Protests not allowed during pandemic, say NYC mayor and police commissioner
After a gathering by LGBTQ activists critical of Mount Sinai Hospital's relationship during the coronavirus with a religious organization, the city's police commissioner and mayor said protests would not be tolerated.
'60 Minutes' correspondent Lesley Stahl recounts her 'scary' experience fighting coronavirus
"60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl was hospitalized with coronavirus, but has now recovered.
NYPD officer who violently took down man over alleged social distancing violation put on desk duty
A NYPD officer was put on desk duty after video showed him violently taking down a man for a social distancing violation.
NYC police arrest 3 in parks, issue 43 citations as residents enjoy warm weather
New York City Police issued 43 summons in parks and arrested at least three people on Saturday as warm temperatures lured people outside.
Boy and grandma stay connected amid COVID-19 pandemic with virtual peek-a-boo
A boy and his grandma partake in a game of virtual peek-a-boo amid the coronavirus pandemic.
New York sends out 1,000 police officers to enforce social distancing as people pack parks
Thousands of people poured into the streets and New York City's parks Saturday as warm weather lured people out of quarantine.
About 50 bodies found in U-Haul trucks outside Brooklyn funeral home
The bodies were found inside trucks parked on Utica Avenue in the Flatlands section on Wednesday afternoon.
Coronavirus pushes cities to cap third-party delivery fees
More U.S. cities are capping commission fees third party delivery services charge restaurants, many of which are mom-and-pop small business owners.
NY woman, 101, has survived Spanish flu pandemic, cancer and coronavirus, family says
A 101-year-old New York woman who survived the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918 and beat cancer has now overcome COVID-19, according to a local report.
NYC emergency room doctor takes own life, family says
The family of an emergency room doctor in upper Manhattan says she killed herself after becoming distraught over coronavirus.
Heartburn medication being tested as coronavirus treatment in NYC hospitals
Currently, there is no known scientific cure for the disease known as COVID-19, but researchers at a New York City hospital system are testing a compound found in heartburn medication to see if it can be used as treatment.
Rollerblading bandit robs Dunkin Donuts
A rollerblading bandit robbed a Dunkin Donuts in Hicksville, New York.
‘Humanity at its best’: Elderly Kansas farmer mails N95 mask to NY governor for health care worker
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the gesture "selfless."
Man in quarantine watches birth of his first child via Zoom
“It’s hard to put into words what it’s like having a baby during the coronavirus pandemic. But it has really enabled us to put this whole thing into perspective,” Stephanie Gandelman, the child’s mother, told Storyful.
Nonprofit gives almost 3,000 health care workers free PPE
Health care workers lined up outside New York’s Bellevue Hospital to receive the PPE on April 20.
FDNY firefighter loses 5-month-old daughter to coronavirus
Jay-Natalie La Santa died on April 20 due to complications from coronavirus.
More animals test positive at Bronx Zoo
Officials at the Bronx Zoo have announced that a total of eight lions and tigers have tested positive for COVID-19.
2 cats in NY state test positive for virus
Two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first cases in companion animals in the United States, federal officials said Wednesday.
New York no longer needs USNS Comfort hospital ship
Gov. Cuomo said that the USNS Comfort was helpful, but could now be sent elsewhere after being docked for weeks off of Manhattan.
New York boy, 4, contracts coronavirus after being diagnosed with inoperable brain tumor
Matteo Ferruzzi, 4, tested positive for COVID-19, complicating the start of at least a year’s worth of chemotherapy treatment on an inoperable malignant brain tumor.