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BREAKING: House gives final passage to $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill

Trump has applauded the legislation and repeatedly said he would sign it.
New York Nightlife Goes Online

New York Nightlife Goes Online

Last Saturday night, when all of New York City's bars and clubs were closed, a DJ known as Physical Therapy set up a turntable, mixer and webcam in his walk-up apartment in the Ridgewood section of Queens.
Brooklyn restaurant The Bergen offering free meals amid COVID-19 crisis

Brooklyn restaurant The Bergen offering free meals amid COVID-19 crisis

Crown Heights restaurant The Bergen is giving out free meals to kids and families in need from their Brooklyn community.
What a Virtual Wedding Looked Like For This Orthodox Jewish Couple

What a Virtual Wedding Looked Like For This Orthodox Jewish Couple

Wedding wishes are shouted from windows in Crown Heights as the newlyweds celebrate with a drive through the streets instead of holding a crowded reception.
Woman stabbed to death in Brooklyn

Woman stabbed to death in Brooklyn

A young woman was stabbed to death inside a Brooklyn home, and a man in the apartment was being questioned Friday, police sources said. Kiara Guadalupe, 21, was found with two puncture wounds in her chest inside the Crown St.
First known coronavirus death among shelter population

First known coronavirus death among shelter population

SHELTER SKELTER — First known coronavirus death reported in city's homeless shelter system, by POLITICO's Janaki Chadha: A person in New York City's sprawling homeless shelter system has died from the coronavirus, as the number of positive case
$150M Apollo development loan suffers default in Downtown Brooklyn

$150M Apollo development loan suffers default in Downtown Brooklyn

A Downtown Brooklyn development site has fallen into default on its mortgage, raising questions whether the property's specialty lender will suffer losses on the loan at a moment when the economic crisis touched off by the coronavirus has threatened
Here’s What to Do If You Can’t Pay Rent or Mortgage Due to Coronavirus

Here’s What to Do If You Can’t Pay Rent or Mortgage Due to Coronavirus

If someone is out of work thanks to the coronavirus crisis and can't pay the rent or mortgage, what can they do? The situation is changing rapidly so what works today may not apply tomorrow.
Virus Rules Let Construction Workers Keep Building Luxury Towers

Virus Rules Let Construction Workers Keep Building Luxury Towers

On the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where, like most New Yorkers, residents are largely staying home as the city reels from the coronavirus pandemic, construction workers building a luxury condominium tower are being forced to continue working in co
Bedford-Stuyvesant man charged with murder following fatal building fire

Bedford-Stuyvesant man charged with murder following fatal building fire

A Bedford-Stuyvesant man has been charged with second-degree murder after a fatal building fire left one man dead last week, according to officials.