What is COVID-19 pandemic in New York City?
The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] first started affecting [[New York metropolitan area|New York City and its nearby areas]] in mid-February 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Most of the New York Coronavirus Cases Came from Europe|publisher=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/science/new-york-coronavirus-cases-europe-genomes.html|access-date=July 16, 2021}}</ref> It wasn't until March, however, that the [[coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] virus was confirmed in and around [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New York City, the U.S. Epicenter|publisher=National Public Radio|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/03/24/820610818/new-york-city-u-s-epicenter-braces-for-peak|access-date=July 16, 2021}}</ref> On March 3, 2020, the [[Governor of New York|New York State Governor]] [[Andrew Cuomo]] announced that the first recorded case of person-to-person spread in [[New York (state)|New York State]] was confirmed from a [[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle]] man. That man was working with a [[law firm]] in [[One Grand Central Place]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=A Midtown Lawyer Positive for Coronavirus is New York's 1st Case of Person-to-Person Spread|publisher=WNBC-4|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/westchester-county-man-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-in-nys-1st-possible-community-spread-case-gov-cuomo/2310134|access-date=July 16, 2021|archive-date=March 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304161349/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/westchester-county-man-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-in-nys-1st-possible-community-spread-case-gov-cuomo/2310134|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Six days following that announcement, [[Mayor of New York City|New York City Mayor]] [[Bill de Blasio]] announced there were sixteen cases of the COVID-19 in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Mayor:Sixteen Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in the City|publisher=NY1.com|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2020/03/09/new-york-city-coronavirus-case-numbers-health-update|access-date=July 16,