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 […]