Undocumented and Adrift in the Pandemic (Video)
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A Loving Teacher
For those who worked with Fatima Schmidt for the past 15 years, walking by her fourth-grade classroom of Public School 333 in the Hunt’s Point section of the Bronx, will never be the same. She died on April 13th from COVID-19. She was 57. A curly short-haired woman, with light brown skin, and brown eyes […]
Cutting Hair in New York (Video)
“I Do,” on Screen (video)
Everything You Need to Know About the Coronavirus Vaccine
As the pandemic rolls on, universities, biotech companies and pharmaceutical giants around the world are racing to find a coronavirus vaccine. Taking a vaccine from concept to delivery is process that usually takes many years, sometimes over a decade, but scientists are hopeful they can develop and distribute a coronavirus vaccine in two years or […]
The Vaccine Volunteers
Meet the people who are volunteering to be exposed to the Coronavirus to help develop a vaccine more rapidly
The Korean Exodus from New York
As the coronavirus threatens the city, the epicenter of the pandemic, many Koreans are fleeing for the relative safety of their home country
On the Frontlines: Working at a Drive-Through Test Site (Video)
What I’m Hearing About the Virus in Iran
Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is a celebration of life. The holiday falls on the Spring equinox and celebrates light triumphing over darkness. Only this year, it did not feel quite this way. On March 19, en route to my family’s celebration in San Diego, the state of California announced a stay-at-home order commencing at […]
Covid-19 Positive Test Results by Zip Code
Staten Island Strong: the Medical Mask Makers
A community comes together to help provide local healthcare workers with personal protective equipment
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Art Focusing on Authoritarianism in Brazil on Display in Midtown
One of the first artworks visitors encounter at a new exhibit at the Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery, in Midtown, is a sculpture made of twisted bed sheets by Brazilian artist Igor Vidor. They are tied together and hang from the ceiling, forming a makeshift rope of the kind prisoners use to escape in old […]
Pre-K For Most, But Not For All: A Mom Battles for Her Special Needs Child
Nearly 2,000 such kids are without Pre-K seats, and 40% of them are in the Bronx
For People Leaving Prison, Adapting to Modern Technology Is a Daily Challenge
When Creig Robinson went to prison for robbery in 2005, most Americans still relied on dial-up connections for their internet. The iPhone would not be released for another two years and Facebook was a hot new start up with six million users. Eleven years later, when Robinson came out, he felt like he was […]