Spike Lee calls out plans to reopen cinemas during coronavirus: “Hell To Da Naw”

By Dino-Ray Ramos

By Anita Bennett

By Jem Aswad

Little Richard is mourned by family, friends and fans all over the world.

Spike Lee is paying tribute to New York City.

Spike Lee has released a new short film. New York, New York is a three-and-a-half-minute clip that's available to stream on Instagram. Soundtracked by Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York," the short film travels around the city in the midst of lockdown, from a deserted Rockaway beach to an empty Yankee Stadium via Wall Street and Grand Central Station.

By Ted Johnson

By Mackenzie Nichols

It'll be available to watch on Netflix

By Patrick Hipes

By Brent Lang

The Brooklyn for Life! Initiative co-founded by The Batman and Westworld actor Jeffrey Wright — which has raised more than $386,000 to deliver meals from local restaurants to front-line health care workers — is getting major support from a who's who of star Brooklynites.

There seems to be a lot of debate about when our lives will, or should, go back to normal. Protesters are feeling like prisoners who are forced to stay inside their homes, while other seemingly more responsible Americans are voluntarily staying indoors to protect themselves and those they care about. I’m sure these types of conversations permeate most households, but here in my new abode, different debates are much more intense, at least to a 5-year-old.

John Legend has the prison population in mind during the coronavirus pandemic, so he brought that conversation to light for New York Gov.

The Scottish SPCA has announced its inspectors and animal rescue officers will continue to attend emergency reports of animals in need throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

By Ellise Shafer