Additional Reporting By Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Gabriel Sandoval Recipients were notified in advance that a delivery was on its way. ‘My Community Saved My Life’: Bystander Paralyzed in Brooklyn Shooting Speaks OutChinatown Restaurant Owners Face Slim Outdoor Dining Options on Narrow StreetsNYCHA Tenant Leader in Trump-Touting RNC Video Out as President of East Harlem Democratic ClubThe Complaint Files NYPD Unions Don’t Want You to SeeHere Are Their Names: Remembering the New Yorkers Lost to COVID-19Sign up for the A novel (new) coronavirus, known as COVID-19, has caused a public health emergency in New York City. But, Pearl stressed, “We don’t want people who are sick.”“Even if you’re positive that your runny nose is a seasonal allergy — it’s making people very nervous,” she said.The virus also has hurt blood drives in the area, according to Aly Barraza of the Red Cross. But we’re stronger if we all work together. Some are staying at home and, as a precaution, may not open their doors to visitors.One way to check on homebound older residents without jeopardizing their health is to call or send a text, said Eric. What to do for others during a crisis, from checking on neighbors to donating blood.If there is one thing New Yorkers believe about themselves, it’s that no one pulls together quite as well during a crisis.Vigorous hand-washing, staying home, bumping elbows instead of hugging — we got that. The number of cases has increased, even as the capacity to test for the virus has remained limited, prompting concerns about accidental exposure.“Because of the fear of social contact, nobody fully knows who has it and who doesn’t it,” she said.Still, there are some options for people who are feeling both healthy and altruistic. newsletter Meanwhile, meals for kids will be served in classrooms and to go.New Yorkers in the hard-hit working-class Queens neighborhood turn to organizations and community as they battle hunger and seek a return to work. Mr. Principe, who lives in Brooklyn and is a video director at the publishing company Condé Nast, said he assumed there would be ways for people to assist others.That has been a common question, said Kathryn S. Wylde, president and chief executive of the Partnership for New York City, an association of major businesses in New York.
Kevin Sullivan, executive director of Catholic Charities of New York said.Kristina Reintamm, a spokeswoman for Brooklyn Community Services, a nonprofit serving low-income residents, said in addition to donating, people could offer a simple “word of encouragement” to front-line social workers who do not have the option of working from home.The Hebrew Free Loan Society typically provides interest-free loans of up to $7,500 to low-income people who have two guarantors and reside in New York City, Long Island or Westchester. How Can You Help During the Crisis? Eighty-six NYPD leaders have at least one credible misconduct allegation on file. 5/x In Brooklyn, Greenpoint resident Kevin LaCherra helped collect volunteers virtually — on a public Google Document created Thursday for neighbors on the North Brooklyn Civic Engagement Facebook page to offer services and remotely accessible resources without risking further spread of the virus.Within a few hours, the list drew more than 50 responses, including translation and interpreting services, grocery delivery, transportation, flyer design, cooking and construction.“I’m not surprised that the community stepped up because that’s what north Brooklyn does,” LaCherra told THE CITY.Amid the coronavirus outbreak, New Yorkers driven by the urge to help have options.Healthy people willing to work are badly needed to fill in where volunteers have bowed out.Karen Pearl, president of God’s Love We Deliver, said she lost 800 volunteers in the last week — about 30% to 40% of her usual crew. Her quest started with an online post late on Thursday afternoon.“Many of our older and at-risk neighbors are frightened to leave their homes and to go out in public given the COVID-19 outbreak,” she wrote on a local Facebook page. The newly-formed group, “When you’re told that it’s scary to go outside, you can kind of feel incarcerated in your apartment,” she told THE CITY. But large-scale efforts have been hampered in part by safety concerns. Meanwhile, the vacancy rate continues to climb in Manhattan.Both buildings, in South Slope and Sunset Park, remained open. All volunteers and organizations accepting volunteers must follow current health guidelines. “I live on 90th Street and am happy to run errands.”O’Doherty-Naranjo posted her number and asked others to help.
He noted the group has volunteer opportunities in almost every neighborhood in the city, to give people options that are within walking distance.And for those who cannot or do not want to leave their homes, there’s an old-fashioned way to help: Give cash to any social service group you think does good work, Bagley said.“Whenever the coronavirus is in our rearview mirror, hopefully, we know that there’s going to be a huge amount of service that we’re going to try to grow and meet,” he said.On social media, New Yorkers brainstormed other ways to contribute.“If you are staying home and canceling babysitters, house cleaners, etc. Because some people may recoil at the suggestion that they are not self-sufficient, Mr. Goldstein suggested offering to help in a low-key way, such as saying, “I’m running to the market, can I get you anything?”Last week, the UJA-Federation of New York canceled a dinner gala in Westchester hours before it was to take place.


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