New York/ Community & Society
Published on April 13, 2020
Top NYC news: 2 fatally shot setting up memorial; traffic enforcement agent dies from COVID-19; morePhoto: Giacomo Barbaro/Flickr

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Councilman says many in Queens, NYC's hardest-hit borough, can't afford burials

New York City Councilman Francisco Moya says the coronavirus is disproportionately impacting his constituents in Queens, home to a large working-class population.

Read the full story on NPR.

Two men fatally shot setting up NYC memorial for man shot to death day earlier

The group had gathered to honor local resident Darnell Brown, 23, also known as Pookie and Spazzo.

Read the full story on New York Daily News.

Videos appear to show NYPD seizing young boy for selling candy in the subway

Police officers in a Harlem subway station on Friday night were seen forcibly dragging a child away from a woman claiming to be his mother, apparently for the offense of selling snacks on the train.

Read the full story on Gothamist.

Veteran NYPD traffic enforcement agent dies of COVID-19, 20th member of force to succumb to virus

William Hayes, 61, a U.S. Army veteran who joined the NYPD 31 years ago, died Saturday of the disease, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea announced.

Read the full story on New York Daily News.


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