Covid-19: disaster declared in New York as fears grow over lack of ventilators

  • Widespread shortage of equipment including gloves and masks
  • Cuomo: urgent need for ‘ventilators, ventilators, ventilators’

New York is preparing to ration its ventilators for sick coronavirus patients as a major disaster was declared in the city as it struggles to cope with the deadly outbreak.

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New York politicians and business leaders plead with Bezos to reconsider Amazon deal

Cuomo says he has been talking to Amazon executives as 80 political and industry leaders take out New York Times ad

New York’s governor and prominent business leaders are making a last-ditch effort to lure Amazon back to the Big Apple after the company abruptly abandoned plans for a new headquarters there following some loud local opposition.

Related: 'Abuse of corporate power': Bill de Blasio slams Amazon for cancelling HQ2 deal

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Victims speak out after Heitkamp ad

Experts worry about the spread of the disease in a new continent, and about a sense of complacency now that Brazil's Zika crisis has largely waned. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for the state's hate crime unit to look into a fight between the far-right Proud Boys and the anti-fascist Antifa.

Antifa Vandalizes A Proud Boys Gathering. When Fights Broke Out Later, Cuomo Blamed Trump

Antifa members vandalized the Metropolitan Republican Club in New York ahead of Gavin McInnes's Friday appearance at the club, prompting an outbreak of violence that Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo blamed on President Donald Trump. Cuomo failed to condemn Antifa's violence and blamed the president after the vandals attacked a group of Proud Boys exiting the club after McInnes spoke about "Deep State Socialists" and "Western Values" Friday evening.

New York’s Cuomo blasts Trump, Republicans in protest clash

Gov. Andrew Cuomo questioned Sunday why state Republicans would have invited the founder of a far-right group to speak in Manhattan, and he blamed them and President Donald Trump for violent clashes that took place after the speech. In a conference call with reporters, the Democratic governor called the invitation to Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes to speak at the Metropolitan Republican Club a "political tactic because what they're trying to do is fire up their base" ahead of the midterm elections.

Limo in fatal crash should not have been on the road, says governor

A supersized limousine that crashed and killed 20 people had failed a safety inspection last month and should not have been on the road, and the driver was not properly licensed, New York's governor has said. The state moved to shut down the owner, Prestige Limousine, as state and federal authorities investigated the cause of Saturday's wreck in Schoharie.

Poll: What Do You Think About New Name For The Bear Mountain Bridge?

Just months after the uproar over the new Tappan Zee Bridge being given the official name of the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, residents are up in arms again over the newly enacted name of the Bear Mountain Bridge. The new name, "The Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge," was selected, not by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but by the State Senate which had originally wanted to attach the name to the new Tappan Zee.

Thousands in Central Park panic after barrier collapse

The collapse of a police barrier sent thousands of people fleeing in a panic in Central Park, afraid of possible gunshots at a politically-charged show. Big-name personalities from Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Sen. Jeff Flake to Janet Jackson and John Legend urged spectators to get involved in the nation's troubled politics.

Some change, for a change: But Cuomo insists ‘nothing to see…

Bob Woodward on the 'Best Obtainable Version of the Truth' About Trump - By the time I arrived at Bob Woodward's townhouse in Georgetown on Friday morning, his latest book, Fear, was already in its ninth printing, with more copies sold on just the first day of its release than there are people living in the city of Washington. Bill Maher dismisses Kavanaugh sexual misconduct allegation: 'I think it makes us look bad' - HBO host Bill Maher, a prominent critic of President Trump - , dismissed Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court nominee this week but said publicizing anonymous accusations against him dating back to high school make critics "look bad."

Cuomo cruises past Nixon in NY gubernatorial primary

In this combination of file photos, New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, left, speaks during a Democratic primary debate in Hempstead, N.Y., on Aug. 29, 2018, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a press conference in New York on July 18, 2018. Cuomo defeated Nixon on Thursday.

PHOTO: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference in New York, May 10, 2018.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won his state's Democratic primary for governor over actress Cynthia Nixon Thursday, following a closely watched campaign that typified the recent clashes between the party's establishment and liberal wings. Add Midterm Elections as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Midterm Elections news, video, and analysis from ABC News.

Letitia James wins primary for New York attorney general Source: AP

Letitia James, a longtime New York City politician with ties to both the state's underclass and its elites, beat three other candidates in a Democratic primary for attorney general, then turned her sights on the man she saw as her real opponent: President Donald Trump. "This campaign was really never about me, or any of the candidates who ran," James told supporters at her Thursday victory party in Brooklyn.