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City Budget Approved, Includes $1 Billion Sliced from NYPD

June 30, 2020 @ 4:01 pm

NEW YORK (77 WABC) — Mayor de Blasio announced the $1 billion defunding of the NYPD as part of the budget. Those funds will...

Biden Hammers 'Surrendered' Trump in Coronavirus Response

June 30, 2020 @ 2:46 pm

NEW YORK (77 WABC) — Joe Biden went on the attack against President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus. During a Tuesday afternoon address, the...

WATCH: County Executive Latimer Has 'Reasonable Game Plan' for Dealing with New ...

June 30, 2020 @ 2:11 pm

NEW YORK (77 WABC) — A cluster in Westchester has grown to 19 people testing positive for COVID-19. It started with a drive-in graduation...

Eight More States Added to Tri-State Quarantine in New York

June 30, 2020 @ 11:41 am

NEW YORK (77 WABC) — The tri-state is expanding its quarantine policy for travelers into the state. Governor Cuomo announced Tuesday eight more states...

Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until January

June 29, 2020 @ 11:33 am

NEW YORK (AP) — The shutdown on Broadway has been extended again — until at least early January. Although an exact date for performances...

Wave of Gun Violence in NYC with 17 Shootings Saturday

June 28, 2020 @ 1:23 pm

NEW YORK (77 WABC) — A spike in gun violence peaked this weekend with as many as 26 shootings Friday and Saturday. The NYPD...

As States Backpedal, U.S. 'Failed Effort' to Stop Coronavirus

June 28, 2020 @ 10:36 am

(Photo from Twitter: @MeetThePress) NEW YORK (77 WABC) — More than two dozen states are having a rise in coronavirus cases with several pausing...

State Investigating Possible COVID-19 Exposure at Westchester Graduation

June 27, 2020 @ 12:02 pm

NEW YORK (77 WABC) — There is concern about potential COVID-19 exposure from a Westchester graduation after an individual who recently traveled to Florida...