From library-based public wifi hubs to genomic Covid technology development the range of internal projects of city workers is wide and ambitious. That’s why
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Throughout The Pandemic, These City Workers Have Kept NYC Going
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Back in March, when the escalating COVID-19 crisis shut down the New York City school system, Ovsanna Khachikian at the Department of Education was part of a team assigned a massive project: find a way to provide safe childcare for the kids of tens of thousands of first responders, essential workers and medical staffers and find a way to do it fast.
“The mayor was really resisting closing schools, because he recognized.the cascading effect would essentially mean that if we closed schools, childcare would be a serious issue for our health care workers and our mass transit system and a number of our essential workers,” said Khachikian.