Coronavirus

‘Vax Daddy’ Gives Politics a Shot: Pandemic Hero Runs for Queens State Assembly Seat

Dec. 12, 2021, 9:10 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:00 a.m.

Huge Ma, the coder behind COVID vaccine appointment-finding website TurboVax, is taking his brand of civic tech activism to the campaign trail. But will his virtual folk hero status help the political novice oust a longtime incumbent?

Covid-19

Borough Presidents Demand Probe Into City Hall’s Shielding of Neighborhood COVID Death Data

Dec. 9, 2021, 8:08 p.m.Dec. 9, 2021, 8:08 p.m.

Manhattan’s Gale Brewer and Queens’ Donovan Richards issue call for transparency after THE CITY revealed the de Blasio istration withheld a map tracking fatalities at the pandemic’s 2020 peak: “This information could have saved lives.”

Covid-19

City Hall Withheld COVID Neighborhood Death Data During NYC’s 2020 Pandemic Peak, Emails Show

Dec. 6, 2021, 10:07 p.m.Dec. 6, 2021, 10:28 p.m.

The city Department of Health prepared a map breaking down COVID fatalities by ZIP code in early April 2020, just as New York was about to hit the height of deaths, THE CITY has learned. But the de Blasio istration delayed the information’s release for weeks.

Small Business

NYC Small Business Seek Adams’ Help to Emerge From the Pandemic Recession

Dec. 6, 2021, 9:31 a.m.Dec. 6, 2021, 11:14 a.m.

The incoming istration should create a 300-person technical assistance corps to bring one-on-one aid to small firms — especially those owned by New Yorkers of color, a new Center for an Urban Future report found.

Brooklyn

Threatened Coney Island Boardwalk Businesses Get a New Lease on Life — Except One

Dec. 5, 2021, 9:35 p.m.Dec. 5, 2021, 9:39 p.m.

City officials use 10-year amusement park extension to leverage lower proposed rents for Luna Park tenants who’d faced steep hikes and barely weathered the pandemic. But longtime fixture Lola Star could be out of the Brooklyn destination.

Missing Them

‘We’re Not Alone’: Families Share How They’re Coping With Grief in COVID’s Long Wake

Nov. 23, 2021, 7:45 p.m.Nov. 24, 2021, 2:16 p.m.

THE CITY reached out to people who participated in our MISSING THEM obituaries project, asking about how they’re dealing with loss. Dozens responded and offered coping strategies, words of encouragement and advice for the holiday season and beyond.

Rent

Tenants and Landlords Call on Hochul to Reopen Rent Relief Applications as Eviction Crisis Looms

Nov. 22, 2021, 6:47 p.m.Nov. 22, 2021, 6:47 p.m.

Both sides agree that residents should be able to file for help even as the governor seeks a billion dollars from the federals to kickstart the pandemic aid. Meanwhile, debts and concerns mount as eviction moratorium end nears.

Education

Families Probed for Child Neglect After Keeping Kids Out of School Over COVID Concerns

Nov. 19, 2021, 8:25 a.m.Nov. 19, 2021, 9:24 a.m.

The impact of child welfare investigations on already traumatized families can be severe: charges stay on records for decades and may affect future job prospects. Parents say they are trying their best to keep their kids safe and educated.

Missing Them

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.

Employment

Jobs Grow — Along With the Pandemic Gap Between Rich and Poor New Yorkers

Nov. 18, 2021, 6:24 p.m.Nov. 19, 2021, 8:04 a.m.

The city gained 83,500 jobs in October, the biggest increase in months, as COVID infection rates dropped. But new reports show New York remains one of the most unequal cities in the nation, with the one percent ing for a rising share of income.

Coronavirus

‘Vax Daddy’ Gives Politics a Shot: Pandemic Hero Runs for Queens State Assembly Seat

Borough Presidents Demand Probe Into City Hall’s Shielding of Neighborhood COVID Death Data

City Hall Withheld COVID Neighborhood Death Data During NYC’s 2020 Pandemic Peak, Emails Show

NYC Small Business Seek Adams’ Help to Emerge From the Pandemic Recession

Threatened Coney Island Boardwalk Businesses Get a New Lease on Life — Except One

‘We’re Not Alone’: Families Share How They’re Coping With Grief in COVID’s Long Wake

Tenants and Landlords Call on Hochul to Reopen Rent Relief Applications as Eviction Crisis Looms

Families Probed for Child Neglect After Keeping Kids Out of School Over COVID Concerns

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

Jobs Grow — Along With the Pandemic Gap Between Rich and Poor New Yorkers

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