By Jenna Gyimesi on May 6, 2020
Dutchess County's Crisis Helpline, National Alliance on Mental Health, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, New York State COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline, NYC Well
Life in a Pandemic

Many suicide and mental health hotlines in New York have seen a rise in the number of calls they receive since the pandemic hit. For instance, The National Alliance on Mental Health in New York has had a 60 percent increase in the number of calls to its helpline, according Matt Kudish, the group’s executive […]
By Jenna Gyimesi on April 30, 2020
Life in a Pandemic, Uncategorized, Video
By Jenna Gyimesi on April 24, 2020
Anne Cutler, Fred Coolidge
Life in a Pandemic

Here is why so many New Yorkers are talking about their vivid dreaming
By Jenna Gyimesi on April 19, 2020
Coronavirus, Life in a Pandemic, Uncategorized

Meet the people who are volunteering to be exposed to the Coronavirus to help develop a vaccine more rapidly
By Jenna Gyimesi on April 14, 2020
Coronavirus, Staten Island, Uncategorized, Video
By Jenna Gyimesi on April 5, 2020
Life in a Pandemic

Last week, two weeks after New York adopted a shelter-in-place order, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that everyone wear a face covering in public. Mayor Bill de Blasio and President Trump last week also recommended people wear face coverings, though Trump made a point of saying he would not follow the recommendation. […]
By Jenna Gyimesi on March 31, 2020
Coronavirus, Staten Island, Uncategorized

A community comes together to help provide local healthcare workers with personal protective equipment
By Jenna Gyimesi on March 8, 2020
Animals of New York, Multimedia, Video
By Jenna Gyimesi on March 8, 2020
Business, Manhattan, NY City Scene

The Strand will move into a storefront previously occupied by Book Culture
By Jenna Gyimesi on March 1, 2020
Politics & Policy, Uncategorized

A new city policy may soon offer both small business owners—and pedestrians— some relief. If the Mayor’s Office of Operation and city Law Department approves the proposal, the policy would give business owners the chance to have certain fees waived if their business opens its bathroom up to the public. The program is awaiting the […]
By Jenna Gyimesi on February 20, 2020
Politics & Policy, Queens, Uncategorized

A gym full of angry Queen’s residents greeted Mayor Bill de Blasio with boos Wednesday night at a Town Hall meeting at JHS 190 Russel Sage in Forest Hills. Attendees had plenty of questions and even more complaints. One man was even escorted out when he told de Blasio he was the worst mayor New […]
By Jenna Gyimesi on February 14, 2020
Voices.com
Multimedia, Neighborhoods, NY City Scene

How a series of technological advances have changed the voice-over industry
By Jenna Gyimesi on February 2, 2020
Animals of New York, NY City Scene

Restaurant in Midtown on Super Bowl Sunday hosted a watch party for the Puppy Bowl — not the one played in Miami
By Jenna Gyimesi on January 25, 2020
Queens, The Global City

The Lunar New Year Parade in Flushing, Queens kicked off the Year of the Rat with firecrackers, floats, flags, and rain. Lots of it. The damp, cold weather, however, pushed many attendees into local establishments along the parade route. Many even sought refuge at the Queens Public Library, one of the largest public libraries in […]