Chinese owners of laundromats say they are worried more about their safety during the coronavirus pandemic, and some say they’ve had employees quit because they are afraid to come to work.
Bronx
COVID-19: Scenes from a Shutdown
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Our reporters captured scenes of the first full day under the governor’s order for 100 percent of non-essential employees to stay home.
Coronavirus
Los repartidores se enfrentan a desafíos en la primera línea de la defensa contra el coronavirus
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Jack Lee, como 400.000 de sus compañeros, en su mayoría inmigrantes que trabajan como repartidores de comida, se ha encontrado en la primera línea de respuesta a esta crisis que se desarrolla rápidamente.
Economy
Restaurant Workers Amid COVID-19: Essential, At Risk, Unprotected
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The concern about sick leave is only one worry facing restaurant workers. A deeper one is that their jobs could vanish even if they stay healthy.
Economy
City Nonprofits Say COVID Response is Leaving Them in a Lurch
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A nonprofit coalition is asking for a ;robust, coordinated, and centralized response to COVID-19 for the human services sector.’
Economy
Delivery Workers Face Challenges on Front Line of Disease Response
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Jack Lee, like 400,000 of his fellow, mostly immigrant food delivery workers, has found himself on the front line of this fast developing crisis.
Brooklyn
As City’s Chain Supermarkets Draw Crowds, Asian Grocery Stores are Well-Stocked
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While some mainstream retail chain stores have run out of items like toilet paper and canned foods, many supermarkets run by Chinese and Korean immigrants have adequate supply.
Coalición de Inmigración de Nueva York
Activistas exigen protección para inmigrantes ‘en el frente’ del coronavirus
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Activistas dicen que la respuesta del gobierno al COVID-19 ignora a un importante sector de la población neoyorkina: sus 4.5 millones de inmigrantes.
Coronavirus
Freeze Sought on Rent, Mortgage and Utility Payments as COVID Impact Grows
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Housing advocates have called on the city and state to develop a $10 billion relief package that includes a moratorium on rent, mortgage and utility payments
Economy
Nine Days After ‘Black Monday’, Small Businesses Await Start of Relief Programs
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Based on anecdotal information that the NYC Department of Small Business Services has received, small businesses have seen a decline in sales from 40 percent to 80 percent.
Coronavirus
City’s Day Laborers Worry More About Collapsing Economy Than Coronavirus
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The spread of coronavirus could mean additional agony for hundreds of day laborers, mostly Latin American immigrants, who stand on the corner of 69th Street and Roosevelt Avenue and other locations every morning in the hope of scoring temporary work.