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

New York Gets Beaches, NYC Gets 'Misting Oases'

As Long Islanders cool off on the shores of the Atlantic, New York City dwellers are invited to get spritzed in a park.

NY Lawmakers Push To Legalize Weed Amid Coronavirus Crisis

"We urgently need marijuana legalization," three New York state senators and the Legal Aid Society said Thursday.

Carson Kressley, Dan Levy To Join Virtual NYC Pride March

NYC Pride announced performers and grand marshals for its virtual broadcast, which will take place of its postponed June parade.

Thousands Line Up Outside Queens Food Pantry Hours Before Opening

A large crowd formed outside a food pantry early Friday morning in Queens, hours before it was set to open.

'It's Impossible': NY Nursing Homes Fret About Testing Order

The state wants 185,000 workers tested twice a week.

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New Yorkers Can Design Flags To Be Flown At Rockefeller Center

Rockefeller Center's 192 flagpoles will feature designs by New Yorkers during the month of August.