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The Rainbow • As the city continued to weather t

The Plateau • Masks and Lysol wipes became a par

An unprecedented number of Americans are out of a

The Storm • By early April, New York City has qu

Shutdown • As the number of cases in New York es

Build Up • Before the coronavirus emerged as an

For the first few months of 2020, New York City lo

The pandemic has put enormous strain on the city’s food pantries and many of them have
shuttered, just as the number of New Yorkers requiring food assistance is surging. Resources
are shrinking. According to the Food Bank for New York City, nearly a third of all food assistance
services have halted operations. St. John’s Bread and Life is just one of the few food pantries
and soup kitchens still open, and the Brooklyn-based charity is determined to keep feeding as
many New Yorkers as they for as long as they can. @yoongeh and @paddymugs have the story. #coronavirus #covid19 #pandemic #foodbank #foodpantry #foodinsecurity #newyorkcity #nyc #newyork #charity #newyorker

New Yorkers Remembered • When you walked through

Rosas “Miguel” Grande, 51, was the “Pasta Ki

As colleges and universities in New York City weig

New Yorkers Remembered • If you worked or lived

David Abad is a 30-year-old barber, who has been o

New Yorkers Remembered • Even though she left Pu

Lovers, some displaced across the five boroughs wh

New Yorkers Remembered • For those who worked wi

New Yorkers Remembered • Albert Rahey’s family

New Yorkers Remembered • Maria Guia Cabillon, he

“New York is not numb. We know this is not just

Before New York can safely reopen, Governor Cuomo

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