New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday warned that the city faces a multibillion-dollar deficit amid the coronavirus pandemic, while pleading for federal and state assistance. I asked the state of New York to give us a fallback, give us a safety net,” de Blasio said. New York has been considered the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, reporting on Wednesday more than 199,000 positive cases of COVID-19 in New York City alone and more than 16,400 deaths. Andrew Cuomo has given the green light for some regions of the state to open, New York City is not there yet. Meanwhile, last week, de Blasio claimed that the city required $7.5 billion in federal aid to get back on track after being crippled by the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: Fox News May 27, 2020 16:07 UTC