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. “
FDNY EMT dies with coronavirus
Another member of the FDNY has died with the coronavirus.
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.
NYPD bust large party in Brooklyn that violated coronavirus orders
Despite weeks of constant warnings, police say roughly 60 people turned a barber shop in Canarsie, Brooklyn into a nightclub.
NYPD break up large party in Brooklyn that violated coronavirus guidelines
The NYPD says that roughly 60 people turned a barbershop in Brooklyn into a nightclub for a late-night party, violating the city's social gathering guidelines during the coronavirus pandemic.
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.
Coronavirus ravages NY nursing homes: Many report multiple deaths
The despair wrought on nursing homes by the coronavirus was laid bare Friday in a state report identifying numerous New York facilities where multiple patients died over the past few weeks.
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.
Rapper, model Chynna Rogers dead at 25
Brooklyn-based rapper and model Chynna Rogers died Wednesday at the age of 25, according to published reports.
Man stabbed to death inside subway train
An investigation was underway into the stabbing death of a man aboard a subway train in Brooklyn early Tuesday morning.
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.
Second priest serving Diocese of Brooklyn dies of coronavirus
The Diocese of Brooklyn has announced the death of Father Gioacchino Basile as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Father Basile is the second priest serving the Diocese of Brooklyn to die as a result of the pandemic.
'Surreal': NY funeral homes struggle as virus deaths surge
Funeral homes in New York and around the globe are becoming quickly overwhelmed by victims of the coronavirus pandemic.
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.
NYPD: 86-year-old woman dies after being assaulted, possibly over ‘social distancing’
The NYPD says it has arrested 32-year-old Cassandra Lundy and charged her with manslaughter and assault for the death of 86-year-old Janie Marshall on March 28 after an incident that reportedly may have been related to social distancing.
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.
Disease expert Fauci says he feared virus like COVID-19 'many years ago'
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, foreshadowed a virus like COVID-19 ravaging the country many years ago.
Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks with Good Day New York
The Brooklyn native and foremost infectious disease specialist says New York has pulled out all the stops in fighting the coronavirus
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.
Brooklyn man who wooed woman via drone takes her on a date amid coronavirus pandemic, wears protective bubble
A New York photographer who used a drone to ask a woman on a date during the coronavirus pandemic used a protective bubble to meet her in person.