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New York City Could Reopen In June, Lawmakers Say "June is when we're going to potentially be able to make some real changes," Mayor de Blasio said Monday. "We're clearly not there yet."   NEW YORK CITY — New York City could begin to reopen in June if the spread of novel coronavirus continues to slow, lawmakers said Monday. The city's three tracking indicators — hospitalizations, intensive care admittances and testing percentages — all dropped over the weekend, which Mayor Bill de Blasio said it could mean the beginning of the end of the crisis. "June is when we're going to potentially be able to make some real changes if we continue our progress," de Blasio said. "We're clearly not ready yet." Hospitalizations dropped to 55 from 69 the day before, ICU admittances dropped to 537 from 540, and positive test percentages dropped to 13 percent from 17 percent, NYC Health + Hospital data show.   The Health Department reported a tot

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NY Stay-At-Home Order Extended Until May 28 By Cuomo Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order Thursday night extending the New York "PAUSE" until 11:59 p.m. on May 28.   EW YORK CITY — New York state's new coronavirus stay-at-home order has been extended until the end of May. The New York "PAUSE" — which banned in March all but essential work — stay in effect in regions that do not meet  specific COVID-19 criteria  for reopening until 11:59 p.m. on May 28, according to an executive order signed Thursday. "We're starting to turn the valve," Cuomo said during his daily press briefing Friday. The order also continues New York's state of emergency until June 13, with the caveat, that this date may be amended or further extending. Five of New York's 10 regions — Central New York, Mohawk Valley, North Country, Southern Tier, and Finger Lakes — qualified to reopen when the initial stay-at-home order expired Friday. New York City

MTA Will Use UV Rays To Kill Coronavirus In Subways: Officials "This UV lights that we have on-site today effectively kill the virus," said MTA CEO Pat Foye. "We believe this is a big deal."   NEW YORK CITY — The MTA will blast its fleet with ultraviolet light in hopes of killing off the virus that causes novel coronavirus, officials announced Tuesday. Metropolitan Transportation Authority will use a UV light recently proven to kill SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, in hopes of better disinfecting its fleet announced Chairman and CEO, Pat Foye. "These UV lights that we have on-site today effectively kill the virus that causes COVID-19," said Foye. "We believe this is a big deal for the MTA." The MTA will spend $1 million on 230 lamps to blast UVC light in New York City subway, buses and fixed locations during the initial phase of the pilot program, expect to take about 3 weeks, said Chief Innovation Officer Mark Dowd.

September Is 'Natural Point' For NYC To Start Full Reopen: Mayor "That's a real natural point to start reopening," said de Blasio. "Because that's when everyone would normally come back from the summer."   NEW YORK CITY — As New York City's coronavirus trackers showed stagnating progress and the number of children diagnosed with a toxic shock-like syndrome linked to the virus increased, Mayor Bill de Blasio told New York City a full reopening may not occur until autumn. "September is crucial," de Blasio said. " That's a real natural point to start reopening more if all goes well because that's when everyone would normally come back from the summer." New York City needs to show two weeks of steady decrease in its three COVID-19 tracking indicators — hospitalizations, intensive care unit patients and percentage of those testing positive — as well as meet seven benchmarks set by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. People adm