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NYPD Accused of Selectively Enforcing Social Distancing

Only 7% of those arrested were white

(Newser) - Critics are accusing the NYPD of using social distancing enforcement to target minority communities in the same way they did under the "stop-and-frisk" policy. According to data obtained by CBS2 , the force recorded around a million social distancing enforcement contacts between March 16 and May 5, leading to 368...

JetBlue's NYC Salute Called 'Savagely Useless'

Airline said it was honoring the city's first responders with its flyover

(Newser) - After JetBlue decided to honor first responders in New York City by flying three planes at low altitude over the city Thursday night, critics called it a terrible idea and wondered if the airline had forgotten what two planes flying at low altitude did to the city on 9/11. The...

A Sobering Virus Stat Out of NY Nursing Homes

State updates COVID-19 tally, reveals 1.7K deaths went undisclosed

(Newser) - New York state is reporting more than 1,700 previously undisclosed deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities as the state faces scrutiny over how it protected vulnerable residents during the coronavirus pandemic, per the AP . At least 4,813 people have died from COVID-19 in the state's...

Kids Are Showing Up in ICUs With Odd 'Inflammatory' Syndrome

15 NYC kids hospitalized in cases perhaps tied to COVID-19, with similar cases across US, abroad

(Newser) - Initial research suggests that kids don't seem to be as hard hit by the coronavirus as adults are, but a group of children hospitalized in New York City underscores that there's much we still don't know. Per CNN , a Monday alert issued by the city's health...

'Heartbreaking' News on Paramedic Who Went to Help NYC

Paul Cary, 66, who traveled from Colo. to assist in city's fight against COVID-19, has died from virus

(Newser) - Paul Cary, a grandfather of four who'd served as a paramedic and firefighter in Aurora, Colo., for more than 30 years, knew he wanted to help the people of New York City as they battled the coronavirus. And so, NBC New York reports, at the end of March, the...

He Opened Freezer in Dead Mom's Home. Then, 'Screaming'

NYC police are investigating why a decomposed body was found in duct-taped freezer

(Newser) - Police say a man found a decomposed body in his dead mother's freezer as he was clearing out her Manhattan apartment, the AP reports. He found the body this week in a chest freezer that had been sealed with duct tape, the New York Daily News reported. Investigators say...

Sister: COVID Altered Brain of ER Doctor Who Killed Herself

She says Lorna Breen faced 'most horrific, unimaginable conditions'

(Newser) - A New York City emergency room doctor who died by suicide after working at a hospital inundated with COVID-19 cases pushed herself past the breaking point because she wanted to help as many people as possible, relatives say. Jennifer Feist tells Today that Dr. Lorna Breen took a week and...

Overwhelmed Funeral Home Put Bodies on Ice in Trucks

Passerby alerts police to the situation in Brooklyn

(Newser) - Police were called to a Brooklyn neighborhood Wednesday after a funeral home overwhelmed by the coronavirus resorted to storing dozens of bodies on ice in rented trucks, and a passerby complained about the smell, officials said. Investigators who responded to a 911 call found that the home had rented four...

NYC Mayor Issued Warning on the Virus. It Didn't Land Well

Bill de Blasio accused of 'inviting anti-Semitism' after specifically cautioning 'the Jewish community'

(Newser) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was met with outrage Tuesday in urging communities to abide by social distancing guidelines in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a series of tweets, de Blasio said he'd personally dispersed a crowd of hundreds gathered to mourn a Hasidic rabbi...

Gov. Cuomo Is Worried About September

He warns of a 'second wave'

(Newser) - The stats in New York state keep improving, though a lot of people continue to die from COVID-19: Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that 337 people died the previous day, the lowest figure since March 31 and roughly half the number seen during the state's peak earlier in April,...

Supreme Court Dismisses Closely Watched Gun Case

Move is a relief to gun control advocates

(Newser) - The Supreme Court sidestepped a major decision on gun rights Monday in a dispute over New York City's former ban on transporting guns, per the AP . The justices threw out a challenge from gun rights groups, ruling that because the city already has rescinded the controversial law in question,...

What It's Like to Close Your Restaurant Amid Pandemic

Gabrielle Hamilton of Prune in Manhattan wonders whether she'll reopen again

(Newser) - Gabrielle Hamilton has shuttered her Manhattan restaurant, Prune, amid the pandemic, but the doors will reopen when things are back to normal, right? We'll see. In a first-person account in the New York Times Magazine (where she is an Eat columnist), Hamilton takes readers through every wrenching step of...

2 More Dings Against Drug: an FDA Warning and a Study

Agency cautions hydroxychloroquine should only be used in very restricted settings

(Newser) - The drug once touted by President Trump as a possible "game changer" in the fight against the coronavirus has been the subject of more sobering headlines of late, and the newest one from the Food and Drug Administration doesn't help matters. Per Stat News , the FDA on Friday...

Tests Suggest 1 in 5 NYC Residents Had Virus

Percentage for the state overall is 13.9%

(Newser) - Nearly 14% of New York state residents have had the coronavirus, new testing suggests. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the results of the tests Thursday, in which 3,000 people at grocery stores and other shopping sites in 19 counties were checked for antibodies, CNBC reports. The tests showed 13.9%...

3 COVID-19 Patients Found Dead in Hotel

NYC hotel was used to quarantine recovering patients from city hospital

(Newser) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has promised an investigation of the deaths of three coronavirus patients found dead over the weekend at a hotel where they were being quarantined during recovery. A 70-year-old man and a 42-year-old man were found dead in their rooms at the Hilton Garden...

How an $80M Scandal Blew Up NYC's Art World

Barry Avrich chronicles a con in his new film, 'Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art'

(Newser) - When a prestigious gallery sells $80 million of modern art, it's a day at the office. When it's all fake, that's news—and the story behind a new documentary called Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art, the CBC reports. Filmmaker Barry Avrich says he...

Judge Lets Goodfellas Mobster Go Free

Vinny Asaro is allowed to go home

(Newser) - Goodfellas wiseguy Vinny Asaro got a break Friday when he was released from prison over concerns about the coronavirus, the New York Post reports. The thinking: He's 85 and suffered a stroke just last year. "If Asaro were to contract COVID-19, given his age and current state, it...

Michael Che Pays Rent for 160 People
Michael Che
Pays Rent for
160 People
Apr 16, 2020 11:00 AM CDT

Michael Che Pays Rent for 160 People

Gift honors his grandmother, who died from COVID-19

(Newser) - Michael Che made sure everyone knew he was "Martha's grandbaby" during a weekend appearance on Saturday Night Live, in which he spoke about the grandmother who'd died of complications from COVID-19. Now he's honoring her in a big way. The SNL co-head writer took to Instagram...

New York Says It Has a New Rule
New York
Says It Has
a New Rule
Apr 15, 2020 5:06 PM CDT

New York Says It Has a New Rule

And Mayor Bill de Blasio unveils a new food plan

(Newser) - 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, the AP reports. Meanwhile, the mayor urged a cautious approach to reviving the economy. Here are the latest coronavirus developments in...

NYC Is Now Counting 'Probable' COVID-19 Deaths

Move puts city's death toll above 10K

(Newser) - The official death toll from the coronavirus soared in New York City on Tuesday after officials began including people who probably had COVID-19, but died without ever being tested. City officials reported 3,778 "probable" deaths, where doctors were certain enough of the cause of death to list it...

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