DATA: The Spread of Coronavirus in New York City
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.
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On the Frontlines: The Spanakopita Samaritan
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, restaurants in New York City are repurposing their kitchens to feed hospital workers on the frontlines
On the Frontlines: Feeding a Community in Crisis (video)
In Tough Times, a Taqueria Lends a Hand
When they came to get their lunch on the first day, it was pouring rain. But the young boy and his older sister waited patiently in the downpour to pick up their free lunch at Oaxaca Taqueria at its Upper East Side location. They came back again on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday, never at […]
The Coronavirus Shutdown Is Devastating New York City’s Independent Theaters
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 […]
On the Frontlines of a Pandemic (video)
Curtains Closed on Broadway For Now
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 […]
Tourism in an Outbreak: Down but Not Out (video)
The City Shortens a Lifeline for the Disabled
The MTA is planning changes to a program serving New Yorkers with disabilities, and some of them are not happy about it
Attacks on Transit Workers Stir Fear and Frustration
On April 21 at 10:30 a.m., while many New Yorkers were enjoying their Easter candy, Denaul Jenkins II, 33, was on the job as an MTA subway conductor, waiting to catch the second train of his shift. As he sat on the southbound platform at the 149th Street-Grand Concourse station in the Bronx, Walter Rivera, […]
Land of Buddha
From the foothills of the Himalayas to the skyscrapers of the city, Dawa Sherpa carries his Buddhist principles with him wherever he goes. On Friday, the owner of the Land of Buddha boutique spoke to NYCityLens about immigrating, business, and finding inner peace in New York.
After El Chapo
That’s a wrap at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn
Guns: The Making Of A Student Movement?
Thousands of high school students from New York City are mobilizing against guns. And quickly.
Parents Say Report of Lead Found in City’s School Is Overblown
By Allison Lau and Katryna Perera Nestled between Manhattan and Queens is a small island that has been receiving more attention than usual–Roosevelt Island. To be precise, the island’s school–P.S./I.S. 217. It’s been in the headlines with reports of water laced with lead at the levels seen in Flint, Mich. Specifically, the New York Department of Water […]
Parents Say Report of Lead Found in City's School Is Overblown
By Allison Lau and Katryna Perera Nestled between Manhattan and Queens is a small island that has been receiving more attention than usual–Roosevelt Island. To be precise, the island’s school–P.S./I.S. 217. It’s been in the headlines with reports of water laced with lead at the levels seen in Flint, Mich. Specifically, the New York Department of Water […]