More than a year after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the Brooklyn Public Library buildings still have not fully reopened, but staff are working to bring library services online and outside for book lovers borough-wide.
Cheddar correspondent Chloe Aiello went library-hopping to check out the latest programming, including whispering libraries and outdoor reading rooms in advance of broader reopening efforts that will kick off May 10.
As the novel coronavirus outbreak spreads, more and more businesses are shutting down temporarily or telling employees who can work from home to do so. Making pajama jokes, taking photos of maintaining a daily routine and setting up a home office can be fun, but there are also acute side effects of working remotely -- especially during a time like this.
Cheddar's Jill Wagner brings us a brief look at her day as a working-from-home quasi-quarantined TV anchor in NYC, with a 17-month old toddler and husband who works in finance.
The 2020 count was just getting started when COVID-19 hit America's shores. Now the federal agency plans to continue while preparing a contingency plan if the situation changes.
Stock trading has been halted for the fourth time this month Wednesday as S&P 500 drops 7%.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
In a memorandum issued Wednesday, Treasury is calling for two $250 billion cash infusions to individuals: A first set of checks issued starting April 6, with a second wave in mid-May.
Stocks are falling sharply on Wall Street in early trading as fears spread that the coronavirus is causing a global recession.
Despite the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the airline industry, even as momentum for an enormous bailout package builds in the White House and on Capitol Hill, ia growing backlash has been sparked among Democratic lawmakers, consumer advocates, and antitrust experts.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that New Yorkers should prepare for the possibility of a “shelter-in-place” order within the next 48 hours.
Of the 1,075 respondents polled by YouGov exclusively for Cheddar on Monday, 54 percent said they had never worked from home prior to March 1. Around 41 percent said they had, and 5 percent said they have never worked.
