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We’re in the third year of pandemic living. Another year of loss, uncertainty and exhaustion.

Still, as COVID-19 persists in different forms and variants, New Yorkers are finding new ways to  help their communities endure.

They are assisting neighbors who may not have enough to eat, have trouble getting around within an unforgiving urban landscape and are seeking to forge new community bonds.

The challenges are many. Yet solutions abound.

Community

The pandemic has fundamentally changed how New Yorkers engage with one another.

From disability justice work and Gay-Straight Alliances in schools to mutual aid and the community fridge movement, solutions that emphasize solidarity are taking hold.

Quality of Life

The inequities that make access to quality healthcare and nutritious food predated COVID-19.

On issues such as increasing access to healthy food options and antiviral medication, grassroots and government agencies are seeking to bridge the gaps.

Urban Environment

Traffic-choked streets, litter-strewn parks and treacherous conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists are among the issues exacerbated by the pandemic.

Community and government solutions that aim to make streets safer and cleaner can be fraught.

Reporters

Hannah Bottum
Austin Cope
Nicholas Hernandez
Alexandra O’Connor
Candace Pedraza
Emily Sauchelli
Michayla Savitt

Faculty Advisers

Year Three was produced by students at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY‘s NYCity News Service under the guidance of Wil Cruz, Christine McKenna and John Mancini.

Editors/PRODUCERS

Text

Hannah Bottum
Nicholas Hernandez
Michayla Savitt
Candace Pedraza

Web/Visuals

Richard Heaton
Austin Cope
Emily Sauchelli
Alexandra O’Connor

Photographers

Sadie Brown
Hannah Bottum
Austin Cope
Karina Guerrero
Nicholas Hernandez
Alexandra O’Connor
Candace Pedraza
Michayla Savitt