Fury as Virgin’s first ever cruise ship skips New York and heads for Miami over coronavirus fears 

Fury among passengers as Virgin’s first ever cruise ship Scarlet Lady skips New York and heads for Miami over coronavirus fears Scarlet Lady was due to dock in New York for promotional event this weekend  Virgin Voyages said today it was diverting to Miami over ‘global health concerns’  It is unclear whether they made this … Read more

Panic buying hits New York as first coronavirus case is found in NYC

Panic buying has started to hit New York as shelves in major supermarkets are being emptied amid fears of the spreading coronavirus. New York had its first confirmed case of the virus on Sunday as the number of cases nationwide reached at least 77 with two patient deaths. Two coronavirus-related deaths were confirmed in Kirkland, Washington … Read more

Man becomes second U.S. death from coronavirus as New York City confirms first case

A second person in the U.S. has died from coronavirus in Seattle as New York confirms its first positive coronavirus case on Sunday.  Health officials per the New York Times have said a man in his 70s with underlying health conditions died at the EvergreenHealth hospital in Kirkland on Sunday.  This is the same hospital where … Read more

Man, 70, becomes second U.S. death from coronavirus as New York City confirms first case

A second person in the U.S. has died from coronavirus in Seattle as New York confirms its first positive coronavirus case on Sunday.  Health officials per the New York Times have said a man in his 70s with underlying health conditions died at the EvergreenHealth hospital in Kirkland on Sunday.  This is the same hospital where … Read more

Dark side of Empire exposed as New York museum highlights how Britain built wealth from slavery

The role slavery and cheap labour played in the foundation and vast wealth of the British Empire has been highlighted by a New York museum. New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has redesigned its British galleries to illustrate how cultural traditions that sprang from the empire fitted alongside opulent wealth amassed from slave labour. The renovation … Read more

Incredible footage of 1911 New York City is colorized by artificial intelligence in high resolution

The 1911 video entitled ‘A Trip Through New York City’ has been brought back to life more than a hundred years later by artificial intelligence. Shot by a Swedish film production company, the black and white footage has be restored with neural networks to create a colorized, sharper version of the black and white movie. … Read more

TALK OF THE TOWN: Nicholas Cage walks through New York airport with his new girlfriend Riko Shibata

TALK OF THE TOWN: Nicholas Cage walks through New York airport with his new girlfriend Riko Shibata and a cuddly beluga whale after a trip to the aquarium By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:21 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 01:33 GMT, 1 March 2020 It’s … Read more

New York is making its own coronavirus test amid US shortage

Coronavirus test kits are in short supply, were flawed when they were first distributed to labs across the US and abroad, and the results can take days for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to verify.  Even the CDC’s coronavirus point person, Dr Nancy Messonnier, admitted on Friday that the diagnostic has been … Read more

New York Stock Exchange considers shutting its trading floor amid coronavirus concerns

New York Stock Exchange considers shutting trading floor amid coronavirus fears as Wall Street firms tell workers to prepare to work from home The New York Stock Exchange is considering closing its trading floor amid concerns the conoravirus outbreak will spread into a wider pandemic Wall Street firms already have started restricting travel and advising … Read more

Lady Gaga’s father Joe Germanotta holds back payments on New York restaurant over homeless dispute

Lady Gaga’s father Joe Germanotta is holding back payments on one of his New York City restaurants over claims that the homeless population is hurting his business. Germanotta owns two restaurants in the city: Joanne Trattoria on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and Art Bird & Whiskey Bar, which is located at the dining concourse of … Read more