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The virus outbreak could hurt New York City hotels more than 9/11 and the 2008 recession combined. Nearly all workers may lose their jobs.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art closed its three NYC campuses on March 13.
The Hell's Kitchen improv theater laid off its staff after shutting down due to social distancing measures.
The coworking company is making its own employees work from home, but isn't closing its offices for tenants.
The robber wrote a note threatening a laundromat worker with a gun and coronavirus.
The college's Upper East Side campus shut down to prevent the spread of coronavirus, forcing students to learn remotely.
Blood donations have declined about 75% as people take precautions against the spread of the virus.
Parents at the Upper East Side's elite St. Bernard's School filed a class action lawsuit against the school board's executive committee.
Turnstile data from neighborhood subway stations show as large as a NUMBER% decrease in swipes in just one week.
Turnstile data from neighborhood subway stations show decreases as large as 30% in just one week.
Turnstile data from neighborhood subway stations show decreases as large as 50% in just one week.
A Brooklyn City Councilmember proposed converting the giant Midtown convention center into a field hospital this week.
Manhattan hospitals may be overwhelmed with patients even if measures to slow the spread of coronavirus are successful.
Community Board 5 meetings will be conducted remotely while the board's office is closed.
Councilmember Ben Kallos said help is needed at the Upper East Side's Isaacs Center.
All Macy's and Bloomingdale's stores will be closed until at least March 31, company officials announced Tuesday.
Community Board 11 and 10 meetings will be conducted remotely while the board's office is closed.
Grocery chain Morton Williams is telling shoppers to let seniors and people with health complications use the store from 7-8 a.m.
A person was hit by a train on the E line tracks between Penn Station and 23rd Street.
Upper East Side bar owners will be required to close their businesses for the foreseeable future on Monday night.
