Christine Chung, Author at THE CITY - NYC News

NYC Shows Anger, Solidarity as Protests Consume Weekend

May 31, 2020, 11:55 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:34 a.m.

Police brutality, racism and systemic injustice weighed heavy on the minds of both New Yorkers who participated in demonstrations — and those who didn’t.

Missing Them

Their Names: NYC Veterans Nursing Home Staff Leaks List of 48 Who Died

May 23, 2020, 10:44 p.m.June 3, 2020, 5:31 p.m.

Workers at state-run Queens home demand justice for fallen veterans with an act of defiance, honor and remembrance ahead of Memorial Day.

Coronavirus

First Tally of Virus Death Toll By Neighborhood Shows City Split in Suffering

May 18, 2020, 9:15 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

Large working-class housing developments from Starrett City to NYCHA suffer heavy losses — while a swath of Lower Manhattan sees no COVID fatalities.

Infrastructure

NYC Cultural Institutions Preserve Pandemic Memories in Real Time

May 6, 2020, 7:44 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

Libraries, universities and historical societies are doing the early anthropology and archaeology of the coronavirus era via oral histories and more.

Coronavirus

NYC South Asian Leaders Say Community COVID Toll Undercounted

April 26, 2020, 2:27 p.m.May 12, 2020, 1:44 p.m.

South Asian community leaders believe many deaths aren’t being fully tallied, citing category confusion and long-standing communication issues.

Coronavirus

For Asian Community, Official Bias Attack Tally Shows Fraction of the Problem

April 20, 2020, 10:31 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:33 a.m.

Many are organizing to document racist threats and assaults they say are now commonplace yet not showing up in official records.

Health

Virus Devastating Nursing Homes, But True Magnitude Still Unknown

April 16, 2020, 11:54 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Lack of answers and transparency from nursing homes and state officials frustrates staffers and families as deaths mount.

Life

Food Czar To Oversee Meal Delivery for Elderly After Early Stumbles

April 15, 2020, 2:42 p.m.May 4, 2020, 4:04 p.m.

Revamp will enable advance orders by senior citizens, who’ve complained of hit-or-miss service until now.

Economy

Community Groups Ask New Yorkers to Pledge Fed Stimulus Checks to Vulnerable

April 14, 2020, 9:46 p.m.May 4, 2020, 4:04 p.m.

Grassroots groups across the city want those who can to donate their government payment to others who are not eligible but in greater need.

Coronavirus

Planned Parenthood NY Promises Services Despite Layoffs and Closures

April 12, 2020, 10:12 p.m.May 4, 2020, 4:04 p.m.

Bronx and Staten Island branches temporarily shutter as health group faces $32m in losses. Union predicts statewide impact on “essential services.”

Christine Chung

NYC Shows Anger, Solidarity as Protests Consume Weekend

Their Names: NYC Veterans Nursing Home Staff Leaks List of 48 Who Died

First Tally of Virus Death Toll By Neighborhood Shows City Split in Suffering

NYC Cultural Institutions Preserve Pandemic Memories in Real Time

NYC South Asian Leaders Say Community COVID Toll Undercounted

For Asian Community, Official Bias Attack Tally Shows Fraction of the Problem

Virus Devastating Nursing Homes, But True Magnitude Still Unknown

Food Czar To Oversee Meal Delivery for Elderly After Early Stumbles

Community Groups Ask New Yorkers to Pledge Fed Stimulus Checks to Vulnerable

Planned Parenthood NY Promises Services Despite Layoffs and Closures

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