Metropolitan Museum Of Art Announces Tentative Reopening Plan
New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is tentatively planning to reopen at the end of this summer with major restrictions, becoming the largest museum so far to announce such…
New York Churches Open COVID-19 Testing Sites In Push To Reach Minority Communities
The first day of coronavirus testing at Bethany Baptist Church, a historic Black congregation in Brooklyn, New York, got off to a slow start. About 130 people showed up Wednesday…
Rapper Nick Blixky fatally shot in NYC; no suspect arrested
Up-and-coming Rapper Nick Blixky has been shot and killed in New York City May 11, 2020, 12:45 PM 1 min read 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this…
Coronavirus updates: 5,000 deaths in NYC with links unclear to virus, CDC report says
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 284,000 people worldwide. More than 4.1 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused…
‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Pays Sweet Homage To Luminous New York
In the last sketch of the “Saturday Night Live” season finale, cast members dreamed of a sparkling New York before COVID-19. The poignant homage started with Cecily Strong talking to…
NYC Social Distancing Arrests Have Been Disproportionately Black So Far
Arrests related to social distancing violations in New York City have overwhelmingly involved Black residents, according to initial data, raising concerns from community members and lawmakers that the police response…
Taylor Swift Just Gave Nurse On The Front Line Of Coronavirus The Sweetest Surprise
A nurse working on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic in New York City received a handwritten note from her idol Taylor Swift. Like thousands of other brave medical…
New York’s Cuomo warns against ‘blindly’ reopening states
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday pushed back against what he called premature demands that he reopen the state, saying he knew people were struggling…
Please Stop Writing ‘Why I Left New York’ Pandemic Essays
Broadway: shuttered. Neighborhood bars and restaurants: delivery and pickup only. The subway: emptied of commuters. As New York City buckles under the assault of the coronavirus pandemic, rapidly becoming one…
Black people in NYC twice as likely to die from COVID as white people: Data
The startling data was released by the city’s Health Department Friday. April 17, 2020, 5:28 PM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Black…