Author: Joseph Spector, New York State Team

The cute, little owl who was found last week in the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was nursed back to and set free late Tuesday.

Here are the current COVID travel restrictions across the Northeast to consider as we head into Thanksgiving.

The longest mountain coaster of its kind opened this month in Lake Placid, New York.

Fare hikes, cuts in service and staff and “long-lasting damage” are in store for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority without a federal bailout, a report says.

Starting Aug. 6, New York City will set up checkpoints at key entryways to ensure visitors from states with high COVID-19 infection rates quarantine.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that New York has added Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio and Wisconsin will now need to quarantine, bringing the list to 22.

New York health officials hand out questionnaires to incoming airline passengers as the state enforces a quarantine on visitors from coronavirus hot spots.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an order Saturday stripping paid sick leave for New Yorkers who voluntarily travel to high-risk states after June 25.

New York will know what flights that passengers come in on to ensure they will quarantine for coronavirus.