Facebook/Urgent Nepali Aid for Covid19
A volunteer with the Facebook group delivering food.
The group, which started on Facebook, helps connect volunteers with those in need of things like groceries and medicine. ‘We are really overwhelmed with these calls,’ one member said.
A memorial service was held Saturday for Srijal Panthi, who was killed by a Department of Sanitation truck in Queens last week in an event that shook the local Nepalese community, of which the victim was a member. His death has spurred calls from street safety advocates for tougher penalties against dangerous drivers.
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