Stoop show: Brooklyn accordionist entertains neighbors

Paul Stein felt useless -- stuck in his Brooklyn brownstone apartment, watching his neighbors suffer deprivations as COVID-19 swept the city. Then, on television, the retired public-sector lawyer and political activist saw people around the world rallying: “I saw people in France and Italy banging pots and pans out their windows, clapping and singing from balconies. I wanted to do this in my neighborhood. “

Brooklyn care home has 55 dead

Now listed with 55 deaths it can only assume were caused by COVID-19, Cobble Hill Health Center has become yet another glaring example of the nation’s struggle to control the rapid spread of the coronavirus in nursing homes.

Brooklyn Half-Marathon canceled

The Brooklyn Half has been canceled. NYRR has donated $100,000 to the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund through the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City.

TV host broadcasts from the living room sofa

TV personality Sara Haines isn't afraid to tackle serious subjects and has done so often as a co-host of "The View." Monday felt different. Confined to her home, she broadcast a segment from her living room couch about grief, compassion and loneliness.

New Yorkers hunker down as city braces for critical phase

New Yorkers hunkered down Sunday as the city entered a critical phase in the coronavirus crisis — a period authorities warned would bring soaring death tolls and even more challenges for an overburdened health care system.

Brooklyn teacher dies with coronavirus

Sandra Santos-Vizcaino, who taught third grade at an elementary school in Brooklyn, is the first New York City school teacher reported to have died of COVID-19.

Call for ticker-tape parade in honor of medical workers after pandemic

The real heroes these days are the healthcare workers on the frontlines battling the coronavirus pandemic. Among them is White House Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci. He seen daily alongside President Donald Trump and other officials discussing the nation's response to the pandemic.

Man faces assault charges after coughing on FBI agents

A Brooklyn man was arrested for allegedly coughing on FBI agents while claiming to have COVID-19, and with lying to them about a stash of surgical masks, medical gowns, and other medical supplies.