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A body wrapped in plastic is loaded onto a refrigerated container truck used as a temporary morgue outside Brooklyn Hospital Center.
A body wrapped in plastic is loaded onto a refrigerated container truck used as a temporary morgue outside Brooklyn Hospital Center. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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

NYC Hospitals Overflow With Bodies As Coronavirus Rages

Bodies are being stored in refrigerated trucks as morgues fill.

Village Spot Upscales Takeout With $600 'Doomsday Dinner': Report

Why order a pizza when you can cook a seven-course Japanese hamachi, wagyu ribeye steak and heritage chicken meal at home?

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NYC Council Members Back Coronavirus '#CancelRent' Bill

Ten City Council members urged state legislators to pass a bill suspending rent for 90 days as tenants citywide dreaded a harsh due date.

Street Food With Empty Streets: NYC's Vendors Fight To Survive

A fundraiser aims to raise $60,000 for NYC street vendors, who are struggling to stay afloat on streets emptied by the coronavirus pandemic.

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All NYC Playgrounds Closed After Coronavirus Distancing Ignored

Gov. Cuomo closed all New York playgrounds by executive order Wednesday.

What's Happening Outside New York?

U.S. Coronavirus Live Blog: Up To 240K Deaths — 'Our Real Number'

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