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Advocates want the city to close Shore Boulevard to traffic so New Yorkers have more room to follow "social distancing" requirements.
Advocates want the city to close Cunningham Park to traffic so New Yorkers have more room to follow "social distancing" requirements.
The closure of the city's Marriage Bureau isn't keeping New Yorkers from putting a ring on it.
New York's statewide stay-at-home order went into effect 8 p.m. Sunday.
The city is releasing another group of detainees from New York City jails to curb the COVID-19 outbreak in correctional facilities.
Bike repair shops qualify as one of the essential businesses allowed to stay open, Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed Sunday.
The state is ordering New York hospitals to expand capacity by at least 50 percent to prepare for an expected influx of COVID-19 patients.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday ordered city officials to come up with an immediate plan to decrease crowding and slow the spread of COVID-19.
New York City is on track to run out of fundamental medical supplies like ventilators in just 10 days, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday.
The city's Department of Education will serve free meals three times a day starting Monday to keep kids fed as they attend classes remotely.
A Queens man died after he tested positive for the new coronavirus and hospital doctors sent him home to self-isolate, according to reports.
Commonpoint Queens is offering free virtual mental health counseling to help Queens residents re cope with the coronavirus crisis.
Mayor Bill de Blasio wants Tesla founder Elon Musk's help to stave off a looming ventilator shortage in New York City.
The Long Island City community is setting up an emergency food pantry and distributing free meals to local families and seniors.
An Amazon warehouse worker in Queens tested positive for the new coronavirus Wednesday, according to The Atlantic.
City Harvest is setting up a mobile market Thursday in Astoria to distribute thousands of pounds of food to local families.
MTA officials postponed an upcoming meeting in Bay Terrace about its bus network redesign.
The Stop & Shop on Union Turnpike will open earlier for customers aged 60 and over starting Thursday.
The Bayside Stop & Shop will open earlier for customers aged 60 and over starting Thursday
The Chabad of Rego Park's Passover tradition of delivering matzah to those in need takes on new meaning amid concerns over COVID-19.
