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.
Broadway actor will have to have his leg amputated after complications from coronavirus
Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero will have to have his leg amputated after suffering complications from coronavirus.
18 bodies found piled up in nursing home; NJ investigating
More than a dozen bodies were discovered jammed into a nursing home morgue in Andover, New Jersey, during the coronavirus pandemic.
New York to require face coverings on streets, public transportation
Face coverings will be required in busy spaces while New York City officials said they would create an emergency food reserve and take other steps to safeguard residents’ sustenance.
3 NYPD officers die within hours of each other due to coronavirus
Three NYPD officers succumbed to the coronavirus between Sunday and Monday, according to the department. Det. Jeffrey Scalf and Det. Raymond Abear died on Monday. Aux. Capt. Mohamed Rahaman died a day earlier. NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea made the announcement via Twitter.
Judge releases Michael Avenatti from jail over virus threat
The attorney, who rose to fame representing porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, petitioned last month to be released to home confinement.
Nurses end overnight shift with coronavirus patients to find tires slashed
Nurses at a New York hospital left their overnight shift to find their tires slashed.
USNS Mercy hospital ship crewmember tests positive for COVID-19
A medical treatment facility crewmember aboard the USNS Mercy hospital ship has tested positive for COVID-19, Public Affairs Officer Lt. Joseph Pfaff confirmed Wednesday.
Broadway shows will remain dark through at least June 7
Broadway producers are extending the shutdown of all productions through June 7.
New York sees largest number of coronavirus deaths in single day
In a sobering assessment of the coronavirus outbreak in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that a record 731 coronavirus deaths were reported in the past 24 hours in the state.
Crew member aboard USNS Comfort tests positive for coronavirus
A crew member aboard the USNS Comfort, the Navy hospital ship docked at Pier 90 on Manhattan's West Side, has tested positive for coronavirus, a US Navy representative confirmed to FOX 5 News.
Tiger at NYC Bronx Zoo positive for coronavirus
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere, federal officials and the zoo said Sunday.
Cuomo: Coronavirus deaths, hospitalizations drop in NY for the first time
The number of daily deaths and hospitalizations due to coronavirus in New York fell for the first time since the crisis began, Governor Andrew Cuomo said at a press conference on Sunday, even as the death toll rose by 594.
NYC mayor urges national enlistment program for nurses and doctors
The mayor warned that if "we’re going to see hospitals simply unable to handle so many people who could be saved."
New York's coronavirus cases top 100,000
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says that New York state now has more than 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases.
‘Heartbeat of America’: Health care workers honored with red light atop Empire State Building in NYC
The Empire State Building used its LED light system to honor health care workers fighting the novel coronavirus.
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo tests positive for coronavirus
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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.
USNS Comfort equipped with 1,000 beds arrives in NYC
The USNS Comfort, a Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds, 12 operating rooms and a full medical staff, arrived in the city on Monday. It will be used to treat non-coronavirus patients to free up space in city hospitals.
Dad bans son from house after he went on spring break trip amidst coronavirus pandemic
A father in New York reportedly banned his son from the family home after the college student went on a spring break trip amidst the coronavirus pandemic.