As an increasing number of reports reveal COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on low-income, majority minority areas of New York City, leaders in the South Bronx and in other communities have been demanding a more targeted response.
‘New York is such a performance city, it’s the music city in my opinion,’ says Jason Loughlin, a guitarist who lives in Williamsburg. ‘How many musicians are going to be able to stay here when there’s absolutely no work and the rents are high?’
Some resources and clarifying information for residential and commercial tenants and homeowners.
President Trump’s comments about the likelihood of suicide during the COVID-19 crisis distressed many mental health professionals.
Changes big and small are percolating through the EMS system as it grapples with COVID-19.
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office said the four traffic-closed streets were not utilized by enough residents during the pilot period to justify the resources being used to keep the program going.
In 1945, near the end of the WWII, the city instituted commercial rent control as an emergency wartime measure, authorized by the state. Advocates are calling for a similar response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Advocates gathered in their cars or stood six feet apart beyond the fence of Sing Sing correctional facility Friday to hold a vigil for Juan Mosquero, 58.
Several dozen programs have closed for lack of volunteers even as demand soars and social distancing rules demand more personpower.
Over the past few weeks, advocacy groups, veteran volunteers, and everyday residents across the five boroughs have stepped up to form groups and projects that assist vulnerable New Yorkers.
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