Coronavirus Archives - NY City Lens

Astoria Restaurants Team Up with Nonprofits to Feed the Community

By Madeline Renbarger on February 8, 2021 Fresh Start Market, GPK Foundation America, Queens Together Coronavirus, Life in a Pandemic, Queens

A unique three-way partnership that both feeds the hungry and helps restaurateurs

Fighting Food Deserts in a Pandemic

By Paroma Soni on February 5, 2021 covid-19, Farmers' Market, South Bronx Bronx, Coronavirus, Life in a Pandemic, Public Health

How local nonprofits work with the city to bring healthy produce to the Bronx

As Vaccine Appointments Are Abruptly Rescheduled, Hope Wanes

By Tricia Crimmins on January 29, 2021 Coronavirus, Life in a Pandemic, Public Health

Due to her high-risk status for COVID-19, Donna Hartz, 66, of Rego Park, Queens, has adapted to only leaving her house for doctor’s appointments concerning her rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, Sjogren’s disease, diabetes, and small fiber neuropathy, among other autoimmune disease. “I’ve been in the house almost a year,” said Hartz, who tried registering to get […]

NYC Restaurant Week—the Takeout Version

By Tricia Crimmins on January 26, 2021 NYC & Company, Restaurant Week Business, Coronavirus, Life in a Pandemic

This year’s event is more about survival than marketing

Things Fall Apart

By Staff on May 30, 2020 Coronavirus

In February, whispers of a deadly virus began to intensify. By March, the whispers had become a crescendo, the only thing anyone could hear. Coronavirus infiltrated the city and suddenly, within days, New York became the nation’s epicenter of the viral pandemic. Emergency tents popped up in Central Park, a Navy hospital ship docked at […]