New bill proposes student loan forgiveness for health care workers on front lines of COVID-19 fight

Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., introduced a bill on Tuesday that would forgive all federal and private student loan debt for front line healthcare workers risking their lives to fight the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. 

FDNY paramedic in month-long coronavirus coma has woken up, union says

New York Fire Department (FDNY) paramedic Christell Cadet awoke on Sunday from a monthlong coma thought to be caused by the novel coronavirus, according to representatives from her union.

Protests not allowed during pandemic, say NYC mayor and police commissioner

After a gathering by LGBTQ activists critical of Mount Sinai Hospital's relationship during the coronavirus with a religious organization, the city's police commissioner and mayor said protests would not be tolerated.  

Coronavirus pushes cities to cap third-party delivery fees

More U.S. cities are capping commission fees third party delivery services charge restaurants, many of which are mom-and-pop small business owners.

NYC emergency room doctor takes own life, family says

The family of an emergency room doctor in upper Manhattan says she killed herself after becoming distraught over coronavirus.

Heartburn medication being tested as coronavirus treatment in NYC hospitals

Currently, there is no known scientific cure for the disease known as COVID-19, but researchers at a New York City hospital system are testing a compound found in heartburn medication to see if it can be used as treatment.

Rollerblading bandit robs Dunkin Donuts

A rollerblading bandit robbed a Dunkin Donuts in Hicksville, New York.

Man in quarantine watches birth of his first child via Zoom

“It’s hard to put into words what it’s like having a baby during the coronavirus pandemic. But it has really enabled us to put this whole thing into perspective,” Stephanie Gandelman, the child’s mother, told Storyful.