The Fight For New York

The Associated Press fanned out across New York City, following residents for 24 hours as they try to survive - and do their part - to save a city under siege by a pandemic.

By Associated Press

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A city under siege: 24 hours in the fight to save New York
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By ADAM GELLER April 9, 2020 GMT NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn is dark except for the streetlamps when Carla Brown’s alarm goes off at 5:15 a.m. -- much too early for an average Monday. But with the coronavirus...
Apr 9, 2020
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Docs, nurses give taxi driver rare fares during pandemic
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By BRIAN MAHONEY April 12, 2020 GMT NEW YORK (AP) — Nicolae Hent often would begin his day at JFK Airport, where he could clean his taxi while awaiting what might be a $70 fare before driving into Manhattan....
Apr 9, 2020
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For concierge, work and family provide focus during pandemic
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By DAVID PORTER April 9, 2020 GMT NEW YORK (AP) — Joe DeLuca’s daily commute starts in the blue-collar enclave of Staten Island and ends at one of Manhattan’s most exclusive addresses, a journey that him...
Apr 9, 2020
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Bodega owner: Coffee, food but no customers in 'ghost town'
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By DEEPTI HAJELA and DAVID R. MARTIN April 9, 2020 GMT NEW YORK (AP) — The shelves are stocked, the coffee percolating at Deli-licious delicatessen. The only thing missing are the customers — the office...
Apr 9, 2020
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'We're all in with our patients': An ER doctor's virus fight
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By JENNIFER PELTZ April 11, 2020 GMT NEW YORK (AP) — The call comes over the emergency-room loudspeakers: Sick patient. Everyone needed. The patient is struggling to breathe, his blood-oxygen level a 50%....
Apr 9, 2020
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A funeral director fights for New York's coronavirus dead
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By JAKE SEINER April 10, 2020 GMT NEW YORK (AP) — Jesus Pujols has fetched the deceased from emergency rooms. He has stepped over bodies in refrigerated trailers. The funeral homes he serves are storing...
Apr 9, 2020
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Seeing sickness and death, paramedic fears the toll it takes
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By BRIAN MAHONEY April 9, 2020 GMT NEW YORK (AP) — Travis Kessel never imagined his work could hurt this much. The FDNY paramedic became hooked on helping people as a volunteer fireman in the aftermath...
Apr 9, 2020
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LGBT rabbi who confronted AIDS crisis now faces COVID-19
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NEW YORK (AP) — Sharon Kleinbaum was installed in 1992 as rabbi of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in Manhattan, considered the largest LGBT synagogue in the nation. At the time, AIDS was killing thousands...
Apr 9, 2020
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'The View' co-host, broadcasting from the living room sofa
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By JAKE SEINER April 9, 2020 GMT NEW YORK (AP) — Sara Haines looked into an iPhone from her living room couch and delivered a live message to millions about grief, compassion and loneliness. “My heart...
Apr 9, 2020
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Show can't go on; Broadway actor tries to stay connected
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By DEEPTI HAJELA and MARY ALTAFFER April 9, 2020 GMT NEW YORK (AP) — More than two weeks ago — when New Yorkers were first told to stay home to combat the spread of coronavirus — Broadway actor E. Clayton...
Apr 9, 2020
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As elderly are left alone, a race to deliver food they need
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By BRIAN MAHONEY April 9, 2020 GMT NEW YORK (AP) — Carla Brown still makes two visits a week to see her 77-year-old parents, remaining near the doorway while they stand a safe distance away. They can’t...
Apr 9, 2020