Derek Kravitz, Jacob Geanous, Author at THE CITY

Hart Island Burials Taken Over By Tree Landscapers, Uprooting Families’ Hopes for Transformation

Nov. 18, 2021, 9:14 p.m.Nov. 19, 2021, 10:09 a.m.

The city’s potter’s field, the final resting place for thousands killed by COVID and AIDS, is now overseen by the Parks Department amid visions of creating the nation’s largest municipal cemetery. But a $33M contract to a firm without cemetery experience, under the watch of an ex-Rikers captain, is raising concerns.

Covid-19

Researchers Find Signs of COVID-19 Mutations in NYC Sewage, Pointing to Possible Dog and Rat Infections

July 29, 2021, 4:54 p.m.July 29, 2021, 8:43 p.m.

Scientists studying coronavirus in local wastewater say that city environmental officials initially had “zero willingness to help explore this potential public health risk.” Officials stress that the findings are preliminary.

Missing Them

De Blasio Calls for ‘Full ing’ of NYC Inmates Who Died of COVID after Testing Positive in Jail

March 10, 2021, 4:16 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:52 a.m.

Mayor’s comments followed investigation by Columbia Journalism School and THE CITY that identified three men who died after contracting the virus in Department of Correction custody — but were not counted in the official death toll.

Missing Them

NYC Jail-Related COVID Fatalities at Least Double Official Three Who Died in Custody

March 9, 2021, 10:03 p.m.March 10, 2021, 6:30 p.m.

THE CITY and Columbia Journalism School identified six men who died after contracting coronavirus while in Department of Correction facilities. In an eerie echo of New York nursing homes, the department did not count deaths following release.

Jacob Geanous

Hart Island Burials Taken Over By Tree Landscapers, Uprooting Families’ Hopes for Transformation

Researchers Find Signs of COVID-19 Mutations in NYC Sewage, Pointing to Possible Dog and Rat Infections

De Blasio Calls for ‘Full ing’ of NYC Inmates Who Died of COVID after Testing Positive in Jail

NYC Jail-Related COVID Fatalities at Least Double Official Three Who Died in Custody

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