Gabriel Sandoval, Ann Choi, Author at THE CITY - NYC News

Garbage Pickups Dove Deeper in April as New Yorkers Ditched Town or Dug In

May 12, 2020, 9:11 p.m.May 22, 2020, 2:04 p.m.

Manhattan saw 20% less trash collected in April 2020 over the same time a year earlier, part of a citywide shrinkage as coronavirus upends lives.

Missing Them

Help Us Tell the Stories of the New Yorkers Lost to COVID-19

May 8, 2020, 4:00 a.m.June 9, 2020, 10:48 a.m.

Fewer than 5% of city residents felled by coronavirus have been publicly memorialized via obituaries or news s. Work with us to change that.

Coronavirus

Revamped Nursing Home Virus Death Reports Show Far Higher Toll Than Before Known

May 5, 2020, 10:12 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

New numbers supplied by operators to the state indicate a 47% leap to 2,875 fatalities in NYC alone — not counting more who expired in hospitals.

Health

Early Precautions Draw a Life-and-Death Divide Between Flushing and Corona

May 3, 2020, 7:38 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Two Queens neighborhoods share a park, poverty, immigration and active workers in common. But one is seeing far fewer COVID cases than the other.

Coronavirus

NYC South Asian Leaders Say Community COVID Toll Undercounted

April 26, 2020, 2:27 p.m.May 12, 2020, 1:44 p.m.

South Asian community leaders believe many deaths aren’t being fully tallied, citing category confusion and long-standing communication issues.

Coronavirus

For Asian Community, Official Bias Attack Tally Shows Fraction of the Problem

April 20, 2020, 10:31 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:33 a.m.

Many are organizing to document racist threats and assaults they say are now commonplace yet not showing up in official records.

Coronavirus

State Prison Virus Cases Mounting as Outside Figures Plateau

April 19, 2020, 7:35 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:33 a.m.

Infection numbers inside New York lockups appear to mimic the city and state’s outbreak curve, but on a two-week delay, THE CITY’s analysis shows.

Coronavirus

State’s Deadliest Nursing Homes List Omits Hundreds of Fatalities

April 17, 2020, 11:28 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

Self-reporting by facilities and lack of testing keep families in the dark about the tragic spread of coronavirus among elderly and ailing residents.

Government

Garbage Pickups Tell a Tale of Two Cities, With Part of Manhattan Shrinking

April 12, 2020, 5:26 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:32 a.m.

Tons less household trash got picked up last month in a dozen out of 59 city zones, hinting at an exodus from some well-to-do neighborhoods.

Coronavirus

NYC Blacks and Hispanics Dying of COVID-19 at Twice the Rate of Whites, Asians

April 8, 2020, 3:42 p.m.April 10, 2020, 3:01 p.m.

Preliminary data underscores longstanding disparities in health care access and pre-existing conditions. The numbers renewed calls for action

Ann Choi

Garbage Pickups Dove Deeper in April as New Yorkers Ditched Town or Dug In

Help Us Tell the Stories of the New Yorkers Lost to COVID-19

Revamped Nursing Home Virus Death Reports Show Far Higher Toll Than Before Known

Early Precautions Draw a Life-and-Death Divide Between Flushing and Corona

NYC South Asian Leaders Say Community COVID Toll Undercounted

For Asian Community, Official Bias Attack Tally Shows Fraction of the Problem

State Prison Virus Cases Mounting as Outside Figures Plateau

State’s Deadliest Nursing Homes List Omits Hundreds of Fatalities

Garbage Pickups Tell a Tale of Two Cities, With Part of Manhattan Shrinking

NYC Blacks and Hispanics Dying of COVID-19 at Twice the Rate of Whites, Asians

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