Bill de Blasio

Mayor Bill de Blasio has declared a state of emergency in New York City after record rainfall, dpa reported."We're enduring an historic weather event tonight with record breaking rain across the city, brutal flooding and dangerous conditions on our roads," de Blasio tweeted late Wednesday. "If you're thinking of going outside, don't. Stay off the subways. Stay off the roads.

New York City - the epicenter of America's coronavirus outbreak - began partially reopening its shattered economy June 8 after almost three months of lockdown, as the World Health Organization warned the health crisis was "worsening" worldwide.    

Major U.S. cities feared another night of violent protests on May 31 over the death of George Floyd in police custody, cleaning up broken glass and burned out cars after curfews failed to stop confrontations between activists and law enforcement.   

Hundreds of new permanent enclosures will be installed in the Times Square and elsewhere in New York to prevent pedestrians from being attacked by cars, the Associated Press reported.

The municipality will spend $ 50 million on various protection measures, including the installation of 1500 metal enclosures at key locations in the city, said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Twelve people died in a five-storey residential building in New York, according to world news agencies.

Four more people are seriously injured, said Mayor Bill de Blasio. It is specified that the incident occurred in the Bronx. Authorities assume that the victims may be more.

An explosion rocked New York's Port Authority, one of the city's busiest commuter hubs in midtown Manhattan, during Monday morning's rush hour, injuring several people, Reuters reported.

Greek American Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis of Staten Island is the Republicans’ candidate in this year’s New York City mayoral elections which will take place on Tuesday.

New York Mayor and Democrat Bill de Blasio won a second term with 66 percent of the vote on Tuesday's elections, reports CNN. 

With 93 per cent of votes counted, his main rival, Republican Nicole Malliotakis, received only 28 percent, according to the unofficial results of the city's election commission, quoted by DPA.

Police and witnesses say a man deliberately drove a rented truck onto a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, killing eight people and injuring at least 12 others, then emerged from the vehicle screaming and brandishing imitation firearms before being shot by police. The suspect was wounded and taken into custody, reports cbsnews. 

An explosion rocked a crowded Manhattan neighborhood and injured 29 people, and a suspicious device discovered blocks away was safely removed early Sept. 18. The city's mayor, Bill de Blasio, ruled out any terror connections, but called the blast an "intentional act."