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Honor is Cheap

This weekend we'll honor people killed while serving in the United States military. It will be a lonely and quiet commemoration of Memorial Day, and maybe that's a good thing.

There's an awful lot of noise these days about honoring veterans from corporations and sports leagues that flaunt their avowed devotion to those who served. While some firms have done a lot to hire veterans, much of the marketing merely camouflages a cheap bid to capitalize on the gratitude many feel to those who put themselves in harm's way.

It's a cautionary tale for the COVID era and the outpouring of support for nurses, doctors, emergency medical technicians, paramedic and other front-line healthcare workers and first responders, along with other expressions of solidarity. Much of this is heartfelt and spontaneous, but that's just the kind of sentiment that lends itself to manipulation.

Will the companies who are “getting through this together” with us support the kind of public-health apparatus that might prevent future pandemics?

Will they be willing to pay more in taxes or premiums to ensure the medical system has enough personnel to respond to emergencies like this in the future?

Will they step up to reduce the inequality that has mapped itself across coronavirus death rates?

We can hope.

Stay healthy,
Jarrett Murphy, executive editor
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When Labs Go Online: For Some College Majors, Remote Learning Means Extra Hurdles ([link removed][UNIQID])
Classes for certain college majors, the move to remove learning has been especially jarring, as science labs and acting workshops don’t translate so easily to Zoom.

Calls for More Aftercare to Keep Homeless From Returning to Shelters ([link removed][UNIQID])
Advocates and providers say many more families need intensive ongoing support to avoid a return to shelter amid an historic homelessness crisis — even before the COVID-19 outbreak forced thousands of low-income breadwinners out of work.

Outsider Brooklyn Congressional Candidates Lack Cash but Not a Critique ([link removed][UNIQID])
While it's safe to bet against both Gayot and James, there's no such thing as a sure thing—especially not this year, when traditional campaigning has been shelved, most voting will be by mail and many voters are distracted by the COVID-19 crisis.

City's Young Athletes Wait for the Chance to Play Again ([link removed][UNIQID])
The loss of a coaches-pitch baseball game here or high-school track meet there is, for sure, a minor tragedy. But it is not an insignificant one.

COVID-19 Prompts New Concerns About the Gowanus Rezoning ([link removed][UNIQID])
However, with the city’s Department of City Planning temporarily shuttered due to the crisis and Mayor de Blasio’s emergency order, local elected officials are concerned that the Gowanus rezoning will not move forward in any form.

He was Waiting for Clemency. Now He’s Fighting Coronavirus. ([link removed][UNIQID])
Robert Lind, 73, is serving a 50-years-to-life sentence for a shooting in 1983.

COVID-19 at the Mitchel Houses: Communication Issues, Cleaning Delays and a Farewell to Mr. Mercado ([link removed][UNIQID])
Cleaning is now being done in earnest, residents say, but delays in basic maintenance have been the norm for years.

City’s Efforts to Meet Food Crisis Evolve; Questions About Long Term ([link removed][UNIQID])
The pandemic forced the city to create a whole new food-distribution system. While there have been bumps, experts say the effort has been a success.

Third Strike for Williams Pipeline ([link removed][UNIQID])
The Cuomo administration on Friday rejected for the third time a bid to build an underwater natural gas pipeline from the New Jersey coast to the Rockaways.

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Increased Competition for Pandemic Grocery Delivery Workers ([link removed][UNIQID])
The pandemic triggered a new business model in the Chinese community: customers ordering via ad hoc WeChat groups from self-designated delivery workers, who would go out to buy and deliver groceries. But competition has increased.

‘Japan is Safer than NY’: What It’s Like to Study Abroad in a Pandemic ([link removed][UNIQID])
‘I could sense panic in the emails I receive from my instructors.’ News site NY Japion interviews a Japanese exchange student who was studying in New York when the pandemic struck, and has since returned to Japan.

Voices of New York Video: Sundari, the Indian Goddess ([link removed][UNIQID])
Sundari is originally from Guyana and currently resides in Far Rockaway, Queens. She has been performing since 2012 after being discovered at the Raj Kumari Cultural Center, where she was the first Indo-Caribbean/Guyanese drag queen to perform in a non-LGBTQ+ musical production in Queens.


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Acceso a justicia para quienes no hablan inglés se parece a una sala de emergencia ([link removed][UNIQID])
Los defensores dicen que hay un déficit en el número de intérpretes para algunos idiomas, pero el coordinador de la oficina de acceso a idiomas dice que “no hay escasez. Hay una necesidad”

Preocupación por la vivienda de los trabajadores indocumentados mientras las granjas de Nueva York se hunden en problemas ([link removed][UNIQID])
¿Qué les pasa a trabajadores agrícolas cuando una granja se enfrenta a una crisis económica – que podría acortar la temporada – en medio de una emergencia sanitaria mundial?

The daily death tolls are dropping. But COVID-19's impact on our city has just begun. From hospitals to housing, education to the economy, there are tough questions to be answered and important stories to be told. With your help, we can tell them.
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Opinions on Policy and Politics

Opinion: Past is Prologue to NYC's Flawed COVID-19 Homeless Policy ([link removed][UNIQID])
‘Twenty-five years ago, Mario Cuomo was known for his oratory. During his years in office, Presidents Reagan and Bush made him look like a paragon of virtue. But his parting act as governor should remind us that his apparent compassion was mere sanctimony. ‘

Opinion: Don’t Gut the City’s Housing Plan ([link removed][UNIQID] ')
Now is the time to double down on affordable housing, and build on the progress already made under the mayor’s ambitious housing plan. It is not the time to retreat.'

Opinion: What College Kids Lose at Online U ([link removed][UNIQID])
'Education’s response to the pandemic—which catapulted us fully online at breakneck speed—must be understood as an emergency measure, not an overall best approach, which it is not.'

Opinion: How We Can Eat, Rather than Dump, Our Dairy and Produce ([link removed][UNIQID])
'Food waste is troubling in the best of time, but given current hunger epidemic, it’s particularly shocking to see dairies dumping milk and farmers discarding good produce.'

Opinion: NYC Needs a Real Plan to Improve Social-Distancing Compliance ([link removed][UNIQID])
'Mayor de Blasio has shifted the police’s role. What comes next must be a smart, actionable plan that empowers local communities to educate, assist, and lead first-level enforcement of social distancing rules.'

Coronavirus Resources
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