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I live in my van by choice
This couple is living out of their van — and loving it. Self-described "digital nomads" La and Mel Fisher uprooted their life after the COVID-19 pandemic hit. "I need to...
Quarter of NYC coronavirus tests stuck in weeklong backlog
A quarter of coronavirus tests in NYC are caught in a backlog, complicating efforts by health officials to contain and track the spread of COVID.
De Blasio expands outdoor dining seating after Gov. Cuomo criticism
City Hall hopes to boost the Big Apple's ailing restaurant business by allowing restaurants and bars that serve food to set up tables and chairs on streets closed for social...
New Yorkers need to stay in 'pandemic social bubble' as city reopens
New Yorkers should stick to a “pandemic ‘social bubble’” – or small groups of friends and family – in order to limit the potential spread of coronavirus, according to new...
Meet the brave souls psyched to move to NYC right now
Even in a pandemic, some folks want to make a brand-new start of it in New York, New York.
Staten Island Ferry tackles coronavirus social distancing — with tape
The Staten Island Ferry is fighting a global pandemic with masking tape. "X"s have been taped across every other seat on the blue-and-orange vessels to enforce social distancing as the...
Applicants find chaotic hiring process at NYC coronavirus tracing program
The Big Apple's giant new program to trace and contain coronavirus infections has been marred by a chaotic hiring process, leaving applicants who thought they were hired twisting in the...
City Council introduces legislation for outdoor dining in NYC
Similar action has already been taken in Cincinnati and Chicago, where officials have released a 13-page list of guidelines for how restaurants can safely implement outdoor dining. I
When will NYC reopen for shopping and tourism?
Some 66 million tourists typically visit the Big Apple each year. So when will New York City's attractions and stores reopen to visitors once again – and when will the...
When will Broadway reopen — and how will entertainment change in NYC?
When the coronavirus started its deadly rampage against New York City in early March, it was curtains for the city's entertainment sector. On March 12, Broadway went dark indefinitely and...
When NYC schools could finally reopen and how they could change
On March 16, the New York City Department of Education shut down schools and the country’s largest school system moved to remote learning to alleviate the spread of the coronavirus....
What commuting in NYC will look like after the coronavirus
New York City’s mass transit system has kept running throughout the coronavirus pandemic -- but it is a ghost of its former self. Ridership on the subway is down 90...
NYC's new normal: Will sports come back in 2020?
In mid-March, sports stadiums across the country went dark as the threat of the coronavirus grew. First, the NBA pulled the plug on its season March 11, after Utah Jazz...
NYC's New Normal: When will the city reopen, and what will it look like?
As new coronavirus cases continue a downward trend in New York City -- and after almost two months on lockdown -- quarantine-fatigued residents are looking ahead to when the Big...
When NYC beaches, pools and playgrounds could reopen, and how they will change
What a "new normal" might look like for NYC beaches, pools and playgrounds.
When NYC restaurants could reopen, and how they'll be different
What a "new normal" could look like when NYC's bars and restaurants reopen.