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Asian man riding NYC subway blamed for coronavirus by stranger who tried to drag him off train
An Asian man riding the subway in Midtown was singled out by a stranger who blamed him for coronavirus and tried to drag him off the train early Sunday, officials … Read more
What NYC Dining Might Look Like During Reopening, According to 14 Experts
Restaurants may start to implement reservations for bar seating, ask diners to voluntarily report health data before dinner via smartphones, and more
9 of the 22 New York RNs who died from the coronavirus were Asian Americans
The New York State Nurses Association created a Memorial webpage honoring the member nurses who had died from the coronavirus. Of the 22 listed, nine of them are Asian Americans.
ER doctor in N.Y.C. shares what it’s like to work in dozens of hospitals during pandemic
“This is what I train for,” he said. “As afraid as I am going to work, I realize that courage can’t exist in the absence of fear.”
Longtime Chinatown grocer feeding homeless and elderly amid pandemic
Throughout the day, grocer Patrick Mock hands out masks, from both his own stash or through donations facilitated by his local state assembly member Yuh-Line Niou, to homeless people who … Read more
How NYC’s Chinese Food Delivery Services Prepped for a Months-Long Shutdown
With close ties to China, many platforms targeting New York’s population of international students and workers started buying protective gear early — anticipating weeks of trouble
Queens lawmaker introduces bill requiring federal agencies to translate COVID-19 materials into multiple languages
Congresswoman Grace Meng on April 28 introduced a bill that would require all federal government agencies to translate written COVID-19-related materials to be into multiple languages for the public.
NOMINATIONS OPEN: City & State’s Regional Heroes Lists
This year instead of our traditional POWER lists, we have decided to recognize heroes in each region. To begin, we are looking at Long Island, Westchester, Upstate NY, and the … Read more
Asian Woman Harassed About Coronavirus In Rego Park: NYPD
The Queens incident comes amid a rise in anti-Asian discrimination related to the spread of COVID-19.