Adi Talwar
Domino's Pizza in the Norwood section of the Bronx. Amid record job losses, some industries are hiring. But the jobs are public-facing and might not last long.
Those who are actively looking for work face a new reality: While certain industries continue to hire in numbers, those positions available tend to be public-facing roles.
‘This is something we now have that can never be taken away from us. This is something we make here that no one else in the world can deprive us of.’
New York has closed dozens of hospitals in the last few decades, the result of larger healthcare trends, policy shifts and cost-cutting efforts. But that downsizing has been “called into question” by the coronavirus pandemic, experts say.
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office said the four traffic-closed streets were not utilized by enough residents during the pilot period to justify the resources being used to keep the program going.
With Census workers unable to conduct door-to-door outreach, they’re turning to other methods to get the word out during the pandemic, saying a full population count is more important now than ever.
Las penurias de la MTA van más allá de la pérdida de usuarios y dinero procedente de las tarifas de viaje. Sus otras fuentes de ingreso – que incluyen peajes, impuestos, y subsidios municipales y estatales – también se agotarán con el desplome económico que se espera traiga consigo el coronavirus, con el cierre de negocios en la ciudad y el estado y la interrupción del flujo de turistas.
As coronavirus continues to spread through New York, t’s shifting how we consider and allocate public space, and streets in particular.
Our reporters captured scenes of the first full day under the governor’s order for 100 percent of non-essential employees to stay home.
‘Mass transit is asking for a pittance compared to what they’re asking for,’ says one expert. ‘No eyes should be batted at $4 billion.’
Activistas dicen que la respuesta del gobierno al COVID-19 ignora a un importante sector de la población neoyorkina: sus 4.5 millones de inmigrantes.
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