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There’s no “shortage” of adoptable pets in the New York City area, the nonprofit that operates the local municipal shelter system wants to clarify amid reports suggesting otherwise. “NO SHORTAGE!” Katy Hansen, spokesperson for Animal Care Centers of NYC, told HuffPost in an email. “Sure we don’t have puppies or…

The global fatality rate of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus has doubled over the past 2 months.New York City is now an epicenter of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, with more than 17,000 confirmed cases of at least 450,000 worldwide.A licensed funeral director and embalmer, who works…

Lyft is offering free or discounted bike-share trips to workers fighting the coronavirus. The ride-hail company is inviting certain workers in New York City, Boston, and Chicago to sign up for free, one-month memberships or discounted trips. Lyft says it’s also stepping up its cleaning procedures to ensure its bikes…

New York authorities mobilized to head off a potential public health disaster in the city Wednesday, with its emergence as the nation's biggest coronavirus hot spot a warning flare — and perhaps a cautionary tale — for the rest of the country as U.S. deaths from the pandemic topped 1,000.…

By Alex Perry2020-03-21 16:50:50 UTC As the novel coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, the United States has found its epicenter for the potentially deadly illness.  New York City, the nation's most populous and one of its densest cities, has thousands of positive cases and dozens of deaths at…

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is planning to convert New York City’s enormous Jacob Javits Convention Center into a field hospital to deal with the onslaught of COVID-19 cases in the state, he announced in a Saturday…

(CNN)The city that never sleeps is faced with a "brand new reality," Mayor Bill de Blasio said.A dark Broadway. Empty streets. Shuttered bars and restaurants. A statewide order for millions of residents to stay home. And thousands of reported coronavirus cases.About 8,377 have tested positive in the state of New…

GM said Friday that it is working with Ventec Life Systems to help increase production of respiratory care products such as ventilators that are needed by a growing number of hospitals as the COVID-19 pandemics spreads throughout the U.S. The partnership is part of StopTheSpread.org, a coordinated effort of private…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption New York is to release prisoners who are most vulnerable to coronavirus infection US jails are to let out inmates as cases of coronavirus infections are being reported in prisons.New York City is releasing "vulnerable" prisoners, the mayor said on Wednesday, days after Los…

Image copyright Noam Galai Image caption New York's Mayor Bill de Blasio may order the city's 8.5 million residents to "shelter in place" The deadly coronavirus has now hit all 50 states in the US as West Virginia reported its first case of the infection on Tuesday.Announcing West Virginia's first…