Since the Department of Health and Human Services allowed medical professionals to travel across state lines to help patients affected by the pandemic back in March, there have been roughly 4,000 travel nurses sent to New York. Janelle Orbon, a critical care nurse from Denver, is one of the many out-of-town nurses saving lives in New York.
Eric Strickland wasn’t sure he was ever going to be able to open his Famous Fish Market’s doors again because of the pandemic. Yet, when opening their doors each morning, they were greeted with a line of customers eager to eat their famous fish and chips.
The Legislature voted in March to give Gov. Andrew Cuomo the power to suspend certain laws by executive order during the COVID-19 pandemic, but critics say it’s time to end the added authority because statewide coronavirus deaths have dropped significantly.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Boy Scouts sponsored by parishes in the Diocese of Brooklyn to complete rank and merit badge courses “virtually” with video-conferencing programs like Zoom.
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens worked overtime to ensure that senior citizens got all they needed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York City has seen dramatic drops in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths, but officials predict a post-pandemic mental health crisis.
As the nation continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, university life is cautiously stepping back into the fray of bringing students, faculty and staff members back together under extreme restrictions.
As COVID-19 continues to strike hundreds of thousands of Americans, there are disputes within the medical community on how to treat the drug and whether one particular drug is a cure for the virus.
As the pandemic was about to peak in New York City, and amid people suffering from the effects of losing jobs, one woman decided to do what she could to help a struggling community.
Parishioners of the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel proudly celebrated the feast day of Our Lady by taking part in a procession with her statue through the streets of Williamsburg.
