Joseph Konig
The Archive
Doc at Brooklyn hospital: 'Patients dying every moment'
A doctor at a Brooklyn hospital where body bags were seen lining the hallway described "catastrophic" conditions at the facility, saying he's seeing coronavirus patients die daily and is terrified...
Homeless stand out in emptier Penn Station amid virus stay-at-home orders
Normally teeming with commuters, Penn Station has been virtually empty since most New Yorkers are under stay-at-home orders -- except for those with nowhere else to go. With the crowds...
Mount Sinai nurses pushing for extra supplies on coronavirus front line
Nurses battling on the front line of the coronavirus crisis begged Friday for desperately needed supplies outside Mount Sinai Hospital on the Upper East Side, where they say their pleas...
Mom and daughter among 4 women killed in Bronx blaze, family says
A retired nurse and her adult daughter were among the four women killed by the fire that tore through a Bronx apartment building Tuesday night, according to relatives and neighbors....
Cuomo slams Trump over claim of stolen coronavirus supplies
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday pushed back on President Trump's suggestion that New York is mismanaging its trove of coronavirus supplies, inviting the president to lay bare his claims. "If...
250 more coronavirus deaths in NY, with 66,000 infected
The coronavirus' toll on New York soared to frightening new heights on Monday, including a spike of more than 250 deaths, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
'Play at your own risk': NYC posts warnings to park-goers over coronavirus crisis
Beware the playground! The city has installed signs at parks warning that playground equipment is “not sterilized” and to “play at your own risk” during the coronavirus crisis. “You are...
Parking, air quality in city have improved since coronavirus slowdown
New Yorkers are finally paying attention. Big Apple residents appear to be taking the state’s social-distancing decree seriously amid the coronavirus pandemic. And it has lead to some unexpected benefits...
New Yorkers mindful of coronavirus seem to be obeying social-distancing rules
Big Apple residents appear to be taking social distancing seriously amid the coronavirus pandemic plaguing the city. State and city officials have put out repeated calls to New Yorkers to...
Inside the Javits Center's overhaul into a coronavirus hospital complex
The Javits Convention Center’s stunning transformation into a 2,000-bed hospital complex to treat coronavirus patients was in full swing Monday, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave a sneak peek at the...
Man jumps to his death from luxury Manhattan apartment
A 64-year-old man leaped to his death from a luxury apartment building in Manhattan, police said Saturday. The unidentified man jumped from a 16th-floor window of the Tribeca Park apartment...
First Rikers Island inmate tests positive for coronavirus
The first Rikers Island inmate tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday -- hours after a correction officer at the city jail also confirmed they had the deadly illness. The second...
Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island closed over coronavirus
Lady Liberty is the latest victim of coronavirus. Huddled masses yearning to breathe free amid the viral outbreak won't be able to do so at the Statue of Liberty or...
NYC college students are in limbo with dorms closing over coronavirus
New York City college students say their schools' decisions to close dorms over coronavirus fears have left them in limbo -- as they face unknown or complicated processes for relocating...
Cops charges 7 more teens in brutal stomping attack on Brooklyn girl
The arrests brought to 12 the number of suspects charged in the horrific, caught-on-camera incident in Crown Heights.
Mom on son nabbed over Brooklyn girl's assault: 'I wanted to kill him with my bare hands'
"I’m angry and very disappointed in him. I did not teach him to act like an animal in the street," said Donna Howell, 42, whose 14-year-old son Alex was charged...
Coronavirus in NY: WeWork member self-quarantined for possible exposure
An employee who works from a Midtown WeWork location has been self-quarantined over possible exposure to a coronavirus patient.
Massive LIRR delays after 'switch trouble' knocks out Main Line service
The Long Island Rail Road's Main Line went down for almost an hour Friday afternoon, causing massive delays that are expected to last into the commute. Service was suspended on...
$corn this way: Gaga's dad refuses to pay rent on Grand Central restaurant
Lady Gaga's father Joe Germanotta is refusing to pay rent on his Grand Central Terminal restaurant and bar, saying that the train hub's homeless population is killing his business.
Embattled homeless outreach group abandons Penn Station
Dozens of vagrants were milling around outside the Bowery Residents Committee’s shuttered outreach office and throughout Penn Station over two days this week — with some literally sleeping on the...