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NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City's goal is to fully vaccinate 5 million New Yorkers by June. That's what Mayor Bill de Blasio said Saturday afternoon during a celebration of a new vaccination site in the Bronx. "Bronx is going to help lead the way, lead the way in the recovery of New York City," he said. When the Co-Op City site reaches full strength, de Blasio says 1,000 will be vaccinated every day in the community. "What a difference maker that will be," he said. According to the mayor, Co-Op City is one of the first places to do homebound senior vaccinations.

There are growing fears of potential COVID superspreader events like spring break and the NBA All-Star Game.

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- One of New York City's former top cops has new marching orders: to bring businesses back to a COVID-stricken city. These days it can be depressing to see what NYC has become after nearly a year of the pandemic, with wide swaths of Manhattan all but deserted. However, Terry Monahan sees hope. "Everything will start to reopen, you will see New York come back," Monahan said. Once the highest-ranking cop in the NYPD, Monahan famously took a knee to help diffuse tension between police and protesters last summer. But now he's out of uniform and into City Hall. His new r...

There are new warnings about COVID spread in Brazil as the country reports a new single-day record for coronavirus-related deaths. That nation's health minister predicts Brazil will go through the worst of the pandemic this month.

There are new warnings about COVID spread in Brazil as the country reports a new single-day record for coronavirus-related deaths. That nation's health minister predicts Brazil will go through the worst of the pandemic this month.