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In this Aug. 19, 2020, file photo, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks to reporters after visiting New Bridges Elementary School in the Brooklyn borough of New York, to observe pandemic-related safety procedures. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) ** FILE **

NYC mayor ‘very confident’ in new school reopening timeline

Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: New York

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Business leaders send letter of concern to de Blasio

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FILE — In this Aug. 19, 2020 file photo, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks to reporters after visiting New Bridges Elementary School to observe pandemic-related safety procedures, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. New York City is delaying the start of its school year by several days to give teachers more time to prepare to have students back in classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, Sept. 1. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, FIle)

NYC delays start of school year to do more virus safety prep

By KAREN MATTHEWS and JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

In this Aug. 19, 2020, photo, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks to reporters after visiting New Bridges Elementary School to observe pandemic-related safety procedures, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) **FILE**

Bill de Blasio suggests indoor dining won’t resume until COVID-19 vaccine developed

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks to reporters after visiting New Bridges Elementary School to observe pandemic-related safety procedures, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Teachers are ramping up pressure on New York City to reconsider its drive to reopen the nation's largest public school system Sept. 10, with their union presenting a list of safety demands. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

NYC tenants say they were misled into RNC video appearance

Associated Press

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio arrives to New Bridges Elementary School to observe pandemic-related safety procedures, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Teachers are ramping up pressure on New York City to reconsider its drive to reopen the nation's largest public school system Sept. 10, with their union presenting a list of safety demands. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Bill de Blasio: ‘You can’t compare’ indoor schooling and ‘very optional’ indoor dining

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

De Blasio shares outdoor learning plan for start of school

By KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

FILE - Police officers respond to a crime scene on Nostrand Avenue, where a 23-year-old man was discovered with gunshot wounds to his legs and torso before being transported to a hospital where he died from his injuries, in the Brooklyn borough of New York in a Saturday, July 18, 2020 file photo. President Donald Trump is again threatening to send federal agents to New York City if local authorities don't stop a surge of violence that has left seven people dead and more than 50 people shot since Friday, Aug. 14.(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Trump says he’ll send feds if NYC can’t stop bloodshed

By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 16, 2020, file photo, a pedestrian wears a face mask while standing outside the High School of Economics &amp; Finance, closed due to coronavirus concerns, in New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, that he would allow children statewide to return to classrooms for the start of the new school year, citing the state's success in battling the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

NYC mayor defends school opening timetable as concerns rise

Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, file photo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, is shown with Dr. Oxiris Barbot, commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in New York. New York City abruptly replaced Barbot, its top public health official, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, at a key point in its fight to keep the coronavirus from surging again. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Bill de Blasio: ‘Fair-weather friends’ who fled New York City ‘will be replaced’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, file photo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, is shown with Dr. Oxiris Barbot, commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in New York. New York City abruptly replaced Barbot, its top public health official, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, at a key point in its fight to keep the coronavirus from surging again. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

NYC public health chief resigns after friction over COVID-19

By JENNIFER PELTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 13, 2020, students at Stuyvesant High School leave after classes end for the week, in New York. A positive coronavirus test in a New York City school will trigger a two-week classroom shutdown under a reopening plan announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio, Friday, July 31, for the nation's largest public school system. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

NYC submits plan to reopen nation’s largest school district

By KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

A man passes a parked Revel scooter on New York's Upper West Side, Tuesday, July 28, 2020. The moped sharing startup Revel suspended its New York City service Tuesday, July 28, 2020 after its second customer death in 10 days. The company's blue scooters, which require no training to rent, had been seen as an alternative to taxis and subways during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Richard Drew

Revel suspends NYC scooter service after 2nd fatal crash

By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio discusses nationwide violence by Black Live Matter protesters, along with President Trump's response, July 22, 2020. The Democrat said that a lawsuit would be filed if federal agents are deployed to protect federal buildings in the city. (Image: MSNBC, "Morning Joe" video screenshot)

Bill de Blasio vows lawsuit if Trump orders agents to protect federal buildings from Antifa, BLM

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Protesters occupy an encampment outside City Hall beside signs calling for the defunding of police, Friday, June 26, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

‘Occupy City Hall’ cleared by police in riot gear

By Karen Matthews and Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press

Mayor Bill de Blasio, center with orange mask, talks with Rev. Al Sharpton, second from left, while painting Black Lives Matter on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in New York. The mayor's wife, Chirlane McCray, is on the right. The others are unidentified. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Bill de Blasio cancels all large gatherings except Black Lives Matter protests

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump listens during a &quot;National Dialogue on Safely Reopening America's Schools,&quot; event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump to US schools: Reopen or you may lose federal funds

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

ISIS Infiltration of New York Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ISIS can see there’s no police in New York City

By A.J. Rice