By Yoonji Han on March 31, 2020
Brooklyn, coronavirus, poverty
Brooklyn, Coronavirus

On a normal day, the large and brightly lit cafeteria at St. John’s Bread and Life bustles with people, who sit at round tables and enjoy their freshly cooked meals. At breakfast, there might be scrambled eggs, bacon and pancakes, and at lunchtime, chicken and fries. But these are not normal days. Over the past […]
By Matthew Benedetti on March 30, 2020
USNS Comfort
Coronavirus, News

A Navy hospital ship is deploying in New York Harbor in support of the city’s pandemic-stressed healthcare system
By Christopher Howell on March 29, 2020
Arts and Culture, coronavirus, covid-19, New York, New York City, Theater
Business, Coronavirus, NY City Scene, Public Health

In a good year, the Secret Theatre in Long Island City, a small non-profit theater, operates on razor-thin margins. The playhouse relies heavily on local businesses to remain afloat, along with the occasional GoFundMe project. It’s worked, for the most part. The theater held more than a dozen events last year, including acting classes for […]
By Caroline Chen on March 28, 2020
Brooklyn, coronavirus, covid-19, small business
Business, Coronavirus, Public Health, Video
By Enxhi Dylgjeri on March 26, 2020
city health, coronavirus, health, hospital, kious kelly, nurses, NYC, public health officials
Coronavirus, Healthcare, Neighborhoods, News, Politics & Policy

Nurses treating COVID-19 patients throughout many of the city’s hospitals are reporting that they don’t have enough protective gear. As the virus continues to spread through the city, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that more personal protective gear, and masks are on their way. For anxious nurses, the relief can’t come soon enough. Reports of supply […]
By Staff on March 26, 2020
coronavirus, doctors, emergency room, hospital
Coronavirus, News, Public Health, Video

For emergency room doctors, the battle against coronavirus is jarring, graphic and overwhelming. Hear Dr. Alyssa Nguyen-Phuc talks about her experiences in this COVID-19 pandemic.
By TuAnh Dam on March 26, 2020
Coronavirus, Healthcare

A look at what it’s like for an emergency room doctor as she fights the battle against Covid-19
By Yuntong Man on March 26, 2020
coronavirus, data visualization, maps, New York, news
Coronavirus, Healthcare, News, Public Health

The coronavirus continues to spread. NYCityLens tracks the locations of confirmed cases throughout New York, as information is released by state officials.
By Yuntong Man on March 25, 2020
Coronavirus, News, Public Health

Dr. Ian Lipkin, an infectious disease expert from Columbia University, did research in China as the pandemic got underway
By Staff on March 18, 2020
coronavirus, myth
Coronavirus

By Currie Engel and TuAnh Dam As New Yorkers know all too well, Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has hit the city. Now, there are more than 923 cases, as of March 17th in the city, and 204,255 cases around the world. As the virus spreads, rumors spread too. Here are some common misconceptions about the virus […]
By TuAnh Dam on March 16, 2020
Business, Coronavirus, NY City Scene

Also gyms, movie theaters, and casinos—all to help slow the virus
By Caroline Chen on March 15, 2020
Coronavirus, Education, Life in a Pandemic, News

After days of mounting pressure, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that public schools in the city would close
By Yoonji Han on March 12, 2020
Arts, coronavirus, New York City
Coronavirus, Life in a Pandemic

Broadway theaters shuttered Thursday evening as the coronavirus outbreak escalated in New York. Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency for the city and Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a ban on gatherings of more than 500 people, which went into place that same day for theaters. The ban will be put into effect […]
By Staff on March 11, 2020
Coronavirus, NY City Scene, Video

By Yuntong Man and Currie Engel New Yorkers Adjust to “Work From Home” from NYCityLens on Vimeo. With coronavirus cases in the city rising daily, companies have started telling their employees to stay home. Here’s how some workers are dealing with being told to “work from home.”
By Yoonji Han on March 11, 2020
coronavirus, elderly, health
Coronavirus, News

Nursing homes in New York City are gearing up to protect their residents from the coronavirus, following the state health department’s advice to take preventive measures against the introduction of the virus in their facilities. The rapid spread of the potentially deadly virus, and especially the pocket of fatalities in a Kirkland, Washington facility, has […]