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New York and its neighboring states will work together to drive down prices on medical equipment needed to fight the new coronavirus.
New Yorkers flocked to parks this weekend, but must maintain social distancing measures to prevent a second surge in infections.
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The 2,500-bed federal facility at the Javits Center was set to close after treating just under 1,100 patients.
Local City Councilman Ben Kallos and workers with Wildcat helped deliver food to seniors at the Stanley Isaacs Center.
The evangelical group that runs the hospital will move its operations to Mount Sinai's Beth Israel hospital.
Ramdeo Radhay, 61, was discharged Thursday after a 10-day stay in the Upper East Side hospital.
Police are investigating the death of a person found in a Broadway and West 150th Street building on Thursday.
An Upper East Side building is trying to get one resident to curb her smoking habits, which are bothering neighbors forced to stay inside.
State Senator Brian Benjamin's staff and volunteers distributed the supplies to 47 locations in Harlem and Northern Manhattan.
The 27-year-old woman is accused of stabbing her roommate at least six times.
A resolution passed by Community Board 8 proposes banning cars on nearly 40 blocks of Park Avenue during peak hours.
MTA Conductor Garrett Goble was killed while directing passengers to safety after the fire broke out.
Speakers lined up for the event include New Jersey Sen. Corey Booker and actors Emily Ratajkowski and Ramy Youseff.
The Harlem-based National Action Network will donate 175,000 meals to frontline health workers and food-insecure New Yorkers.
Hotels in New York and around the country have seen revenues plummet during the new coronavirus outbreak.
The federal medical center at the Javits Center has treated just under 1,100 patients since opening in March.
The Health & Hospitals facility on Roosevelt Island treated coronavirus patients in an effort to expand the city's hospital capacity.
You don't have to be a Hunter student to sit in on the lectures, which will be held on Zoom.
Alternate side parking regulations will be suspended through at least May 12, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday.
