Two years ago on Monday, New York City saw its first coronavirus death. As the city and the world enters its third year of life with COVID-19, here’s a look back at some pivotal moments, as told through City Limits’ coverage of the crisis since March 2020.
March 14, 2022 https://citylimits.org/2022/03/14/looking-back-covid-19-in-new-york-city-two-years-later/El posible brote de COVID-19 y la huelga de hambre en el centro penitenciario del condado de Orange (OCCF por sus siglas en inglés) fueron dos de los temas principales durante la primera reunión del comité de inmigración del Concejo de la ciudad en 2022.
March 2, 2022 https://citylimits.org/2022/03/02/concejo-municipal-examina-las-condiciones-de-los-detenidos-por-ice-en-nueva-york/A possible COVID outbreak and a hunger strike at the Orange County Correctional Facility (OCCF) were two of the main topics Monday during the first meeting of the City Council’s immigration committee in 2022.
February 28, 2022 https://citylimits.org/2022/02/28/city-council-hearing-probes-conditions-for-ice-detainees-in-new-york/A coalition of groups representing undocumented immigrant workers, cash earners and others excluded from traditional worker benefits are campaigning for a stronger social safety net for these employees, who they say were essential to keeping New York running throughout the pandemic.
January 20, 2022 https://citylimits.org/2022/01/20/nys-excluded-workers-push-state-for-protections-beyond-pandemic-aid/‘We implore the new administration to seriously consider the Human Services Council #JustPay campaign, and ensure that all New York City contracted employees, who on a daily basis perform critical lifesaving work, make a living wage.’
Adi TalwarA late October afternoon bingo game in progress at the PSS King Towers Senior Center in Harlem.
January 14, 2022 https://citylimits.org/2022/01/14/opinion-the-new-administration-must-invest-in-older-new-yorkers-the-nonprofits-serving-them/The 7-day positivity rate in New York City jails was just over 19 percent on Sunday—down from nearly 37 percent just a week prior, the most recent data shows. But the humanitarian crisis at Rikers Island continues unabated, attorneys representing those behind bars testified Tuesday.
January 12, 2022 https://citylimits.org/2022/01/12/covid-19-surge-at-rikers-begins-to-decline-but-chaotic-conditions-persist/The nearly 300-page report is the first waterfront plan since Superstorm Sandy, and comes at the end of a year in which the city was rocked by multiple severe weather events.
December 23, 2021 https://citylimits.org/2021/12/23/nycs-waterfront-plan-maps-out-next-decade-for-citys-coastlines/The pandemic worsened the hunger crisis for many New Yorkers, though more severe impacts were staved off by COVID relief programs. But need is expected to rise again, as government benefits expire, and the state’s eviction moratorium ends in January.
December 8, 2021 https://citylimits.org/2021/12/08/heightened-food-insecurity-in-nyc-likely-to-persist-long-after-pandemic-wanes-experts-say/Richard Buery, new CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation and a former deputy mayor who oversaw implementation of the de Blasio administration’s signature Pre-K for All initiative, offer’s advice for Mayor-elect Eric Adams.
November 30, 2021 https://citylimits.org/2021/11/30/city-watch-childcare-rental-assistance-and-other-advice-for-nycs-next-mayor/While the Excluded Workers Fund is designed to distribute aid on a first-come, first-served basis, this does not necessarily mean that those who applied first received the funds first, so some are still in limbo.
November 10, 2021 https://citylimits.org/2021/11/10/long-wait-for-some-applicants-to-new-yorks-excluded-workers-fund/
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