Library of Congress/American National Red Cross photo collection
Red Cross workers in New York City turning out medical supplies and hospital equipment to be used by the city health department in its war on influenza in 1920.
Historians say there are many parallels between COVID-19 and past city pandemics, from increased xenophobia to masks campaigns. But the complexities of each outbreak are unique.
Judicial posts, important though they are, rarely see much campaigning or media coverage and are usually omitted from voters’ guides.
Minimizing the negative effects of truck traffic is no easy task, experts say, as the movement of goods is integral to the city’s economy, and is compounded by the rise of home-delivery services like Amazon Prime and FreshDirect.
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