Carson Kessler, Author at THE CITY

Bronx NYCHA Tenants Robbed of Hot Water as Cold Pandemic Winter Gets Underway

Dec. 31, 2020, 11:52 a.m.Dec. 31, 2020, 11:52 a.m.

Residents of more than 150 apartments in the Marble Hill Houses have been without hot water in their bathrooms since October. Heat and hot water outages have plagued public housing tenants across the city in recent years.

Health

New York City’s Volunteer Ambulance Crews Struggling When They’re Needed Most

Dec. 3, 2020, 9:54 p.m.Dec. 4, 2020, 8:50 a.m.

In the age of COVID, some volunteer ambulance services are becoming increasingly difficult to run as fundraising plunges and help dwindles while new regulatory requirements pile up.

Education

Parents From Long-Shuttered Public Schools Warn: Get Ready for Stress and Tears

Nov. 18, 2020, 9:54 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:46 a.m.

Thousands of kids enrolled in southern Brooklyn have already been living with school shutdowns for more than a month, as students citywide now them in all-remote learning.

Health

Thousands of New York Children Lost a Parent or Guardian to COVID-19, Study Finds

Sept. 30, 2020, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 30, 2020, 10:28 a.m.

The coronavirus crisis is also extracting a deep, potentially long-lasting economic toll on kids already devastated by deaths of loved ones. Black and Latino youth in the city are hardest hit.

activism

New York City Anarchists Too Busy Readying for Book Fair to Make Trouble

Sept. 24, 2020, 9:28 p.m.Sept. 24, 2020, 9:28 p.m.

As Trump targets NYC as an “anarchist jurisdiction,” those who live by the credo say they just want to build better communities.

Small Business

New York’s Iconic Souvenir Sellers Getting Squeezed by Tourism Crunch

Sept. 22, 2020, 7:37 p.m.Sept. 22, 2020, 7:37 p.m.

Business boomed for the past 10 years. But now the New Yorkers who sell tiny Empire State Buildings and Statues of Liberty are under big pressure.

Restaurants

Chinatown Restaurant Owners Face Slim Outdoor Dining Options on Narrow Streets

Sept. 3, 2020, 3:24 p.m.Sept. 3, 2020, 3:59 p.m.

Restaurateurs in the historic Manhattan neighborhood say they’re left to battle bureaucracy as they fight for space to stay in business under pandemic restrictions.

Health

Wanted: An Ambulance for Hasidic Women’s Emergency Medical Service

Aug. 16, 2020, 4:22 p.m.Aug. 17, 2020, 1:32 p.m.

The ladies of Brooklyn’s Ezras Nashim finally won the right to operate an ambulance to serve women in Brooklyn’s Borough Park. Now they’re shopping for a vehicle — preferably for under $50,000.

Economy

Sex Workers Slammed by the Pandemic Say City Council Aid Misses the Mark

Aug. 12, 2020, 10:58 p.m.Aug. 13, 2020, 9:00 p.m.

Left without steady income and ineligible for government unemployment relief, some sex workers say the $4.1 million funding for medical and other services could be better spent.

Health

Emergency Mission: Hasidic Women Battle Male EMS for an Ambulance of Their Own

Aug. 6, 2020, 8:34 p.m.Aug. 7, 2020, 10:15 a.m.

The ladies of Brooklyn’s Ezras Nashim use their cars to respond to growing calls amid the pandemic. Now they’re a vote away from getting an ambulance as Hatzalah fights to stop them.

Carson Kessler

Bronx NYCHA Tenants Robbed of Hot Water as Cold Pandemic Winter Gets Underway

New York City’s Volunteer Ambulance Crews Struggling When They’re Needed Most

Parents From Long-Shuttered Public Schools Warn: Get Ready for Stress and Tears

Thousands of New York Children Lost a Parent or Guardian to COVID-19, Study Finds

New York City Anarchists Too Busy Readying for Book Fair to Make Trouble

New York’s Iconic Souvenir Sellers Getting Squeezed by Tourism Crunch

Chinatown Restaurant Owners Face Slim Outdoor Dining Options on Narrow Streets

Wanted: An Ambulance for Hasidic Women’s Emergency Medical Service

Sex Workers Slammed by the Pandemic Say City Council Aid Misses the Mark

Emergency Mission: Hasidic Women Battle Male EMS for an Ambulance of Their Own

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