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Business Insider, April 25
First Responders Say Years of Low Pay and Chronic Turnover Have Put Coronavirus Patients' Lives at Additional Risk During the Pandemic: 'We're Screaming for Help'
NY Daily News, April 23
B’klyn EMTs Rescue Man Trapped in Burning Truck
NY Post, April 23
FDNY Union Head Blasts de Blasio for Promising Parade Over Pay Raise
NY Times, April 22
How NYC Struggled to Protect the Workers Who Still Had to Show Up
NY Daily News, April 22
Dedicated EMT Trainer, 60, Dies
WXXI News, April 23
'I Hear The Agony': Coronavirus Crisis Takes Toll On NYC's First Responders
Business Insider, April 22
'We're Seeing More Dead Bodies Than We've Ever Had To': First Responders Describe the Guilt, Trauma, and Hopelessness of Battling the Coronavirus in New York
NY Daily News, April 22
City Building Stockpile of ‘Made-in-N.Y.’ Ventilators
Politico, April 21
De Blasio Vows to Hasten Production of Death Certificates After Labor Leaders Report Delays
Politico, April 21
Cuomo to Meet With Trump — NYC Cancels Public Events Through June — Hard Road Seen to Reviving City Economy
NY Post, April 21
NY Issues Do-Not-Resuscitate Guideline for Cardiac Patients Amid Coronavirus
Politico, April 20
Delayed Death Certificates Interrupting Municipal Benefits, Union Leaders Say
The Chief-Leader, April 20
School Daze: De Blasio Closes, Cuomo Disposes
Salon, April 20
NYC's EMS Union: Move the Virus Fight Into Neighborhoods That Need it Most
The Chief-Leader, April 20
Amid Fiscal Fix, Mayor Asks Feds for Bailout
NY Post, April 20
Northwell Hospital Workers Get $2,500 Coronavirus Bonuses as Hazard Pay
Queens Chronicle, April 20
Forest Hills Activist Gives Back to Queens FDNY EMS Workers on the Front Lines of COVID-19 Pandemic
NY Times, April 20
Schools Transform Into ‘Relief’ Kitchens but Federal Aid Fails to Keep Up
NY Daily News, April 20
Educators Worry Kids’ Mental Health Will Suffer
NY Daily News, April 20
What Tenants and Landlords Deserve
Politico, April 17
Scores of NYC Workers Have Died on the Front Lines of the Coronavirus Fight
Queens Gazette, April 16
Hellenic Cultural Foundation Provides Vital Support
NY Daily News, April 16
NYC Outdoor Pools Closed for Summer 2020 Due to Coronavirus Pandemic, Beaches Likely Shut Down Too
NY Daily News, April 16
Take a Look at My E.R. — Agony Just Beginning
NY Daily News, April 16
Jailers Settle Suit Over Tests, Masks
NY Daily News, April 16
Billing Washington
NY Daily News, April 16
Yo, Cover Up Out There! Gov: Don Mask On Street, Transit Blaz: Stores Can Boot Refuseniks
NY Daily News, April 16
Feds Should Pitch In On the Rent, Pols Say
NY Daily News, April 16
How Do We Get Back? Pols Begin to Seek a Road Out of COVID Hellhole, but Fear Relapse If It’s Done in Haste
NY Daily News, April 16
Mental Battle: Tech Gears Up for the ‘Big Game’ Every Day
NY Daily News, April 16
DIY Disaster Response
NY Daily News, April 16
De Blasio Proposes $89.3B Budget Amid Plunging Revenue and Economic Fallout From Coronavirus
Business Insider, April 16
'This is like 9/11 every single day': New York's emergency responders say they're getting up to 75% more calls than normal — and falling ill themselves
Daily News, April 16
Lockdown Till May 15
MarketWatch, April 15
Wheels are in Motion for Widespread Coronavirus Antibody Testing in New York
NBC News TV Ch. 4, April 15
This Is What It’s Like to Be a Paramedic in NYC During COVID-19
The Guardian UK, April 15
New York Nurses Hold Vigil for Colleagues Who Have Died Amid Pandemic
ABC TV Ch. 4, April 15
Coronavirus News: More Than 900 NYC Public Hospital Employees Have Tested Positive for COVID-19
NY Daily News, April 15
‘Gang Riot’ Erupts at Juvenile Detention Center Where Detainees Had Been Transferred Amid Coronavirus Fears
NY Daily News, April 15
The Road to Mask Us
NY Daily News, April 15
NYC Nurses Continue to Protest Protective Gear Shortage, Say New Cuomo Directive Hasn’t Helped
NY Daily News, April 15
Verizon Partnering With NYC Restaurants to Donate 22,000 Meals to FDNY EMTs
Wall Street Journal, April 14
After Fighting Coronavirus, New York’s Health-Care Workers Sleep Away From Home
NY Daily News, April 15
June Rollout of ‘Text-to-911’ Service
NY Daily News, April 15
Create a COVID-19 Victims Fund
NY Daily News, April 15
School Aides Suffering Huge ‘Frontline’ Losses
NY Daily News, April 15
MTA Promises $500G Benefits for Bug Vics
Cheddar.com, April 14
FDNY Lt. Says EMS Should Wear Masks on Every Call Despite CDC Recommendation
NY Daily News, April 14
Call Off the Debt Collectors
The Chief-Leader, April 14
Schumer-Backed Plan Would Boost Pay $15-25G for 'Essential Workers'
NBC 4, April 13
FDNY EMT, 9/11 Responder Dead at 59 From COVID-19
The Chief-Leader, April 13
Virus-Testing Begins for H+H Staff; Unions Suspect an Ulterior Motive
The Chief-Leader, April 13
Unions With Members Handling Corpses Want Them Tested for Coronavirus
Queens Courier, April 13
Queens Borough President Candidate Urges City to Test EMTs for COVID-19
NY Daily News, April 13
Rats Turn Vicious as Coronavirus Shuts Down Food Sources Like Restaurant Trash
NY Daily News, April 13
Govs Talk of Reopen Plan
NY Daily News, April 13
Rent Problems Hotline
NY Daily News, April 13
NYPD Loses 3 More to Pandemic
NY Daily News, April 13
NY Lawmakers Not on Board With Idea of de Blasio Borrowing for Budget
NY Daily News, April 13
Brutal Ed. Toll: 50 Dead of COVID, Including 21 teachers
Manhattan Times, April 12
Clash on Closure/Líneas de batalla trazadas en el cierre de escuelas
Yahoo News, April 12
NYC First Responders Battle Outbreak in Ranks as 911 Call Volumes Skyrocket
NY Post, April 11
Coronavirus Kills Over 100 NYC Civil Servants Unable to Work From Home
NY Post, April 11
New Yorkers are Dying as Ambulance Response Times Surge Amid Coronavirus
The Chief-Leader, April 10
'Exceedingly Frightening' Enemy for Medical Staff
The Chief-Leader, April 10
EMS Unions: State's Death Plateau From Virus May Be a Mirage
WNKY TV, April 10
Coronavirus: 16,000 U.S. Deaths Confirmed
The Chief-Leader, April 10
Letter to the Editor: Line-of-Duty Death Benefit
BBC, April 10
Global Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 100,000
France24 TV, April 9
Coronavirus: How's New York Managing?
AM News, April 9
FDNY Offers First Responders Subpar Housing as 911 Calls Skyrocket
NY Daily News, April 9
NYC Burials on Hart Island Increase; Coronavirus Victims Will Soon be Among Them
NY Daily News, April 9
Unions Up in Arms Over Cuomo Pay Freeze for Essential State Workers
Yahoo News, April 9
First Responders Face New Challenges as Emergency Call Volume Increases Over 50%
My High Plains, April 9
Coronavirus: 16,000 U.S. Deaths Confirmed
NY Daily News, April 9
For Safety, FDNY Gets Hotel Rooms
NY Daily News, April 9
Slow on Social Distancing
UK News, Yahoo New, April 8
Coronavirus Taking a Toll on NY's First Responders
Alter Net, April 8
States Forced To Go Their Own Way on Testing After Epic Failures by the Federal Government
Democracy Now, April 8
U.S. Daily Death Toll Nears 2,000 as Hundreds of COVID-19 Deaths Go Uncounted
Manhattan Times, April 8
“My Members Are Being Overlooked”
Union-Leader, April 8
Record Coronavirus Deaths in New York, New Jersey Amid Fear of Toll Undercount
Queens Gazette, April 8
Letters to the Editor
Reuters, April 8
Speed of Coronavirus Deaths Shock Doctors as New York Toll Hits New High
Standard, UK News, April 7
Deaths Level Off in New York Amid Hope That Cases Are ‘Plateauing’
NY 1 News, April 7
First Responders: NYC May Not Be Adding At-Home Deaths to Coronavirus Death Toll
Labor Press, April 7
Local 372 Members Risk All Feeding New Yorkers; Demand Proper Protections
NY Post, April 7
NYC Park-Goers Threaten to Spit, Cough on Cops Enforcing Social Distancing
The Chief-Leader, April 7
EMS Unions: State's Death Plateau From Virus May Be a Mirage
The Chief-Leader, April 7
New York City’s 2018 Flu Was a Near-Death Experience for Its Medical System
Salon, April 7
First Responders Suspect "Crazy Increase in Cardiac Deaths" in NYC is Linked to COVID-19
News 12, April 7
EMS Members Brace for COVID-19 Peak, Bronx Zoo Converts to Staging Area
NY Daily News, April 7
EMTs and Paramedics Scramble for Supplies Although de Blasio Says FDNY Has Enough Protective Gear
City Limits, April 7
City’s Approach to Medical Emergencies is Being Reshaped By COVID-19
NY Daily News, April 7
NYC Cardiac Calls Skyrocket as Coronavirus Fear Grips City
The Chief-Leader, April 7
EMS Swamped by Calls: 'One Day After Another, No End in Sight'
WCBS-TV Ch. 2, April 6
Coronavirus Update: New York City Scrambling to Get Ahold of More Ventilators And Staff
The Chief-Leader, April 6
DC 37, NYSNA Pan NYC H+H Advice To Reuse Protective Equipment
The Chief-Leader, April 6
Union: Moving Sick Teen Offenders To Horizon Risky for Them, Staff
The Chief-Leader, April 6
H+H Social Workers, Records Specialists: Can Work at Home
Teen Vogue, April 6
School Nurses Are Still Providing Medical Care to Students During Coronavirus
NY Daily News, April 5
'Consider All Patients to be Infected’: FDNY Directs Paramedics, EMTs to Wear Masks on All Calls
CNN, April 4
New York EMS Responders are Working in 'Battlefield Conditions,' Union Rep Says
NY Post, April 4
EMTs, Medics Defy ‘Deadly’ FDNY Order To Not Wear N95 Masks
NBC News, April 4
As Coronavirus Surges, Non-COVID Medical Emergencies Take a Back Seat, Putting Patients at Risk
City and State, April 3
Front-Line Workers Hope Newfound Respect Leads to Better Conditions
Queensland Times (Australia), April 3
US Braces for ‘Demarcation Line’
NY Daily News, April 3
NYC ‘Running Out of Time’ to Get Personnel, Equipment to Treat Coronavirus Patients Through Next Week: Mayor de Blasio
NY Daily News, April 3
NYC Offers Free Meals to All New Yorkers Amid Economic Fallout From Coronavirus
NBC, Channel 4, April 3
Grim New Rules for NYC Paramedics: Don’t Bring Cardiac Arrests to ER for Revival
FOX, Channel 35, Orlando, Fla., April 3
‘It’s Hell’ - NYC EMTs Claim to be Overwhelmed Due to Coronavirus
The Register-Herald, Beckley, WV, April 3
States Get Only a Fraction of Requested Supplies From Strategic Stockpile
govtech.com, April 3
Hospital Workers Getting Coronavirus on the Job as Hospitals Push Back
The City, April 2
First Responder Worried About Her EMS Friend Now Also Hospitalized
WPIX-11, April 2
Coronavirus Spreads at Local Nursing Homes
Yoursun, April 2
Tension, Fear Grip US Health Workers With Critical Protective Gear Running Low
Sacramento Bee, April 2
Medical Employees Say They’re Getting COVID-19 On the Job. Here’s Why Hospitals Push Back
NY Daily News, April 2
NYC Homeless Services Workers Hit With Coronavirus are ‘Dropping Like Flies’ Without Protective Gear
CBS, Chicago, April 2
Chicago EMTs Help Fight COVID-19 In New York
WWJ, Detroit Channel 62, April 2
Lieutenant Paramedic Anthony Almojera Describes the Challenges New York's EMS Workers Are Facing With COVID-19
News 12, April 2
EMS Workers Pushed to the Limit Without Adequate Supplies, Dwindling Workforce
NY1, April 2
Union President: EMTs, Paramedics Are in Dire Need of Protective Equipment
NBC News, April 2
Overwhelmed FDNY Encourages Calling 911 Only For True Emergencies
NY Daily News, April 2
Who We Need to Care For Now: Amid the Coronavirus Crisis, Worry About New Yorkers in Group Homes and Emergency Medical Personnel
Workers World, April 1
NYC Public Sector Workers Fight COVID-19
NY Daily News, April 1
NYC’s Transit Strike, 40 Years Later: Learning From a Seminal Moment in American Labor History
Fox News, April 1
FDNY EMS Worker on Surge of Daily 911 Calls: It's On the Level of 9/11 Attacks Each Day
Yahoo News, April 1
FDNY EMS Gets Over 7,000 Calls in One Day Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
WCBS 880, April 1
‘The System Is Not Set Up For This’: EMS Pushed To The Limit During Outbreak
CBS News, March 31
911 Dispatchers in New York City Receiving More Calls for Coronavirus Than for September 11 Attacks
NY Daily News, March 31
Garbage Bags and Cloth Bandannas: Union Leaders Plea for Personal Protection Equipment to Fight Coronavirus
Politico, March 31
‘Everybody’s In the Same Boat’: Coronavirus Drives New York’s Hospitals to Breaking Point
WCBS, Channel 2, March 31
Coronavirus Update: EMS Face Record Number of Ambulance Calls While Dealing With Delays, Sick Workers
The Chief-Leader, March 30
Fire Prevention Inspectors Want Masks While Enforcing Social-Distancing
NY Daily News, March 30
NYC’s Pregnant EMTs Have to Show Up For Work or Lose Personal Time Off During Coronavirus Crisis
The Washington Post, March 30
The Daily 202: New York City is Ground Zero – Again – With the Coronavirus Pandemic
Salon, March 30
America’s Underpaid, Oft-Forgotten EMTs are Bearing the Brunt of the Pandemic
New York Times, March 30
Met Museum Tells Staff It Is Extending Pay Until May 2
Univision, March 30
Los Riesgos a los que se Enfrentan Trabajadores de la Salud que Tratan con Pacientes con Coronavirus
Daily Mail, March 30
Three Medics Killed on the Coronavirus Frontline: Miami Nurse, 63, and a Florida Doctor, 67, Become the Second and Third Medics in America to Die From COVID-19 After Treating Patients with Virus
MSNBC, March 30
NYC 911 Calls Hit Record High During Coronavirus Crisis
7News Australia, March 30
Coronavirus Epicentre Migrates to United States, Hundreds Die in New York
Reuters, March 30
Coronavirus Outbreak is Stretching New York's Ambulance Service to Breaking Point
NY Daily News, March 30
WEEK IN NEWS: Transit Worker Dies a Hero; Members of New York Sports Club Sue the Fitness Chain; Coronavirus in NYC
silive.com, March 29
Coronavirus: FDNY EMS Getting Most Daily Calls In Its History
WCBS880, March 29
‘The System Is Not Set Up For This’: EMS Pushed To The Limit During Outbreak
The Washington Post, March 28
Inside a Major New York City Hospital System Battling Coronavirus
WHTC, Holland, MI, March 28
Coronavirus Outbreak is Stretching New York's Ambulance Service to Breaking Point
Sunday Guardian UK March 27
Met Museum Prepares for $100 Million Loss and Closure Till July
The City, March 27
NYC Paramedic Battles 'Paranoia and Anxiety' a Coworker fights COVID in ICU
Newsweek, March 27
New York City Records More Emergency Medical Calls in One Day Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Than During 9/11
Washington Examiner, March 27
Emergency Medical Calls in New York City at Highest Level Since 9/11
The Chief-Leader, March 27
H+H's Telecommuting Error
WCBS, Channel 2, March 26
Coronavirus Update: More Than A Dozen Patients Die With 24 Hours at Queens Hospital
qns.com, March 26
New York City EMS is Calling for Public’s Help During COVID-19 Crisis
MSN.com, March 26
NYC Paramedic Hospitalized With Coronavirus Sedated, Breathing with Ventilator as Condition Worsens, Family Says
NY1, March 26
City Paramedics Say Need for COVID-19 Protective Gear is Critical
News 12 Brooklyn, March 26
Officials Team Up With Education Union to Give School Food Workers MasksBloomberg, March 25
NYC’s 911 Overwhelmed With Record Number of Emergency Medical Calls
NY Daily News, March 25
EMS calls spike amid coronavirus crisis, and FDNY urges people to only call 911 in an emergency
NY Daily News, March 25
Coronavirus relief checks could take four months to arrive in the mail
NY Daily News, March 25
NYC paramedic hospitalized with coronavirus sedated, breathing with ventilator as condition worsens, family says
The Grio, March 25
NYC paramedic fighting for her life against coronavirus, family says
WPIX-11, March 25
Mother of hospitalized paramedic calls for more protection for first responders
The Chief-Leader, March 24
Unions for 'Must-Show' Staff: We're Vital, Too
WPIX-11, March 24
'First line of defense' EMTs worried they're running out of masks as virus outbreak continues
Washington Post, March 24
New York’s Cuomo attacks White House coronavirus response as state’s cases surge
The Chief-Leader, March 23
Coronavirus Wipes Out Palm-Scanner As City's Time-Keeping Instrument
NY Daily News, March 23
NYC school food workers fear for their health as schools continue to churn out meals during coronavirus shutdown
Gothamist, March 23
DOE "Enrichment Centers" Open As City Scrambles To Care For Kids Of Emergency Workers
CNN, March 21
EMS Workers Expected to Keep Working After Coronavirus Exposure
CNN, March 21
FDNY EMS Local 2507 President Oren Barzilay
NY Daily News, March 19
Not enough NYC municipal workers work from home, says union head
NY Times, March 18
Met Museum Prepares for $100 Million Loss and Closure Till July
March 17, Chalkbeat
Thousands of crossing guards, substitutes worry they won’t be paid during NYC school shutdown