Mass burials on Hart Island, The Bronx, Thursday, April 9.
COVID-19 | NEW YORK CITY
March-December 2020 - The Associated Press
GHOSTLY FIGURES IN WHITE, their weary faces obscured by masks to prevent contracting COVID-19, piled bodies onto refrigerated trucks as New Yorkers stared in fear from the sidewalks. The medical system was collapsing. Leadership struggled to flatten the data curve of infections and death. Confusion reigned and left citizens unsure of the seriousness of a disease unknown just weeks prior.
New Yorkers rallied against the peak and contained it. Soon, the virus would seek new footholds across the United States.
These are scenes from New York’s darkest days in recent memory.
Brooklyn Hospital, March 31.
Resuscitating a COVID-19 patient, St. Joseph’s Hospital, April 20.
NYU Langone Hospital, April 13.
Intaking a COVID-19 patient from a nursing home, St. Joseph’s Hospital, April 20
Testing lines, Elmhurst Hospital, March 25.
Concealing bodies from cameras, Brooklyn Hospital, April 9.
Daniel J. Schaefer Funeral Home, April 2.
Fitting Tribute Funerals, April 29.
Funeral Director Tommy Cheeseman, April 3.
Leonardo Cabaña cries over the casket of his father, Héctor Miguel Cabaña, May 11.
Pastor Fabian Arias’ funeral service for Raul Luis Lopez, a COVID-19 victim, May 9.
Mohammad Altaf, who died of COVID-19, is prepared for his funeral, May 17.
The funeral of Mohammad Altaf, who died of complications from COVID-19 , May 17.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, March 24.
FDNY paramedic Elizabeth Bonilla sprays herself with disinfectant after a DOA call, April 15.
FDNY paramedic Elizabeth Bonilla, exits an apartment after a dead-on-arrival call, April 15.
A daily 7pm gathering to applaud medical workers, NYU Langone, April 17.
Cemetery workers deliver a casket to a gravesite, March 30.
Mass burials on Hart Island, April 9.
Dr. Jeanie Tse delivers medication to a mental health patient, May 7.
A community assistance worker helps the homeless as subways are cleared, April 30.
NYPD and MTA officers clear subway cars of sleeping riders during a system cleaning, April 30.
Covenant Mercy Mission food pantry on the eve of Easter Sunday, April 11, 2020.
Coalition for the Homeless food lines at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, April 24.
COVID-19 employee testing at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, June 12.
Broadway at Times Square during rush hour, March 20.
Mid-day on Canal Street, April 27.
Barren supermarket shelves, March 13.
A bartender’s final drink the moment restrictions came into effect, March 16.
A subway rider stands alone without proper PPE, March 19.
The National September 11 Memorial and Museum, Sept. 11.
Socially distanced services at Saint Bartholomew Roman Catholic Church, July 6.
First day of school at the Immaculate Conception School, Sept. 9.
Vivian Zayas holds onto the walker once belonging to her recently deceased mother Ana Martinez while her family prays before Thanksgiving dinner, Nov. 26.