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- President Donald Trump is typically combative, but the NY Times posits that he is particularly harsh and defensive when he is challenged by a woman.
- Some NYC first responders are sleeping in their cars for fear of infecting their loves ones, according to the vice president of the FDNY EMS officers union.
- Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger has been hospitalized due to the coronavirus.
- In between talking about their mother, Governor Andrew Cuomo told CNN’s Chris Cuomo that he isn't thinking of running for president.
- Jason Gay wrote a nice essay about how life has changed in the city since the pandemic broke out: “New York City is something that happens when you step outside. It’s a pace and an energy; you feel its relentlessness the instant you walk out the door. You could be lonely here, but alone? No.”
- The NY Times has some tips on how to make your own face mask.
- There are psychological reasons why every day seems so "surreal" during a pandemic.
- Here is a breakdown of the projected dates when coronavirus will peak in each state, based on hospital resource demand.
- This UWS influencer and mommy blogger is getting a lot of criticism online for leaving NYC this past weekend.
- Vox has nine charts showing what coronavirus is doing to the economy.
- William Helmreich, a scholar who walked every block in New York and wrote about it, has died of the coronavirus. He was 74.
- A Troy, NY bakery owner says that edible toilet paper cakes are keeping her business alive.
- Dolly Parton will start reading you to bed on YouTube.
- And finally, this could be a new Olympic sport:
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