Missing Them

How Many 9/11 Survivors Have Died of COVID-19? At Least 42 — and Likely Many More

Sept. 10, 2020, 10:49 p.m.Sept. 11, 2020, 9:57 p.m.

As part of the MISSING THEM project to memorialize every New Yorker who died due to COVID-19, THE CITY set out to find people whose health was affected by both tragedies.

Missing Them

As Homes for People With Disabilities Sought to Swiftly Isolate Residents With COVID, State Demanded Days-Long Review

Aug. 5, 2020, 9:12 p.m.Aug. 6, 2020, 10:31 a.m.

Government officials asked group homes to prepare detailed plans at pandemic’s peak. Some refused — and said ignoring the rules helped save lives.

Coronavirus

Sickle Cell Disease Brings Higher Risk of Coronavirus Death, But Inconsistent Treatment

July 14, 2020, 8:20 p.m.July 14, 2020, 6:36 p.m.

The CDC added the blood disorder to the COVID-19 danger list. But patients, most of them Black, say they don’t always get the help they need in New York’s health system.

Missing Them

Families Struggle to Send Lost Loved Ones Home to Mexico Amid Coronavirus Crisis

July 9, 2020, 12:32 a.m.July 9, 2020, 10:28 a.m.

Final-wish homeland burials in Mexico and other countries are complicated by high costs and complex logistics — forcing agonizing waits for New Yorkers reeling from grief.

Missing Them

Here Are Their Names: ing the New Yorkers Lost to COVID-19

June 10, 2020, 9:52 p.m.Nov. 29, 2021, 10:55 a.m.

We’ve created a searchable memorial of more than 2,000 and counting. We’ve memorialized some in words and images. But we’ve got a long way to go — and we need your help.

Interactive

MISSING THEM: ing the New Yorkers We’ve Lost to‌ COVID‑19

THE CITY June 10, 2020, 11:32 a.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 11:52 a.m.

Read the stories of some who died from the coronavirus — and help THE CITY tell the stories of thousands more.

Missing Them

Their Names: NYC Veterans Nursing Home Staff Leaks List of 48 Who Died

May 23, 2020, 10:44 p.m.June 3, 2020, 5:31 p.m.

Workers at state-run Queens home demand justice for fallen veterans with an act of defiance, honor and remembrance ahead of Memorial Day.

Missing Them

How Families Pay a High Price When Loved Ones Die of COVID-19

May 21, 2020, 8:39 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

Grief is compounded by financial hurdles in memorializing loved ones — from funerals to death notices. Meanwhile, few are using the city burial fund.

Coronavirus

‘She Has to Be Counted’: A Woman’s Life and Death in The Bronx

May 16, 2020, 6:00 a.m.June 3, 2020, 5:32 p.m.

In life, a park was named after Alpha Crawford. In death, the 97-year-old resident of a hard-hit NYC nursing home nearly ended up in a potter’s field.

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.

Missing Them

How Many 9/11 Survivors Have Died of COVID-19? At Least 42 — and Likely Many More

As Homes for People With Disabilities Sought to Swiftly Isolate Residents With COVID, State Demanded Days-Long Review

Sickle Cell Disease Brings Higher Risk of Coronavirus Death, But Inconsistent Treatment

Families Struggle to Send Lost Loved Ones Home to Mexico Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Here Are Their Names: ing the New Yorkers Lost to COVID-19

MISSING THEM: ing the New Yorkers We’ve Lost to‌ COVID‑19

Their Names: NYC Veterans Nursing Home Staff Leaks List of 48 Who Died

How Families Pay a High Price When Loved Ones Die of COVID-19

‘She Has to Be Counted’: A Woman’s Life and Death in The Bronx

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

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