New York/ Community & Society
Published on April 29, 2020
Top NYC news: 101-year-old woman survives virus; cops break up large group gathered for funeralPhoto: Paul Churcher/Flickr

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in New York City.

New Yorkers ignore coronavirus social distancing rules to watch Blue Angels, Thunderbirds jets soar over the city

U.S. Navy and Air Force pilots soared in the skies over Manhattan and Brooklyn in a spectacular air display to honor city health care workers fighting coronavirus.

Read the full story on New York Daily News.

A 101-year-old woman who was born during the Spanish flu survived COVID-19

Angelina Friedman, a resident at North Westchester Restorative Therapy and Nursing Center in New York state, turns 102 this year.

Read the full story on Business Insider.

NYPD breaks up massive crowd gathered for rabbi's funeral in Brooklyn

"We will not allow this," Mayor Bill de Blasio said. "I have instructed the NYPD to have one standard for this whole city: zero tolerance.

Read the full story on NBC News.

Tina Girouard, experimental artist in 1970s SoHo, dies at 73

She was a founder of Food, an influential artist-run kitchen in Manhattan, and a member of the alternative art space 112 Greene Street.

Read the full story on New York Times.


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