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"We cannot take chances with anyone that travels, particularly folks who travel in from the U.K.," New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a press briefing Wednesday.
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Holiday tourism is off sharply in New York. Businesses are looking for other ways to break even this holiday season because they usually count on a big bump in tourist revenue this time of year.
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Dinkins, who defeated incumbent Ed Koch in the Democratic mayoral primary, went on to lead the city in the 1990s during a time of economic and racial strife.
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Cold temps added to rising debts are forcing New York City restaurants to close or reinvent themselves for the pandemic era.
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Skirmishes broke out after some counterdemonstrators yanked flags off vehicles – and some drivers and passengers got out of their cars.
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After months of street protests, President Trump described New York City, Portland and Seattle as lawless places and threatened to withhold federal aid. City officials say the law is on their side.
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The Broadway League has announced an extension of closures related to COVID-19 to May.
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City personnel will hand out free masks. "Our goal, of course, is to give everyone a free face mask and get them to wear it," the mayor said. "We don't want to fine people."
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The union representing most of the city's educators had been on the brink of voting to authorize a strike over concerns related to the coronavirus.
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Many of New York's streets have come alive with fenced-in dining areas with tables and umbrellas and decorated with flower boxes and hanging plants.