By Enxhi Dylgjeri on April 22, 2020
coronavirus, covid-19, DOH, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, healthcare, hospital, nurses, NYC, nysna
Bronx, Coronavirus, Healthcare, News, Public Health

The New York State Nurses Association, the state’s nurses’ union, sued the New York State’s Department of Health and two medical centers Monday over working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The union filed three lawsuits—against New York’s Department of Health, Montefiore Medical Center, and Westchester Medical Center. A press release issued by the union states […]
By Yuntong Man on April 9, 2020
coronavirus, data, data visualization, New York City, NYC
Coronavirus, News

Coronavirus is spreading through New York City like wildfire. The data visualization uses NYC data to paint a clearer picture of how residents are affected.
By TuAnh Dam on April 8, 2020
News

New data released by the Bureau of Communicable Disease Surveillance System has highlighted a startling trend in coronavirus deaths: African American and Hispanic patients are the most heavily affected by the virus, although at this point, this information has been reported on only 63 percent of cases. In New York City, 34 percent of fatalities […]
By Staff on April 2, 2020
Coronavirus, News

Data on cases, hospitalizations and deaths in New York City by borough, age and sex.
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 Enxhi Dylgjeri on March 26, 2020
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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
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Coronavirus, Multimedia, 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 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 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 Matthew Benedetti on March 13, 2020
Bernard Whalen, NYPD
Cops & Courts, News, NY City Scene

“It’s the business,” one detective said to the other when he saw the dynamite. Soon it would explode