City officials called the street closings planned starting Friday are an “initial pilot,” and that more sites may be added to the program in the coming days. De Blasio said on Tuesday he’d like to open “up to two streets per borough.”

While the COVID-19 pandemic keeps New Yorkers separated by face masks and social distancing and self-quarantine, a growing number of city residents are connecting through local mutual aid groups now sprouting across the shuttered boroughs.

New Yorkers leave messages of hope through the coronavirus pandemic.

The annual math and English exams administered annually to New York 3rd-8th graders, as well as exams for English Language Learners, will no longer be given this school year, said Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa and interim state Education Commissioner Shannon Tahoe.

Gustavo Oliveira was last seen near Tallow Wood Drive in Clifton Park around 1 a.m. with his father, 41-year-old Nivaldo Oliveira, police said.

NY Gov. Cuomo extended a “lookback window” created as part of the Child Victims Act last year that allows child sex abuse survivors of all ages to file civil suits beyond the normal statute of limitations.

Gov. Cuomo said he understands the worries of those out of work during the coronavirus pandemic — but the sentiment offered little solace to those who have been watching their bank accounts dwindle for weeks with no relief in sight.

Watch New York Gov. Cuomo’s daily press conference with updates on the state’s fight against coronavirus.

Bernie Sanders supporters lash out after New York cancels its presidential primary, saying Democrats are trying to deny the former candidate a voice at the convention.

Gustavo Oliveira was last seen near Tallow Wood Drive in Clifton Park around 1 a.m. with his father, 41-year-old Nivaldo Oliveira, police said.

Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Torre just sold his New York lake house for $983,000, or $117,000 shy of what he paid for it in 2006.

Gustavo Oliveira was last seen near Tallow Wood Drive in Clifton Park around 1 a.m. with his father, 41-year-old Nivaldo Oliveira, police said.

NY Gov. Cuomo extended a “lookback window” created as part of the Child Victims Act last year that allows child sex abuse survivors of all ages to file civil suits beyond the normal statute of limitations.

Gov. Cuomo said he understands the worries of those out of work during the coronavirus pandemic — but the sentiment offered little solace to those who have been watching their bank accounts dwindle for weeks with no relief in sight.

Watch New York Gov. Cuomo’s daily press conference with updates on the state’s fight against coronavirus.

There were two Reggies in New York City.

Getty Images' John Moore documented emergency medical workers on the ground in New York in the first week of April as the coronavirus ravaged the state.

From gluhwein-fuelled Christmas market city breaks to a different kind of winter warmth down south, here's Estella Shardlow's pick of destinations for December

Armchair Travel: See the Big Apple from wherever you are

New York City will be purchasing 50,000 coronavirus test kits weekly from an Indianapolis lab, Aria Diagnostics, owned by a Carmel resident.

A Newsday cartoon also uses the same image to satirize Trump's response to the virus.

Mike Luckovich's popular Iwo Jima cartoon is also celebrating those on the front lines of the fight against covid-19.

New York humorist Jason Chatfield chronicled his experience with the illness, from symptoms to recovery.

Review of 'She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement' by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey

Amazon.com said it's temporarily closing a small New York warehouse after one of its associates tested positive for the coronavirus. As Fred Katayama reports, it highlights the operational risk it faces as the disease spreads.

New York City (part 1)

New York City (part 2)

The Amateur Traveler talks to Andrew Hickey of TheBrooklynNomad.com about his home town. Andrew gives us reasons to visit this borough of New York City next time we are in town from some of the neighborhoods like DUMBO, Williamsburg, GreenPoint, Brownsville, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bay Ridge to Prospect Park and Coney Island. The second largest of the New York Boroughs offers good pizza and Italian food for sure, but Andrew will also direct us to a local chocolatier, coffee houses, ice cream parlors and of course Nathan’s Famous hotdogs. Along the way we will visit the Brooklyn Museum, mention where the American War of Independence nearly ended (badly) and ride the classic Coney Island Cyclone.

Hear about travel to New York City as the Amateur Traveler talks to Pauline Frommer about her hometown. Pauline was born in New York City and never moved away. She also just finished the Frommer's Easy Guide to New York City guidebook.

Hear about travel to the borough of Queens in New York City as the Amateur Traveler talks to Brian Cicioni from imayroam.com about this less visited part of the city.

Hear about travel to Buffalo, New York as the Amateur Traveler talks to Larissa Milne from changesinlongitude.com about why she fell in love with this significant American city.

Hear about travel to the Finger Lakes in New York as the Amateur Traveler talks to Lillie Marshall from Around the World "L" about this area of water and wine.

Hear about travel to the borough of Brooklyn in New York City as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jessica Festa from jessieonajourney.com who used to live in the city and still leads tours there.

Hear about things to do in the Hudson Valley in New York  as the Amateur Traveler talks to Adrien Behn from the Stranger's Abroad Podcast about this beautiful region where she grew up.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has issued a cease-and-desist order to the nation’s two largest daily fantasy sports companies, saying that the betting that takes place on their sites breaks New York's online gambling laws.