This work is supported by BK Reader, Brooklyn Community Foundation COVID-19 Response Fund, The National Geographic Society’s COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists, The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, and The American Medical Association.

By late March, more than 15,000 people in New York State had tested positive for COVID-19. Fear of the virus was at an all-time high, as the greatest threat had now moved from that of infection… to death. New York City accounted for roughly 5 percent of the world’s confirmed cases, making it an epicenter of the pandemic. By this time, the city was on total lock-down. Masks had become the norm. And sheltering-in was firmly in place. With many families receiving less income, hunger was increasing, and thousands of small businesses were in danger of closing their doors for good.

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This work is supported by BK Reader, Brooklyn Community Foundation COVID-19 Response Fund, The National Geographic Society’s COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists, The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, and The American Medical Association.