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A 'dangerous decision’: NYC is putting all juvenile delinquents with coronavirus symptoms under one roof

A 'dangerous decision’: NYC is putting all juvenile delinquents with coronavirus symptoms under one roof

The city has begun shuffling youths between its two juvenile detention centers so detainees showing symptoms of coronavirus are kept under one roof in the Bronx and ones without symptoms are in Brooklyn, the Daily News has learned, in a plan raising
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Warns that New York is ‘Not Yet Ready’ For Coming Coronavirus Peak

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Warns that New York is ‘Not Yet Ready’ For Coming Coronavirus Peak

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a warning Saturday, saying the state has about seven days to organize for the "apex" of the coronavirus outbreak.
Fire chief explains why he feels ‘like the crew on a sinking ship’ as New York is hit hard by coronavirus

Fire chief explains why he feels ‘like the crew on a sinking ship’ as New York is hit hard by coronavirus

Simon Ressner is a battalion chief with the Fire Department of New York based in central Brooklyn.
Man, 48, Dies After Bed-Stuy Shooting: NYPD

Man, 48, Dies After Bed-Stuy Shooting: NYPD

A 48-year-old man died after he was shot in the stomach early Monday morning at a Bed-Stuy home, authorities said. No suspects have yet been arrested in the shooting, which unfolded at 32 Pulaski St. near Nostrand Avenue, according to the NYPD.
State’s Plan to Rebuild NYC Economy May Focus on Tourism, Restaurants

State’s Plan to Rebuild NYC Economy May Focus on Tourism, Restaurants

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked many of his former aides to come up a "NYS Forward" plan to bolster the city's currently beleaguered economy after the COVID-19 crisis passes, the Wall Street Journal reports .
Almost everyone now knows someone who is sick.

Almost everyone now knows someone who is sick.

A New York City Housing Authority retiree ticked off his running tally: an ex-wife sick, a daughter sick, and three old friends dead. In Queens, a young poet learned a friend's parents are in the hospital, one on a ventilator.
Teacher at PS 9 in Prospect Heights Dies of Coronavirus

Teacher at PS 9 in Prospect Heights Dies of Coronavirus

Sandra Santos-Vizcaino was a leader in dual language education, a longtime teacher beloved not just by her own family but by scores of children she taught over a 25-year career.
Hero of the Day: Brooklyn volunteer delivers food to Holocaust survivors

Hero of the Day: Brooklyn volunteer delivers food to Holocaust survivors

When Darren Ornitz got an urgent text message calling for volunteers to bring supplies to Holocaust survivors trapped at home by the coronavirus crisis , he sprang into action.
Brooklyn Eatery Becomes a Food Bank for Hard-Hit Industry

Brooklyn Eatery Becomes a Food Bank for Hard-Hit Industry

At the Olmsted restaurant in Prospect Heights chefs are still in the kitchen. But they're not cooking for take out or delivery - they're preparing meals for hundreds of food service employees thrown out of work by the pandemic.
A Lonely Life for the Isolated Residents of the City’s Coronavirus Hotels

A Lonely Life for the Isolated Residents of the City’s Coronavirus Hotels

In Jamaica, Queens, next to an auto body shop and down from a used car lot, sits a utilitarian box-like building now serving as a crucial cog in the effort to control the spread of coronavirus.