First responders from The Brooklyn Hospital Center Emergency Medical Services arrived to treat patient at Greenpark nursing home “The Phoenix” in Brooklyn – New York, NY – April 4, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Allison Dikanovic and Lauren Costantino Additional Reporting By Jose Martinez and Danny Laplaza, THE CITY The people on the frontlines of the coronavirus […]
By Mary Campbell
They say, “Charity begins at home.” Well, hell can also be at home. “Home” can be the word where there is fear, anxiety, anticipation of what’s coming, suffering—domestic violence. That violence can be physical, mental, and emotional. The Coronavirus pandemic demands that we stay at home. But for many, added to the fear of the […]
By Howard Campbell, Jamaica Observer Broadcaster Gil Bailey, a pioneer of Caribbean radio in New York, died yesterday at age 84. His daughter, Jacqueline Bailey-Faulks, told the Jamaica Observer that he died from cardiac arrest resulting from the novel coronavirus disease, at Long island Jewish Hospital. Known as the Godfather, Bailey launched The Gil Bailey […]
By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
Immigrants living in the United States are eligible for unemployment benefits. But as the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus spread across the country, many are reportedly afraid to file for unemployment and other government benefits. Much of this fear stems from the Trump administration’s public charge rule. The public charge rule makes it […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announce updates on the spread of the coronavirus, during a news conference in the Red Room at the state Capitol. Albany, New York / United States 4/4/2020 (Shutterstock) By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo took to morning TV shows Tuesday to push back […]
McDonald’s in China has apologised after a branch in the industrial city of Guangzhou barred black people from entering. A video shared on social media showed a notice that read: “We’ve been informed that from now on black people are not allowed to enter the restaurant.” McDonald’s said that when it found out about the […]
By Kristen Doererfor, ProPublica As the COVID-19 outbreak rages in the United States, businesses and schools have closed and events have been canceled, leaving employees and business owners without work and at a loss for income. Even the U.S. Navy is struggling. No aspect of life seems to be untouched; filing and paying taxes is no exception. When are taxes due? 2019 federal […]
President of the United States Donald Trump speaks at the general political discussion during the 72th session of the UN Assembly in New York: NEW YORK, USA – Sep 19, 2017 (Shutterstock) By Ashley Parker, MSN President Trump stepped to the lectern Monday on a day when the virus death toll in the United States […]
In just over one month, our City has undergone a cataclysmic transformation. The disease caused by the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, has wreaked utter devastation upon the social and economic order of this vibrant City, and will cost thousands of lives before it is quashed. Like you, we did not imagine any of this […]
The United Federation of Teachers has collected these photos and posted them to a webpage launched to honor members who have died from presumed coronavirus complications. Photo: Courtesy United Federation of Teachers By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat, THE CITY Claudia Shirley continued to teach in Bushwick even after retiring and loved her job so much that she inspired […]