New Programs Are Trying to Bolster the Emotional Well-Being of Stressed Health Workers
A tired nurse leaves Mt. Sinai Morningside Hospital in New York City.B.A. Van Sise/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The meetings start with the ring of a bell, then breathing exercises. After that, faculty, nurses, and nursing students from Columbia University’s nursing school exchange stories from their…
New York Has Finally Promised to Close Some Streets to Cars
New York’s Sixth Avenue is nearly free of cars in mid-April.Richard B. Levine/Levine Roberts/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Residents of New York City, the nation’s coronavirus hot spot, will soon be able to walk, run, skate, and bike on the city’s already vacant streets. Mayor Bill…
A Series of Reassuring and Oddly Endearing PowerPoints from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
As of Monday, there are nearly 40,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States. More than half of them are in New York, making it the epicenter of America’s rapidly developing pandemic. Though New York Gov. Cuomo has long been resistant to ordering a shelter-in-place, last week he issued an executive order advising New Yorkers to “stay…
The Coronavirus Is Spreading and Reportedly There’s No Soap at This Federal Jail in Brooklyn
The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New YorkKathy Willens/AP On Saturday, MSNBC host Chris Hayes tweeted that he’d received word that there is no soap or hand sanitizer at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, a federal jail that is operated by the US Bureau of Prisons. “We’ve been begging [the Department of…
New York Politicians Are Using Anti-Semitic Attacks to Scare People About Bail Reform
New York Post At the start of the year, New York enacted a set of reforms designed to ensure that fewer people land in jail before trial simply because they don’t have enough money to pay the court bail. Critics immediately pounced. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and state lawmakers are already trying…
New York Wants to Make It Easier to Register to Vote
Staton Rabin/Zuma New York state just took a major step toward ensuring that all eligible citizens can exercise their right to vote. On Thursday, the state Senate passed a bill that would automatically register eligible voters upon interacting with state agencies, making voter registration a matter of opting out rather than opting in. Sixteen states…