NY During uhhhh Covid

 For some reason, being in a new apt. has got me in the mood to just scribe more on my nice Chromebook that I´ve gotten chop cheese grease all over.

This one is about how I´ve seen the effects of Covid during my time in New York so far. The headlines are all right. It´s a nightmare (for some). I have a plethora of colleagues that have been given the ability to work from home, which is great. On the other hand, there are thousands of people who have been pushed to the margins because of this, and those who were already there are on the brink of poverty, it seems. 

Lines for food pantries are spanning 10, 15 blocks in Brooklyn. Relatively speaking, Brooklyn as a whole isn´t even one of the most hard hit areas. I may be wrong, but at least my zip code has been faring ¨well¨ in comparison to other areas that have higher density, aka the Bronx. That part of the city has years been hit hard by crime, car accident deaths, and affordable housing. Covid has made it a living nightmare. Although I typically don´t spend that much time up there (dude, it´s like an hour and a half to get to Pelham Park on the 6), enough news outlets have been able to showcase what is going on in borderline upstate NY. 

The Times  recently put out an article about undocumented workers who have been more or less forced to sell food on the streets because of their immigration/nationality status, which realistically does not create the kind of income that is needed to sustain a family. 

Bike delivery workers have become a vital part for the consumption of food with the least amount of contact, well, at least those who can afford it. Not to mention that even before this pandemic, these essential workers were getting stiffed on their tips, being denied PPE, bathroom services, you name it. For a lack of better words, it is unreal. That´s not what I really wanted to say. It´s crazy as fuck.

To end on a good note (as good as a note as I possibly can), Senate Republicans just brought a relief bill to Pelosi and the House Democrats that was constructed by McConnell and his team, which may mean the arrival of new stimulus checks sometime in the new year. 

Plus, the UK just started giving out the Pfizer Vaccine. I bought one share in it before it was even popular. (aka I bought the share last week.)