Sadef Ali Kully
The Red Hook Houses, the largest NYCHA development in Brooklyn.
NYCHA says it plans to aggressively clean their developments and get information to their tenants about social distancing and preventive methods through email, text, tenant associations, robo-calling and multilingual flyers.
The uncertainty has them in a frenzy, and even when we tell them they are not showing symptoms, they insist on being tested or seen by a doctor. We can’t turn them away
In the days before COVID-19 led to the closing of New York City Public Schools and gathering spaces, a group of party promoters in New York City’s queer community wrestled with the prospect of cancelling a series of long-running sex parties.
Many immigrant workers in food service, childcare and the cleaning industries don’t have the luxury of working from home, making them especially vulnerable to the virus, advocates say. They want to ensure the government’s response to COVID-19 doesn’t overlook immigrant and undocumented residents.
‘We have been coming up with routines to make sure we are staying committed to our well-being while cooped up.’
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