Queens, NY|News|
After Surviving COVID-19, Queens Hot Sauce Maker Turns To Masks
Sufia Hossain, the founder of Silly Chilly Hot Sauce, is applying her fashion-industry experience to a new line of hand-painted face masks.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
New York: Finding Our Way Forward
The coronavirus shutdown brought civic life and commerce to a standstill for months. These stories of revival show how communities, businesses, schools and essential institutions in New York are finding ways to reopen, recover and move forward.
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New York City, NY|News|
High-Income New Yorkers To City: We're Thinking Of Leaving You
A new survey found 44 percent of New Yorkers making more than $100,000 a year considered leaving the city in recent months.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
West Village, NY|News|
Lower Manhattan Restaurants Conflicted On Return To Indoor Dining
"It's a little bit reckless and a little thoughtless. We're like guinea pigs," one Greenwich Village restaurant owner told Patch.
Gus Saltonstall, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
Indoor Pools Can Reopen In NYC On Sept. 30
The city’s pools will have a 33 percent capacity limit for their reopening, officials said.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Nyack-Piermont, NY|News|
Autobahn At Palisades Center Marks International Go Kart Week
Want to burn off some excess energy? The speedway has adjusted for pandemic protocols: watch.
Lanning Taliaferro, Patch Staff
Park Slope, NY|News|
Park Slope Restaurateur Shifts From Stoop To Brick And Mortar
When the coronavirus pandemic delayed the opening of Pasta Louise, Allison Arevalo made her way selling homemade pasta from her front door.
Jeff Arnold, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
MTA Alerts Vendors: Your Contracts In Jeopardy Without Fed Aid
The transit agency fired off letters warning 11 major contractors that it needs $12 billion in federal aid or else be unable to pay.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
NYC Murders Hit 352 Over Past Year, New Mayor’s Report Says
Many violent crimes — and NYPD response times — are on the rise, the newly-released Mayor’s Management Report for Fiscal 2020 confirms.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Washington Heights-Inwood, NY|News|
GrowNYC Food Compost Drop-Off Site Returns To Inwood
The majority of food scrap drop-off sites have been closed in New York City since March, but a handful are returning on Saturday.
Gus Saltonstall, Patch Staff
Washington Heights-Inwood, NY|News|
The Cloisters In Wash Heights Have Reopened: 5 Things To Know
The Met Cloisters recently reopened in Upper Manhattan, but there's a new set of rules for the popular museum.
Gus Saltonstall, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
NYC Opens Its Own Coronavirus Testing Lab
The city-run Pandemic Response Lab will be able to conduct 20,000 daily tests by November with results in 24 to 48 hours, officials said.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Chappaqua-Mount Kisco, NY|News|
Spanish Eatery Shifts Gears For Rosh Hashanah
"Good food is good food," says Ignacio Blanco of Ibiza Kitchen.
Lanning Taliaferro, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
Yellow Cabs Block Traffic On Brooklyn Bridge, FDR Drive Protest
New York City tax cab drivers staged the protest to demand debt forgiveness from predatory loans and lost income from the coronavirus.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New City, NY|News|
Active Coronavirus Cases Jump In Rockland
The county's coronavirus infection rate has risen above the state and regional average.
Lanning Taliaferro, Patch Staff
Upper West Side, NY|News|
New Book Culture Location Possibly Coming To The Upper West Side
A recent filing with the Landmarks Preservation Commission shows that a new location of the beloved book store could be coming to the UWS.
Gus Saltonstall, Patch Staff
Park Slope, NY|News|
Park Slope's Pizzatown Struggles With Uncertainty, City Headaches
After spending $5k to build an outdoor dining space, owner Mario Minissale has been hit with cease and desist orders, threatened with fine.
Jeff Arnold, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
In-Person NYC School Reopening Delayed Again For Most Students
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced students will return to classrooms in three phases starting Sept. 21 and progressing to all students Oct. 1.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
NYC Restaurants Get Go-Ahead To Add Coronavirus Surcharge
The surcharge awaiting Mayor Bill de Blasio’s approval is designed to buoy restaurants hurt by the coronavirus crisis.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Farmingdale, NY|News|
The Vintage Canvas Brings Arts & Crafts Studio To Farmingdale
Lorraine Dicarlo, the owner, discussed what her new business provides, opening during the coronavirus and why she chose Farmingdale.
Michael DeSantis, Patch Staff
Astoria-Long Island City, NY|News|
Halted Amid Pandemic, Construction To Resume On 2 Queens Schools
The School Construction Authority is set to resume construction on new school buildings in Astoria and Long Island City.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Mount Vernon, NY|News|
Mt Vernon Joins National Mayors Coalition For A Guaranteed Income
Mayors in 25 U.S. cities announced pilot programs Wednesday to address economic realities laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic.
Lanning Taliaferro, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
More Litter Baskets, Cleanups Heading To NYC Parks, Streets
Newly-announced cleaning efforts follow sanitation cuts and a spike in garbage complaints across New York City parks and streets.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New City, NY|News|
Rockland Grand Jury Working On Coronavirus Backlog
The DA's Office has been acting expeditiously since courts were allowed to reopen.
Lanning Taliaferro, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
NYC Mayor To Furlough Himself Amid Coronavirus
Bill de Blasio announced all mayor’s office staff, including himself, will take unpaid five-day furloughs.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Washington Heights-Inwood, NY|News|
Staffer At Inwood School Has Positive Coronavirus Case
The school in Upper Manhattan is one of 56 in New York City with a positive coronavirus case among its staff.
Gus Saltonstall, Patch Staff
Harlem, NY|News|
2 Harlem School Staffers Test Positive For Coronavirus
Employees at two Harlem schools have tested positive for the coronavirus, the city said Tuesday, days before students are set to return.
Nick Garber, Patch Staff
Upper East Side, NY|News|
2 Upper East Side School Staffers Test Positive For Coronavirus
Employees at two Upper East Side schools have tested positive for the coronavirus, the city said Tuesday, days before students return.
Nick Garber, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
Here Are The 56 NYC Schools With Positive Coronavirus Cases
School officials also closed PS 139 in Brooklyn as a precaution after two suspected cases. Most schools so far only had one confirmed case.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
Layoffs Still On The Table For 22K City Workers, Mayor Says
"We are not out of the woods at all," Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday, though he noted work by unions pressing for city borrowing power.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New City, NY|News|
New Extended-Stay Hotel Opens In Rockland
Officials issued a county Certificate of Affirmation for compliance with pandemic protocols.
Lanning Taliaferro, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
De Blasio Brushes Off NYC School Reopening 'Confusion'
"I honestly ... do not believe there’s a lot of confusion," Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday amid growing school union concerns.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
City Not Making Grade On NYC Schools Reopening, Says Union Prez
“If you ask me if we are ready to open today, I would say we are not,” said United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Nyack-Piermont, NY|News|
Pandemic Cancels Nyack's Halloween Parade, Costume Contest
Still, officials have plans for alternative fun that has "the famous, and sometimes crazy, Nyack Halloween vibe."
Lanning Taliaferro, Patch Staff
Mount Vernon, NY|News|
MTA Finishes Rebuilding 6th Ave. Bridge in Mount Vernon Early
Other bridge repair in the city is being put on hold because the coronavirus has caused financial calamity for Metro-North.
Lanning Taliaferro, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
NYC-Area Business Groups Press Trump On Stimulus For MTA, City
A new letter urges President Donald Trump to “negotiate” relief for mass transit and local governments hit by a coronavirus crunch.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Goes Television-Only
The event will be filmed without crowds over two days with socially distanced participants and specially rigged vehicles, the retailer said.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
55 NYC School Employees Test Positive For Coronavirus: De Blasio
Mayor Bill de Blasio emphasized the positive rate is 0.32 percent and unveiled a COVID-19 "situation room" to respond to school cases.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Peekskill-Cortlandt, NY|News|
Halloween Spirit Pops Back Up Across Long Island, Hudson Valley
A pop-up store opens sites as people worry over how to celebrate Halloween in the pandemic.
Lanning Taliaferro, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
19 NYC School Employees Test Positive For Coronavirus
Eighteen schools citywide had positive coronavirus cases in teachers' first week back, according to education officials.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City, NY|News|
NYC Areas Hit Hardest By Coronavirus Under Rent Strain: Study
Neighborhoods with the highest rates of COVID-19 saw their rents increase 22 percent in the past six years, a StreetEasy study found.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
