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Neighborhood Unites To Bury A Stranger​ | Coronavirus Latest

A roundup of today's coronavirus news.

Donated lilacs, flowers, and an embroidered nameplate rest on the casket of Winifred Pardo.
Donated lilacs, flowers, and an embroidered nameplate rest on the casket of Winifred Pardo. (Amy Cunningham/Fitting Tribute Funerals via AP)

NEW YORK CITY — These are today's stories about the city's battle to slow the new coronavirus.

NYC Neighborhood Comes Together To Bury A Stranger

People volunteered to help bury a woman none of them knew.

Coronavirus Survivor Leaves Hospital On Granddaughter's Birthday

A 75-year-old Queens woman with COVID-19 made it off a ventilator and out of the hospital in time for her youngest granddaughter's birthday.

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NYC Open Streets To Launch Monday Around City Parks: Mayor

More than seven miles of streets in and around New York City parks will close to car traffic Monday, said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Rainbows End In Brooklyn For Coronavirus Online Scavenger Hunt

See a rainbow in a window during your coronavirus walks? It's part of a worldwide scavenger hunt that started in Brooklyn.

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With Schools Closed, NYC Turns To Educational TV

The mayor and Department of Education have announced a new educational TV program to help teach young students while classrooms are closed.

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