brinton and Nakeem Grant
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3/20/20
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