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A 28-year-old living in Brooklyn has put a new spin on dating as a number of states across the U.S. have imposed social distancing and stay-at-home orders due to coronavirus. When photographer Jeremy Cohen saw a girl dancing on the rooftop of a building across the way in Bushwick, he wanted to say hi to […]
Dr. Daniel Reardon, 27, was admitted to a hospital in Australia last week after he accidentally got four magnets stuck in his nose, CNN reports. Reardon, an astrophysicist based in Melbourne, thought he would try to utilize his time in self-isolation by creating a sensor that could tell when your hands were close to your face. The CDC suggests that people can […]
On Monday, “My Pillow” hit the top of the Twitter trending column due to a cameo that the CEO of the company (which apparently stylizes itself as MyPillow) made at the daily White House coronavirus press conference. At the Rose Garden-set presser that CEO, Mike Lindell, reportedly went off script and told people to find God […]
On Monday, Virginia announced a stay-at-home order that will extend to June 10. Take note other states. Residents likely experienced an immediate jolt upon seeing that date, the longest of its kind thus far, on account of the fact that it looks like a freaking mountain from here. I believe it’s still March. But, had […]
Donald Trump announced at a White House briefing in the Rose Garden Sunday that the country’s social distancing guidelines, which were implemented to help combat the spread of coronavirus, will be extended to April 30. “Nothing would be worse than declaring victory before the victory is won. That would be the greatest loss of all,” he said. “The better you do, […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s appeal to the federal government to produce 30,000 ventilators for New York has been heard. An infectious disease specialist who’s part of the White House coronavirus task force has said that the “bottom line” is that Cuomo needs ventilators to treat the city that has been hit the hardest by COVID-19. “One […]
As places around the world begin to close their businesses and borders, there are still a number of cruise ships stranded at sea that can’t get dock due to coronavirus concerns. The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is made up of 38 cruise companies with a total of 277 ships. On March 13, the CLIA decided to suspend operations […]
The New York Police Department is investigating a deadly NYC subway fire that left one dead and more than a dozen injured. Authorities tell the CNN, the blaze broke out around 3:15 a.m. Friday as the northbound 2 train pulled into the station at West 110th Street and Lenox Avenue. The cause of the fire is still unknown; however, […]
As the fight against coronavirus continues, New Yorkers are expressing gratitude to those who’ve kept the Big Apple up and running. On Friday night, residents across all five boroughs gave a round of applause to the city’s essential workers. Those individuals include first-responders, electricians, restaurant workers, truck drivers, grocery store employees, and health care workers—everyone who has risked their […]
Due to the large-scale coronavirus restrictions, countless people have been put out of work and are unable to afford necessities, like groceries, utilities, and, perhaps their largest expense, rent. We’ve seen that as the crisis becomes increasingly severe, more and more Americans have been overcome with financial anxiety, wondering how they’ll be able to pay their landlords once […]
