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The Bronx

Hunts Point Market Plows Through Pandemic, Feeding New Yorkers and Avoiding Firings

June 23, 2020, 6:28 p.m.June 23, 2020, 6:28 p.m.

Three months into the coronavirus crisis, the worst fears for one of the world’s largest food distribution centers have been averted — with not one employee laid off or furloughed.

Elections

Primary Day Is Next Week. Here Are Key Contests to Watch in New York City.

June 15, 2020, 11:04 p.m.June 17, 2020, 3:40 p.m.

Dozens of races will be on the ballot in the five boroughs on June 23, including 11 Congressional contests. Just tuning in? Here’s what you need to know

Racism

Black New Yorkers Describe Racism as ‘Inescapable’ in Quietly Released Human Rights Report

June 9, 2020, 11:37 p.m.June 9, 2020, 11:50 p.m.

Anti-black racism is present in almost every facet of New York City life, charges a new City Commission on Human Rights report — a timely but quietly released indictment of systemic discrimination and the de Blasio istration’s response to it.

Housing

Rent Is Due and Relief in the Works — for Those Fortunate Enough to Qualify

May 31, 2020, 9:39 p.m.June 1, 2020, 1:13 p.m.

An Albany bill would provide rent vouchers for some tenants who’ve lost income. But Cuomo’s extension of eviction relief could put immigrants in a bind, lawyers warn.

Parents Seeking Return of Children First Must Forge Connections on Screens

May 21, 2020, 8:58 p.m.May 26, 2020, 1:44 p.m.

Foster care agencies work to reunite families despite closed courts, a process made harder by parents’ inability to spend in-person time with kin.

NYCHA

COVID Sends Public Housing-Zone Residents to Hospitals At Unusually High Rates

May 14, 2020, 9:49 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

New state data shows residents of ZIP codes with NYCHA developments are likelier than other New Yorkers to get sick enough to need inpatient care.

Health

Family of Bronx Woman Who Died in Childbirth Gets $2K Hospital Bill

May 6, 2020, 10:29 p.m.Aug. 29, 2022, 8:42 a.m.

Amber Isaac died after publicly complaining about care at Montefiore. Partner says bill adds more pain on top of loss of mother of their baby son.

Family of Bronx Woman Who Died in Childbirth Gets $2K Hospital Bill

May 6, 2020, 10:29 p.m.May 29, 2020, 11:41 a.m.

Amber Isaac died after publicly complaining about care at Montefiore. Partner says bill adds more pain on top of loss of mother of their baby son.

Health

A Pregnant Woman Tweeted Concerns About a Bronx Hospital. She Died Days Later.

April 27, 2020, 10:15 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:33 a.m.

Amber Isaac’s death underscored existing racial maternity health disparities that some experts say are likely being made worse by the COVID crisis.

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.