[The stream is slated to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak on the heels of a weekend of violent protests across the U.S. over the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man. New York City, which is still largely closed down due to the coronavirus pandemic, is expected to begin a "phase one" reopening on June 8, Cuomo said Friday. The...

Mayor Bill de Blasio addresses media after he and First Lady Chirlane McCray donated blood during COVID-19 pandemic at New York Blood Center on 67th street. Lev Radin | Pacific Press | Getty Images New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said reports of police misconduct during the weekend’s violent protests over the cop killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, will be immediately investigated — although he defended a “vast majority” of NYPD officers. “A vast majority of officers do their...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo conducts a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., after a meeting with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call | Getty Images Just one week before New York City, the epicenter of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, is set to ease restrictions, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the George Floyd protests that rocked the city over the weekend threaten to spread infection. “We’re...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo conducts a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., after a meeting with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call | Getty Images New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he’s considering placing a curfew on New York City and has the state’s national guard on standby following a weekend of violent protests over the cop killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man. “I’m going to...

A doctor holds up a mask that reads “Black Lives Matter” during a rally against the killing of George Floyd at Foley Square on May 29, 2020 in New York City. Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25. Kevin Mazur | Getty Images As thousands of people across the United States protest the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, infectious disease experts and doctors fear the large gatherings will spur more Covid-19...