7 On Your Side Investigates was the first to report on diverse communities getting hit the hardest by COVID-19 back in April. It led to changes in how city leaders tackled the virus.
Eviction cases pending as of December 28 in New York City have been suspended until at least February 26, and if a tenant signs and delivers what s called a hardship declaration form due to COVID-19, they can t be evicted until at least May 1.
But since March of 2020, 7 On Your Side found eviction notices are at least twice as high in Black and Latino neighborhoods compared to predominately white neighborhoods.
Also, the notices are being filed at a rate of at least five times higher in the community s poorest neighborhoods compared to its wealthiest.
NEW YORK (WABC) The rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations has been rocky and confusing across the New York area and large swaths of the country, and now, one former federal health official says we re at least a month behind where we should be. Unacceptable, former FDA Associate Commissioner Peter Pitts said. The baton was dropped, and we need to pick it up and get going.
Operation Warp Speed worked when it came to developing the vaccines, but getting them into people s arms has been anything but fast.
In New York City, only about 23,000 people have received both doses as of Tuesday afternoon.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, New York (WABC) Amy Siniscalchi loves to hike with her husband. But before she could make it to the top of a hill in March, she knew something was wrong. I couldn t make it up the trail, she said. It was not a steep trail. We had to turn back.
She tested positive for COVID-19, and 10 months later, she s still experiencing side effects. She had no idea the uphill battle she would have to climb after getting diagnosed. We re some of the lucky ones, she said. We re alive, but we re not living.
And she s not alone, one of more than 100 patients being treated as part of a new post COVID-19 Recovery Program at Westchester Medical Center.