Businesses in New York’s Chinatowns Brace for another Slow Lunar New Year
The Year of the Ox promises to be a tough one, but many restaurants are coming up with ways to adjust
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Cuomo Gives Go-ahead to Indoor Dining, Starting on Valentine’s Day
With testing ahead of time, New Yorkers will also be able to go to bigger indoor gatherings, including weddings.
Cutting Hair in New York
Contact Tracing: A Double Edged Sword
What will post-coronavirus contact tracing look like in New York City?
Photo Series: Midtown Manhattan, Mid-Quarantine, is Empty
Forty-five days into New York City’s shelter-in-place protocol, Midtown West is like a ghost town.
The Contagion of Anti-Asian Discrimination
Childbirth During a Pandemic: New York State Launches a Plan
Even in a pandemic, the natural cycles of life and death continue, and nobody knows this better now than the obstetricians and midwives working in New York City. Weddings can be postponed, birthday parties and Botox rescheduled. A baby’s arrival cannot. City hospitals not only juggle thousands of coronavirus-positive patients every day, but also the […]
Five Takeaways from NYC’s COVID-19 Data
By Caroline Chen and TuAnh Dam New York City had its first COVID-19 case on March 1, and in less than two months, the number of confirmed cases has spiked to more than 160,000. And nearly 12,000 New Yorkers have died. Behind these numbers are sad stories of people struggling in an overwhelmed healthcare system. […]
On the Frontlines: Special Deliveries
A married couple in Flushing helps their local food pantry reach seniors and the disabled
The Digital Doctor Is In
Anne Sansevero saw it coming. As the first cases of COVID-19 began surfacing in America, Sansevero, who has been a geriatric nurse practitioner for more than 30 years and runs a private practice serving seniors, foresaw that her elderly clients—one of the most vulnerable populations to the contagious virus—would particularly be at risk. “I knew […]
Nurses Union Sues Two Hospitals and New York Health Department
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 […]
On Easter, People Worship Together Even When They’re Apart
On Easter Sunday, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine streamed their service online, reminding people that they can celebrate together, no matter where they are
The Dog Days Aren’t Over
NYC dogs and their owners are impatiently waiting for the day they can run free
On the Frontlines: Overworked and Underpaid
New York City EMS responders battle COVID-19 despite pay disparities.
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.