NY state's COVID-19 death toll below 400 for first time this month, Cuomo says
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday said the state’s number of daily COVID-19 deaths has dipped below 400 for the first time this month.
‘Humanity at its best’: Elderly Kansas farmer mails N95 mask to NY governor for health care worker
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the gesture "selfless."
Stocks rally as Trump signs $484B small-business relief bill
Stocks stabilized as oil wrapped worst week on record.
Nearly 3 million New Yorkers have had coronavirus, antibody study suggests
Nearly 70 percent of the overall testing was done in the regions of Westchester, New York City and Long Island.
Dow rises as S&P, Nasdaq slip in volatile session
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 110 points, or 0.47 percent, in the opening minutes of trading while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.62 percent and 0.55 percent, respectively.
More animals test positive at Bronx Zoo
Officials at the Bronx Zoo have announced that a total of eight lions and tigers have tested positive for COVID-19.
Calls to U.S. poison centers spiked as coronavirus spread
The number of daily calls to U.S. poison centers "increased sharply" in the beginning of March.
New York no longer needs USNS Comfort hospital ship
Gov. Cuomo said that the USNS Comfort was helpful, but could now be sent elsewhere after being docked for weeks off of Manhattan.
Brooklyn care home has 55 dead
Now listed with 55 deaths it can only assume were caused by COVID-19, Cobble Hill Health Center has become yet another glaring example of the nation’s struggle to control the rapid spread of the coronavirus in nursing homes.
Governors select appointees for multi-state effort to reopen economy
State leaders, healthcare professionals, and executives will make up a multi-state council to restore the economy and safely reopen businesses.
New York boy, 4, contracts coronavirus after being diagnosed with inoperable brain tumor
Matteo Ferruzzi, 4, tested positive for COVID-19, complicating the start of at least a year’s worth of chemotherapy treatment on an inoperable malignant brain tumor.
Broadway actor will have to have his leg amputated after complications from coronavirus
Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero will have to have his leg amputated after suffering complications from coronavirus.
18 bodies found piled up in nursing home; NJ investigating
More than a dozen bodies were discovered jammed into a nursing home morgue in Andover, New Jersey, during the coronavirus pandemic.
New York to require face coverings on streets, public transportation
Face coverings will be required in busy spaces while New York City officials said they would create an emergency food reserve and take other steps to safeguard residents’ sustenance.
3 NYPD officers die within hours of each other due to coronavirus
Three NYPD officers succumbed to the coronavirus between Sunday and Monday, according to the department. Det. Jeffrey Scalf and Det. Raymond Abear died on Monday. Aux. Capt. Mohamed Rahaman died a day earlier. NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea made the announcement via Twitter.
Judge releases Michael Avenatti from jail over virus threat
The attorney, who rose to fame representing porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, petitioned last month to be released to home confinement.
Nurses end overnight shift with coronavirus patients to find tires slashed
Nurses at a New York hospital left their overnight shift to find their tires slashed.
USNS Mercy hospital ship crewmember tests positive for COVID-19
A medical treatment facility crewmember aboard the USNS Mercy hospital ship has tested positive for COVID-19, Public Affairs Officer Lt. Joseph Pfaff confirmed Wednesday.
Broadway shows will remain dark through at least June 7
Broadway producers are extending the shutdown of all productions through June 7.
New York sees largest number of coronavirus deaths in single day
In a sobering assessment of the coronavirus outbreak in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that a record 731 coronavirus deaths were reported in the past 24 hours in the state.