J.D. Allen

Assistant News Director

A native Long Islander, J.D. is WSHU's assistant news director. Formerly WAMC’s Berkshire bureau chief, he has reported for public radio stations, including bylines with WSHU, WNYC, WBUR, WNPR and NPR. J.D. has reported on healthcare and small businesses for "Long Island Business News" and real estate and land-use for The Express News Group newspapers. He's an adjunct at Stony Brook University's School of Journalism. J.D. holds a B.A. in journalism and sociology from Stony Brook University and an M.S. in communications from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.

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Coronavirus Latest: Tri-State Governors Plan For Post-Virus Economy

By J.D. Allen • 4 hours ago

Here’s the latest on the COVID-19 outbreak in the region:

The governors of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey have begun talks to come up with a regional plan for reopening businesses and restarting the economy.

Cuomo: Curve May Be Flattening But Vigilance Still Required

By Charles Lane & J.D. Allen • Apr 7, 2020

Mike Groll / Office of N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo

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New York health officials say the state is at, or very near, the peak of coronavirus-related fatalities. Governor Andrew Cuomo is cautiously optimistic, but still issuing dire warnings.

USNS Comfort To Accept COVID-19 Patients; N.Y. Cases Top 130,000, Conn. Nears 7,000

By J.D. Allen • Apr 7, 2020

Here’s the latest on the coronavirus outbreak in the region:

The USNS Comfort, the 1,000-bed Navy hospital ship in New York Harbor will now be used for COVID-19 patients.

Federal Government Deploys 1,000 Health Care Workers To New York

By J.D. Allen • Apr 6, 2020

Here’s the latest on the coronavirus outbreak in the region:

The federal government has started to deploy about 1,000 doctors, nurses, respiratory technicians and therapists to New York to help overwhelmed hospital systems.