Everything That Happened Today in the Fight Against the Coronavirus | NBC New York

You may have heard Gov. Andrew Cuomo say New York appears to have past the peak of its coronavirus outbreak. You most definitely did not hear him say, "Throw a party," like the one the NYPD had to bust in Brooklyn this weekend.

Tensions are boiling over. People want this crisis to end. But it's not over.

Monday marks 51 days since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in New York; today the state has nearly 250,000 cases (and those are just the ones it knows of). It took 51 days to climb up the mountain, traverse the plateau and begin the trek down the other side. How long will it take to descend? No one knows, Cuomo says. But he does know we must proceed with caution.

"The worst thing that can happen is for us to go through this hell all over again," Cuomo said. "Think about what we’ve gone through. Think about how many New Yorkers we've lost and are still losing. We must tread very carefully."

No one wants to go through this twice, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says. He announced Monday the city canceled major event permits through June, including for the Pride March, celebrating its 50th anniversary, and the Puerto Rican Day Parade. The hope is the festivities can be held later this year, and the city will work with organizers to try to make that happen.