Staff shortages and low pay magnify EMS issues in NYC during pandemic
By Cindy Mizaku Working up to 20 hours a day, Lauren Hartnett, an executive board member of EMS Union Local 2507, has visited dozens of […]
Month: April 2020
Protesters request the release of at-risk “people on the inside” in Sing Sing prison
By: James Bowen OSSINING, N.Y.— More than 40 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in less than a month by the Department of Corrections and […]
More than 15,000 second-grade students and their parents struggle with virtual home-schooling amid closure of Suffolk County schools
By Stephanie Melo займ 10000 рублей “I don’t get this,” Leila Quintanilla, my 8-year-old daughter, said after five consecutive hours in front of our shared […]
With Westchester County locked down, developmentally disabled population must adjust to a new reality
Howard Anders (or Howard Andersmen, as he called himself) lived a full and happy life. He traveled the world, regularly volunteered around his home town […]
Valley Stream residents raise $9,000 and craft masks to help community during pandemic
By James D’Elia Three residents from Valley Stream, the second-highest COVID-19 infection node in Nassau County, have raised over $9,000 for food, and donated around […]
Racial and socioeconomic disparities are highlighted during COVID-19 crisis on Long Island
By Maya Brown Daniela Ulloa saw the line of cars wrap around the restaurant. As she walked into the Sonic in East Meadow, her surgical […]
Real estate listings in N.Y. are down by 70 percent in April as the market reacts to Coronavirus
By: Kelly Alvarado New real estate listings are down by 70 percent in New York during April, which is normally one of the busiest months, […]
COVID-19 presses pause on Long Island’s wedding industry
By Cece Cruz Jessica Morin and her fiancé Andrew Cocuzza were set to get married on Saturday, March 28, but when New York banned gatherings […]
Let it grow — Vermont’s community gardens navigate the pandemic
By Sabrina Liguori VERMONT — Misse Axelrod fills bags with soil, seeds, empty egg cartons and written instructions on how to plant and care for […]
Sports reporters and broadcasters adjust to life without sports
By Sasha Podzorov ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Standing poised in front of a nine-paneled TV inside the WROC studio in Rochester, Alexa Ross gave a monologue […]