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A strobe light bursts along with invisible ultraviolet light intended to kill the new coronavirus on a subway car at a maintenance facility in Corona section of Queens borough of New York on Friday, June 12, 2020. The MTA is expanding the use of the devices to disinfect subway cars. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Deaths, hospitalizations down as more of NY primes to reopen

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In this photo made from video provided by the office of New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Gov. Cuomo, signs into law, Friday, June 12, 2020, in New York, a sweeping package of police accountability measures that received new backing following protests of George Floyd's killing. The laws signed by Cuomo, a Democrat, will ban police chokeholds, make it easier to sue people who call police on others without good reason, and set up a special prosecutor's office to investigate the deaths of people during and following encounters with police officers. (Office of New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo via AP)

New York governor signs police accountability legislation

By MARINA VILLENEUVE - Associated Press

Airbnb, NYC agree to end their fight over host data-sharing

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Andrew Cuomo defends Christopher Columbus statue in Manhattan

By Marina Villenueve and Tom Hays - Associated Press

Homeless man charged in burning of police officer’s car

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NY governor says he supports Christopher Columbus statue

By MARINA VILLENEUVE and TOM HAYS - Associated Press

In this March 8, 2020, file photo Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY., speaks at a campaign rally for then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Tables turned, Ocasio-Cortez plays defense in primary fight

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Billy Romm, left, owner of Billy's Beach Cafe, surveys the scene at his restaurant which served customers, Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Long Beach, New York as Long Island progressed to phase two of the state's reopening plan during the current coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

NY relaxes testing requirement for nursing home staffers

By MARINA VILLENEUVE and DAVID PORTER - Associated Press

A customer waits in line at Golden Krust Caribbean restaurant, Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Mount Vernon, N.Y. while the memorial service for George Floyd is carried on a television screen. Floyd died May 25 while in Minneapolis police custody. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

New York nursing homes ask state to ease virus test mandate

By MARY ESCH - Associated Press

In this June 20, 2019, file photo, tourists visit Times Square in New York. After three months of a coronavirus crisis followed by protests and unrest, New York City is trying to turn a page when a limited range of industries reopen Monday, June 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

‘All eyes’ on New York: Reopening tests city torn by crises

By Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 15, 2019, file photo, founder of Alibaba group Jack Ma arrives for the Tech for Good summit in Paris. As the coronavirus spread, the world’s richest communist dug into his deep pockets. Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and a member of the ruling Communist Party, helped to pay for 1,000 ventilators delivered to New York in April. Ma's foundation also is giving ventilators, masks and other supplies in Africa, Latin America and Asia. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

China’s companies emerge as global donors in virus pandemic

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

People watch as police arrest protesters for breaking a curfew during a solidarity rally calling for justice over the death of George Floyd, Friday, June 5, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Floyd, an African American man, died on May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee into his neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Thousands march in NYC as curfew ends and peace prevails

By JAKE SEINER - Associated Press

NY to allow outdoor graduations as virus restrictions ease

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Medical professionals join a protest rally at Union Square, Friday, June 5, 2020, in the Manhattan borough of New York. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Protests continue in NYC amid lingering tensions over curfew

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

In this image from video provided by WBFO, a Buffalo police officer appears to shove a man who walked up to police Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Buffalo, N.Y. Video from WBFO shows the man appearing to hit his head on the pavement, with blood leaking out as officers walk past to clear Niagara Square. Buffalo police initially said in a statement that a person “was injured when he tripped &amp; fell,” WIVB-TV reported, but Capt. Jeff Rinaldo later told the TV station that an internal affairs investigation was opened. Police Commissioner Byron Lockwood suspended two officers late Thursday, the mayor’s statement said. (Mike Desmond/WBFO via AP)

NYC calmer as Buffalo police draw ire for protester injury

By Jake Seiner - Associated Press

NYC readies to reopen as virus hospitalizations, deaths dip

By MARINA VILLENEUVE and KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

Police lead women to patrol cars in the Harlem area of New York, on Aug. 2, 1943, during clashes with police following the shooting of a policeman and six civilians. The unrest was sparked by the shooting of a black soldier by a white policeman. (AP Photo)

NYC protests throughout the years, in photos

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In this June 3, 2020, file photo, protesters confront New York Police officers as part of a solidarity rally calling for justice over the death of George Floyd in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Cuomo: Protesters have ‘civic duty’ to get virus tested

By MARINA VILLENEUVE and MICHAEL HILL - Associated Press

The brother of George Floyd, Terrence Floyd speaks to a crowd during a rally at Cadman Plaza Park, on Thursday, June 4, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Floyd, an African American man, died on May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee into his neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Terrence Floyd, George Floyd’s brother, addresses New York crowd

By Jim Mustian - Associated Press