A 4-year-old Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19, the zoo announced Sunday. It is the first instance of a tiger testing positive for the virus, the USDA said.

A 4-year-old Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19, the zoo announced Sunday. It is the first instance of a tiger testing positive for the virus, the USDA said. Nadia, the COVID-19 positive tiger, was exposed by an asymptomatic worker, the zoo said. The zoo says “appropriate preventative measures” have been implemented to care for the…

A Tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19.

By Saturday, the tri-state reported more than 150,000 positive cases and over 4,500 deaths related to the coronavirus.

Zoom is now taboo in New York City schools. The video chat service, growing in popularity in the age of social distancing, has now become a security concern for teachers and students. New York City teachers have been advised to stop using Zoom to connect with students over fears of security and privacy breaches. In the case of Zoom, if…

The de Blasio administration has committed to reimburse nonprofits for new costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic, NBC New York has learned. New expenditures are expected to include boosting pay for workers on the frontlines of the crisis.  Human service providers with New York City contracts have been lobbying for enhanced pay in recent weeks, specifically to retain low-wage employees…

Outside NYU Langone Hospital, members of New York’s Bravest saluted health care workers with a standing ovation, joinging the rest of the city in saying a heartfelt “Thank You” to all those fighting COVID-19 on the front lines. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

Thousands of lives have already been lost — teachers, first responders, health care workers; the virus has ripped whole chunks from families and taken many friends. New York City, impaired by the density that makes it one of the world’s most vibrant places, had 1,867 dead and more than 57,000 cases as of Friday. New York City is the national epicenter...

Funeral home and cemetery directors in New York City suggest the COVID-19 crisis has burdened the “aftercare industry,” resulting in the delay of some burials while a number of hospitals have a buildup of bodies that go days without aftercare. The number of coronavirus-related deaths – 1,867 in New York City as of Friday – has resulted in burial delays…

Funeral home and cemetery directors in New York City suggest the COVID-19 crisis has burdened the “aftercare industry,” resulting in the delay of some burials while a number of hospitals have a buildup of bodies that go days without aftercare. Jonathan Dienst reports.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer is mourning the death of his mother, Arlene Stringer-Cuevas, who passed away as a result of complications from the coronavirus Friday morning. Stringer made the sad announcement about his “beloved mother” via Twitter, saying the loss felt “is incalculable.” He shared that his mom was a single mother who raised two sons while also…

The Tribeca Film Festival, postponed by the pandemic, is moving some elements of its annual New York event online. Tribeca organizers said Friday that much of its programming will be available either to the public or to the film industry over roughly the same days that the festival would have taken place in April. That maintains a showcase for the…

NBC New York’s Katherine Creag reports.

Initial testing will prioritize workers who have symptoms and those who have been caring for COVID-19 patients, then to those who have shown no symptoms but have family members at home who tested positive

Crime in New York City is down 36% in the past week with every major category down except burglary, NYPD Chief of Department Terrence Monahan says. Jonathan Dienst reports.

As the surge in hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continues to inundate hospitals in New York City — which has quickly become the epicenter of cases in the state — Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday during his daily briefing that former police commissioner James O’Neill will be returning to the city as COVID-19 Senior Advisor. In his new role, O’Neill…

New York City is expected to close all playgrounds by Thursday night. Ray Villeda reports.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday the return of former NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill, who will take on the roll of COVID-19 Senior Adviser.

The new treatment center in Central Park is designed to treat patients from Mount Sinai Hospital, but the group responsible for putting it all together is an evangelical Christian organization with strict anti-LGBTQ policies

A team of data scientists, physicians, and engineers across the Mount Sinai Health System has launched STOP COVID NYC, a web-based app to capture the symptoms and spread of COVID-19 in New York City. The group wants all New Yorkers to participate — the more data, the better equipped the health care system will be to respond to areas in…