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A Connecticut teacher who took care of her student’s newborn sibling as his entire family was recovering from the coronavirus reunited with the toddler this week and officially became part of the family. Stamford elementary school teacher Luciana Lira on Wednesday became the godmother to baby Neysel when she visited the family for the first time after they fully...

NBC New York’s Jen Maxfield reports.

A 5-year-old boy in Brooklyn was inspired by a Giants player to put his love for Sudoku for good use. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

A doorman in the Upper East Side has become a sort of head cheerleader during the 7 p.m. claps for healthcare workers. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

A mother-daughter pair in New Jersey have been spreading a little cheer during the coronavirus pandemic by drawing encouraging messages on their sidewalk. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

“Above and beyond” is an understatement when describing Luciana Lira, a Connecticut teacher who has been taking care of her student’s newborn brother for a month as the family recovers from the coronavirus. Lira got a phone call in early April from Zully, the mother of one of her students. Zully was 8 months pregnant, in labor and COVID-19 positive….

A Connecticut teacher has been taking care of her student’s newborn brother for a month as the family recovers from the coronavirus. NBC New York’s Lauren Scala reports.

After the 7 p.m. salute to healthcare workers, Rosemarie Castellano serenades her New Rochelle neighbors to help them get through the coronavirus pandemic. Now she wants to raise money to help teach music to underprivileged kids. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

A girls soccer team on Long Island is proving the little gestures can go a long way during these times. With the help of a Team USA World Cup winner the team held a fundraiser to give medical staff at a Winthrop Hospital a Cinco de Mayo meal. Erica Byfield reports.

Residents are showing their appreciation through signs and thanking their essential building workers, John Chandler reports.

One New Jersey native has found a way to help doctors at the same hospital where she was born. Teaming up with the same doctor who delivered her. She’s making masks with material the hospital would otherwise throw out. Erica Byfield reports.

Feed the Frontlines feeds 3,000 people a day after having raised $1.3 million from donors and has delivered 66,000 meals to 35 New York City hospitals

The Coronavirus pandemic was a challenge for all, some businesses have had to think outside the box to stay afloat. Bruce Beck reports.

Rodrigo Saval spent the past 54 days at Mount Sinai Hospital, nearly half of which he was intubated, after he contracted the coronavirus. He was admitted on March 7 when New York only had dozens of confirmed COVID-19 cases.

A New Jersey high school senior caught the governor’s attention by hopping on his treadmill at home. Bobby Hoye got a shoutout from Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday after the Rumson-Fair Haven High School student ran an entire marathon in his home while livestreaming and raising money for healthcare workers on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic. Many...

New Jersey high school senior Bobby Hoye got a shout out from the governor after he ran a marathon on his treadmill to raise funds for healthcare workers. NBC New York’s Natalie Pasquarella reports.