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NYC will store bodies of coronavirus victims in freezer trucks instead of mass Hart Island burials

NYC will begin storing the bodies of coronavirus victims in freezer trucks to help ease the strain on the city's overflowing hospital morgues and overwhelmed funeral homes.




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Emily Ratajkowski looks incredible in extreme plunging leopard print swimsuit

Emily Ratajkowski looked incredible as she posed up a storm in a mustard coloured leopard print swimsuit on Instagram on Tuesday.




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First post-lockdown NYC parade will honor healthcare workers and first responders, de Blasio says

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans for a parade honoring healthcare workers and first responders on Tuesday, promising that it will mark the 'rebirth' of New York City.




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Backlash grows against de Blasio's New York ticker parade amid fears of resurgence of COVID-19

CNN's Jake Tapper joins a chorus of critics slamming New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's call for a ticker-tape parade in the city when the coronavirus lockdown is lifted as 'stupid'.




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Scott Tweedie reveals an 'eerie' COVID-19 moment in NYC

Australian television presenter Scott Tweedie has spoken candidly about the 'eerie' moment he became aware of how serious the coronavirus pandemic was.




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New York is sending bodies out of state to be cremated to ease strain on overwhelmed funeral homes

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in New York City is forcing officials to send bodies out of state to be cremated to help ease the strain on overwhelmed funeral homes.




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'Droves' of New Yorkers are looking to flee the city permanently

Among those fleeing are parents with young children who had already been eyeing moves to suburbs and frustrated singletons who no longer see the point in paying exorbitant rent prices.




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Coronavirus is killing patients with silent hypoxia, or low oxygen

Emergency room doctors say coronavirus patients are coming into the hospital with pneumonia and low oxygen levels, but they aren't struggling to breathe, meaning they are in critical condition already.




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Unexplained extra deaths show coronavirus death toll is FAR higher than official figures

Excess mortality figures - the number of deaths that occur above seasonal averages - from 13 countries and regions have revealed some 31,000 deaths not being counted in official totals.




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Model Nastya Swan, 19, shares her story about getting COVID-19

'NYC Hospitals were so packed and I was told I could only be admitted if urgent life support was needed similar to the rest of the patients.' So she had to recover on her own.




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Architect who fled the Nazis as teenager only to be caught by Russian Army dies in NY of coronavirus

New York architect Joseph Feingold, 97, originally from Poland, who appeared in an Oscar-nominated film about his escape from the Nazis called 'Joe's Violin', has died with coronavirus.




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Rapper Fred The Godson 'dies from COVID-19 at age 35' after asking fans to pray for him

The star, 35, from the South Bronx in New York had been suffering from COVID-19 and recently took to Instagram to ask fans to pray for him. He suffered from asthma.




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Four more tigers and three lions test positive for COVID-19 at Bronx Zoo, bringing total to 8 cats

On April 5, Nadia (pictured), a four-year-old Malayan tiger, tested positive for COVID-19. Since then, Bronx Zoo officials said four more tigers and three lions have been infected.




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Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness wear face masks in New York City 

Hugh Jackman and his wife, Deborra-lee Furness, stepped out for a walk with their dogs in New York City on Thursday.




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Stephanie March steps up to help the restaurant industry and front line heroes during COVID-19

Stephanie March as joined forces with photographer Melanie Dunea, on Treats Help, a new initiative that benefits both the ailing restaurant industry as well as those on the front lines of fighting COVID-19.




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Joaquin Phoenix and Casey Affleck sell $3.13m NYC penthouse they bought before friendship ended

The Academy Award-winning actors were once the best of friends, but their friendship fell apart under the weigh of Casey's 2017 split with Joaquin's sister Summer Phoenix.




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Five-month-old baby girl of NY firefighter dies from coronavirus

Five-month-old baby Jay-Natalie La Santa, the daughter of FDNY firefighter Jerel La Santa and his wife Lindsey, passed away from COVID-19 on Monday.




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National Guard salute veteran who died from coronavirus at Javits Center field hospital

The military veteran died on April 18 at New York City's Jacob Javits Convention Center, which the military has converted into a field hospital for people diagnosed with coronavirus.




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Bethenny Frankel embraces her natural side under quarantine: 'This is what I look like most days'

While pulling back the curtain on Instagram versus reality, Bethenny Frankel shared an ultra-glamorous throwback in a sequined, minidress and another in sweats.




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Victoria's Secret model Helena Christensen, 51, adds a mask while taking her dog for a stroll

Stay at home orders remain in effect in New York City until at least May 15th as the coronavirus crisis continues, but essential outdoor activities such as walking the dog are still permitted.




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RHONY newcomer Leah McSweeney convinces Tinsley and Sonja to skinny dip during wild Hamptons party

New cast member Leah McSweeney got her friends to strip naked and trash Ramona Singer's Southampton house on Thursday's episode of The Real Housewives of New York City.




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'They are transporting the virus': NYC subway conductors say cars have turned into homeless shelters

New York City subway conductors said that essential workers who still use mass transit are in danger of being infected with coronavirus due to unsanitary conditions inside the cars.




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Irina Shayk bundles up in taupe for a walk with daughter Lea in NYC during break from quarantine

Shayk recently sparked romance rumors with Vito Schnabel, following her split from Bradley Cooper. She was spotted in late March and early April during during some outings with the art dealer.




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Son, 48, 'murdered his 78-year-old mother with a meat cleaver' in New York City

Authorities found David Galicia, 48, covered in blood after he allegedly hacked his mother, Carmelita Cabansag, to death in NYC




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Mayor Bill de Blasio appoints his wife head of coronavirus racial inequality task force

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that he believes it will take more than 20 months to fully rebuild New York City and announces different councils that will focus on reopening the Big Apple.




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People living in the cities hardest-hit by coronavirus have mostly stopped using public transit

A new mobility tool from Apple shows people living in America's hardest-hit coronavirus cities have all but stopped using public transit, are walking far less and are even driving less during the outbreak.




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Sebastian Stan reveals his thoughts about not being named the new Captain America

The Winter Soldier actor approved of passing the Captain America shield to his co-star Anthony Mackie (Falcon), and thinks their new Disney+ series is as cinematic as the Marvel movies.




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Off-duty NYPD cop, 34, killed on his way to work after 'drag racing' BMW rear-ended his motorcycle

Richard Holt, 34, (pictured) died after he was thrown from his Harley Davidson Motorbike when a 'racing' car clipped the rear of his bike on Saturday evening in Bayside, Queens, New York City.




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Nearly HALF of all New Yorkers says they know someone who has died from COVID-19

The state-wide survey carried out by Siena College discovered that 46 percent of New York City residents personally knew someone killed by COVID-19, as do 36 percent living in the suburbs.




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Cuomo says he will extend New York lockdown for 'many parts of the state' beyond May 15

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday that he will extend lockdown orders in many parts of the state beyond his original May 15 deadline. 




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Woman agrees to go on a virtual date with a man who messaged her by MISTAKE

Codie Higer, 26, from New York City, was quarantined at her mom's home in Cleveland, Ohio, when she received a picture of a cake from a man named Mike.




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New York City EMT, 23, commits suicide less than three months on job after working COVID-19 hotspots

New York City EMT John Mondello, 23, was found dead from a gunshot wound discharged from a weapon registered to his retired NYPD father, in Astoria Queens Friday night.




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Mayor Bill de Blasio and wife slammed for strolling through Prospect Park

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray were heckled as they strolled through Brooklyn's Prospect Park on Saturday, criticized for traveling to Brooklyn for a walk.




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Rob Lowe recalls how a young Tom Cruise went 'ballistic' when they were booked to share hotel room

In addition to Cruise and Lowe, the Francis Ford Coppola-directed motion picture featured a lineup of future stars, including Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, Ralph Macchio and the late Patrick Swayze.




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NYC doctor, 48, commits suicide after telling family about the trauma of coronavirus battle

Dr. Lorna M. Breen, the medical director of the emergency department at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, died in Charlottesville, Virginia on Sunday, family members revealed.




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Woman travels from New York to North Carolina on full flight despite social distancing orders

Erin Strine shared video of her packed American Airlines 338 flight on Saturday from New York City to Charlotte, North Carolina where passengers failed to practice social distancing.




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New York woman, 101, who survived the Spanish flu and cancer beats coronavirus

New York woman Angelina Friedman, 101, who was born in the height of the Spanish flu in 1918 and went on to survive cancer, beat the novel coronavirus this month.




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Frances Valentine donates their most popular nylon handbag to frontline workers

Frances Valentine launched the 'Healthcare Hero' initiative. The fashion label is selling its most popular bag at a deep discount and then donating one bag for every one sold to hospitals.




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Nanny for ultra-rich NYC family details what it's been like to work during the pandemic

The nanny spoke anonymously about her work conditions. Her 'ultrahigh-net-worth' Manhattan employers gave her no choice but to follow them to the Hamptons.




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Cuomo reveals his 12-step plan to reopening New York

Cuomo's lockdown officially ends on May 15 but he said on Monday he would extend it for some regions of the state where the data suggests there is still a problem.




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Stan release trailer for Anna Kendrick's new show Love Life

Anna Kendrick's new TV show Love Life will premiere exclusively on Stan in Australia on May 27.




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Cuomo slams 'disgusting and disrespectful' homeless situation on NYC subways

The New York governor, left, fumed about the issue, inset, during his daily briefing Tuesday. An MTA official said the situation was a 'problem of de Blasio's, right, own making'.




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Hugh Jackman and his pyjama-clad daughter Ava, 14, step out in NYC

Hugh Jackman has been self-isolating in New York City with his wife, Deborra-lee Furness, and their two children, Oscar and Ava.




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Walk-in coronavirus antibody testing is launched at urgent care clinics across New York

CityMD launched walk-in antibody and COVID-19 testing Tuesday as New Yorkers waited for hours to receive a test to show if they had had coronavirus.




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Sarah Silverman stays toasty in a sweater as she cheers for healthcare workers in New York City

Sarah Silverman and her assistant Annie Segal capped off their third straight week of serenading frontline workers by banging pots and pans from their fire escape in New York City.




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NYC teacher, 30, who was twice turned away from ER dies from coronavirus

Rana Zoe Mungin, 30, a teacher at Bushwick Ascend Middle School in Brooklyn, died in hospital Monday, a month after she was put on a ventilator and over six weeks after she first fell ill with a fever.




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Mayor Bill De Blasio instructs police to ARREST mourners at funerals and large gatherings

NYC Mayor De Blasio personally showed up at an Orthodox Jewish funeral in Williamsburg Tuesday and threatened mourners with arrest for ignoring social distancing.




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'Transporting coronavirus through every borough': Subway worker shares video of New York's homeless

A New York subway worker has shared an alarming video that shows how some of the homeless population has flocked to train cars to seek shelter amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Olivia Palermo uses a designer scarf to protect herself from COVID-19

Olivia Palermo put on quite the stylish display while out and about New York City on Tuesday. The 34-year-old beauty rocked leather pants and a scarf mask to walk her dog.




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Spectacular aerial photos show the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels flyover

The 12 jets streaked through the skies Tuesday afternoon in a 'collaborative salute' to doctors, nurses, and other essential workers.