Boy and grandma stay connected amid COVID-19 pandemic with virtual peek-a-boo
A boy and his grandma partake in a game of virtual peek-a-boo amid the coronavirus pandemic.
NY woman, 101, has survived Spanish flu pandemic, cancer and coronavirus, family says
A 101-year-old New York woman who survived the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918 and beat cancer has now overcome COVID-19, according to a local report.
USNS Comfort's last patients discharged, ship to leave NY by end of month, Navy announces
The USNS Comfort, a hospital ship brought to New York City to assist in the response to the coronavirus pandemic, has discharged its last patients and will return to Virginia by the end of the month, the Navy announced Sunday.
‘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."
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.
2 cats in NY state test positive for virus
Two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first cases in companion animals in the United States, federal officials said Wednesday.
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.
Bride and Zoom: New York governor allows remote issuing of marriage licenses
New York residents will be able to remotely obtain a wedding license, so they won’t break coronavirus social distancing protocols.
Cancer survivor on Long Island beats COVID-19
Adam Barnett is lucky to be alive. He tested positive for COVID-19 last month and spent a week at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital.
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.
Are schools open? Governor, NYC mayor give different answers
Governor and mayor locked horns again Saturday, this time over whether school buildings in the nation's largest district would close for the rest of the year, with classes continuing online.
Hospital puts face shields on newborns
A hospital in Bangkok is going to great lengths to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus to babies.
Broadway shows will remain dark through at least June 7
Broadway producers are extending the shutdown of all productions through June 7.
Surgeons perform music in hospital lobby ‘healing concert’ to honor colleagues amid COVID-19 crisis
The medical professionals serenaded their hospital peers in the "healing concert."
Crew member aboard USNS Comfort tests positive for coronavirus
A crew member aboard the USNS Comfort, the Navy hospital ship docked at Pier 90 on Manhattan's West Side, has tested positive for coronavirus, a US Navy representative confirmed to FOX 5 News.
Hospital staff cheers as mom leaves hospital after beating COVID-19
A mother of five was cheered on by hospital staff as she left Staten Island University Hospital following a lengthy battle with COVID-19.
New York has first daily drop in coronavirus deaths, Cuomo announces, as military heads to NYC
New York state has seen its first drop in daily coronavirus deaths, Gov.
New York's coronavirus cases top 100,000
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says that New York state now has more than 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases.
‘It’s hell’ - NYC EMTs claim to be overwhelmed due to coronavirus
The strain being placed on EMTs and paramedics is being called “unprecedented,” as the number of confirmed cases and hospitalizations due to the coronavirus in New York City continues to increase.
‘Heartbeat of America’: Health care workers honored with red light atop Empire State Building in NYC
The Empire State Building used its LED light system to honor health care workers fighting the novel coronavirus.