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| Record Virus Deaths for a Second Day | Record Virus Deaths for a Second Day |
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| It’s Thursday. | It’s Thursday. |
| Weather: A stormy day, with rain, thunder, strong wind and a high around 60. | Weather: A stormy day, with rain, thunder, strong wind and a high around 60. |
| Alternate-side parking: Suspended through April 17. Meters are in effect. | Alternate-side parking: Suspended through April 17. Meters are in effect. |
| Deaths from the coronavirus increased to new daily highs in both New York and New Jersey for a second straight day on Wednesday, underscoring the outbreak’s grip on the region even as other figures showed that its impact was beginning to slow. | Deaths from the coronavirus increased to new daily highs in both New York and New Jersey for a second straight day on Wednesday, underscoring the outbreak’s grip on the region even as other figures showed that its impact was beginning to slow. |
| An additional 779 people in New York State died of the virus, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo reported, compared with 731 the day before. In New Jersey, 275 people died, Gov. Philip D. Murphy said, up from 232 on Tuesday. Connecticut reported 49 new deaths on Wednesday after reporting 71 the day before. | An additional 779 people in New York State died of the virus, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo reported, compared with 731 the day before. In New Jersey, 275 people died, Gov. Philip D. Murphy said, up from 232 on Tuesday. Connecticut reported 49 new deaths on Wednesday after reporting 71 the day before. |
| More people have died in New York and New Jersey — a total of 7,772 — than in the rest of the United States. | More people have died in New York and New Jersey — a total of 7,772 — than in the rest of the United States. |
| Another grim distinction: New York State, with 149,316 confirmed cases, has had more people test positive for the virus than any country outside the United States, including Italy and Spain, the two other countries the pandemic has hit hardest. | Another grim distinction: New York State, with 149,316 confirmed cases, has had more people test positive for the virus than any country outside the United States, including Italy and Spain, the two other countries the pandemic has hit hardest. |
| But Mr. Cuomo said hospitalization figures continued to show the curve of infection flattening in the state. The number of virus patients in hospitals increased 3 percent since Tuesday, the fifth consecutive day of increases below 10 percent. By contrast, 25 percent increases were typical in recent weeks. | But Mr. Cuomo said hospitalization figures continued to show the curve of infection flattening in the state. The number of virus patients in hospitals increased 3 percent since Tuesday, the fifth consecutive day of increases below 10 percent. By contrast, 25 percent increases were typical in recent weeks. |
| [Get the latest news and updates on the coronavirus in the New York region.] | [Get the latest news and updates on the coronavirus in the New York region.] |
| Black and Hispanic people in New York City are about twice as likely to die of the virus as white people are, according to preliminary data released by the city on Wednesday. | Black and Hispanic people in New York City are about twice as likely to die of the virus as white people are, according to preliminary data released by the city on Wednesday. |
| Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that the disparities reflected economic inequity and differences in access to health care. | Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that the disparities reflected economic inequity and differences in access to health care. |
| “There are clear inequalities, clear disparities in how this disease is affecting the people of our city,” Mr. de Blasio said. “The truth is that in so many ways the negative effects of coronavirus, the pain it’s causing, the death it’s causing, tracks with other profound health care disparities that we have seen for years and decades.” | “There are clear inequalities, clear disparities in how this disease is affecting the people of our city,” Mr. de Blasio said. “The truth is that in so many ways the negative effects of coronavirus, the pain it’s causing, the death it’s causing, tracks with other profound health care disparities that we have seen for years and decades.” |
| Mr. de Blasio and Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the city’s health commissioner, stressed that some of the city’s Hispanic residents might have been discouraged from seeking medical care by the anti-immigrant sentiment that has dominated the national discourse in recent years. | Mr. de Blasio and Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the city’s health commissioner, stressed that some of the city’s Hispanic residents might have been discouraged from seeking medical care by the anti-immigrant sentiment that has dominated the national discourse in recent years. |
| “The overlay of the anti-immigrant rhetoric across this country, I think, has real implications in the health of our community,” Dr. Barbot said. | “The overlay of the anti-immigrant rhetoric across this country, I think, has real implications in the health of our community,” Dr. Barbot said. |
| Mr. Cuomo said on Wednesday that the differences could be partly attributed to some groups having more untreated chronic health problems than others, making them more likely to die of the virus. He also said that black and Hispanic people might also be disproportionately represented in the ranks of workers whose jobs on the front lines of the outbreak put them at risk. | Mr. Cuomo said on Wednesday that the differences could be partly attributed to some groups having more untreated chronic health problems than others, making them more likely to die of the virus. He also said that black and Hispanic people might also be disproportionately represented in the ranks of workers whose jobs on the front lines of the outbreak put them at risk. |
| [The virus is killing black and Latino people at twice the rate of whites in N.Y.C.] | [The virus is killing black and Latino people at twice the rate of whites in N.Y.C.] |
| Three New York City stores were sued on Wednesday for what officials said was their repeated overcharging for face masks, hand sanitizer, cough medicine and other products that are in short supply amid the coronavirus pandemic. | Three New York City stores were sued on Wednesday for what officials said was their repeated overcharging for face masks, hand sanitizer, cough medicine and other products that are in short supply amid the coronavirus pandemic. |
| In a statement, Mr. de Blasio’s office said the city’s Department of Consumer Affairs had issued the stores a collective 203 violations for drastically raising prices for such items and would be seeking a combined $101,500 from them. | In a statement, Mr. de Blasio’s office said the city’s Department of Consumer Affairs had issued the stores a collective 203 violations for drastically raising prices for such items and would be seeking a combined $101,500 from them. |
| The lawsuits filed on Wednesday — against Burns Pharmacy in Queens, Hong Kong Supermarket in Manhattan and Thomas Drugs in Manhattan — were the latest in the city’s effort to fight price gouging by merchants seeking to capitalize on the anxiety of desperate shoppers. | The lawsuits filed on Wednesday — against Burns Pharmacy in Queens, Hong Kong Supermarket in Manhattan and Thomas Drugs in Manhattan — were the latest in the city’s effort to fight price gouging by merchants seeking to capitalize on the anxiety of desperate shoppers. |
| [Coronavirus in New York: A map and the case count.] | [Coronavirus in New York: A map and the case count.] |
| 41 Transit Workers Dead: Crisis Takes Staggering Toll on Subways | 41 Transit Workers Dead: Crisis Takes Staggering Toll on Subways |
| Broadway Will Remain Closed at Least Until June, and Probably Longer | Broadway Will Remain Closed at Least Until June, and Probably Longer |
| 86-Year-Old Is Killed in E.R. Over Social Distancing | 86-Year-Old Is Killed in E.R. Over Social Distancing |
| Volunteers Rushed to Help New York Hospitals. They Found a Bottleneck. | Volunteers Rushed to Help New York Hospitals. They Found a Bottleneck. |
| Want more news? Check out our full coverage. | Want more news? Check out our full coverage. |
| The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. | The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. |
| Here’s what spring break could look like while remote learning continues in New York City. [Chalkbeat] | Here’s what spring break could look like while remote learning continues in New York City. [Chalkbeat] |
| Neir’s Tavern in Queens, which nearly closed for good in January, has temporarily shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic. [Gothamist] | Neir’s Tavern in Queens, which nearly closed for good in January, has temporarily shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic. [Gothamist] |
| All New Yorkers will be allowed to cast absentee ballots in the June 23 primary elections. [New York Post] | All New Yorkers will be allowed to cast absentee ballots in the June 23 primary elections. [New York Post] |
| The Times’s Devi Lockwood writes: | The Times’s Devi Lockwood writes: |
| April is National Poetry Month. Even though writers and audiences can’t gather in person because of the coronavirus outbreak, verse is happening on Facebook or Zoom, in people’s notebooks and in our earbuds. | April is National Poetry Month. Even though writers and audiences can’t gather in person because of the coronavirus outbreak, verse is happening on Facebook or Zoom, in people’s notebooks and in our earbuds. |
| Updated July 22, 2020 | |
| Here are some ways that you — a poetry lover or someone brand-new to the art form — can tune in and take part. | Here are some ways that you — a poetry lover or someone brand-new to the art form — can tune in and take part. |
| Nuyorican Poets Cafe offers online open mics via Zoom on Monday nights. | Nuyorican Poets Cafe offers online open mics via Zoom on Monday nights. |
| Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon, a literary salon based in New York City and modeled after the salons of the Harlem Renaissance (and founded by the poet and author JP Howard), is hosting an open mic over Zoom on April 18. | Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon, a literary salon based in New York City and modeled after the salons of the Harlem Renaissance (and founded by the poet and author JP Howard), is hosting an open mic over Zoom on April 18. |
| Bowery Poetry is running its Wednesday Writing Sessions on Instagram Live. Each week, a different artist offers a prompt for writers to respond to. The April 8 session will be hosted by the poet and performer Mayda Del Valle. | Bowery Poetry is running its Wednesday Writing Sessions on Instagram Live. Each week, a different artist offers a prompt for writers to respond to. The April 8 session will be hosted by the poet and performer Mayda Del Valle. |
| The Poetry Society of New York has started Poet Stream, a service where people can book a live video call with a poet and receive a one-on-one poetry reading. | The Poetry Society of New York has started Poet Stream, a service where people can book a live video call with a poet and receive a one-on-one poetry reading. |
| 92nd Street Y in Manhattan is hosting Poetry Center Online, an on-demand series of readings, including a recording of Robert Frost from 1952, and another from last year by Aracelis Girmay and the United States poet laureate, Joy Harjo. | 92nd Street Y in Manhattan is hosting Poetry Center Online, an on-demand series of readings, including a recording of Robert Frost from 1952, and another from last year by Aracelis Girmay and the United States poet laureate, Joy Harjo. |
| You can find more goings-on, and poetry archives, here. | You can find more goings-on, and poetry archives, here. |
| It’s Thursday — express yourself. | It’s Thursday — express yourself. |
| Dear Diary: | Dear Diary: |
| I got on a Queens-bound N train at Seventh Avenue. I was standing when we arrived at the Fifth Avenue stop, and the train was held there because of a disabled train ahead of us. | I got on a Queens-bound N train at Seventh Avenue. I was standing when we arrived at the Fifth Avenue stop, and the train was held there because of a disabled train ahead of us. |
| As I was standing there, I looked behind me and saw a young man with headphones on who was holding a beautiful centerpiece arrangement of white roses and red berries. | As I was standing there, I looked behind me and saw a young man with headphones on who was holding a beautiful centerpiece arrangement of white roses and red berries. |
| I smiled and nodded toward the flowers. The young man took out his headphones and returned the smile. He said that the flowers were from a table at an event where he had worked and that he had been urged to take them home. | I smiled and nodded toward the flowers. The young man took out his headphones and returned the smile. He said that the flowers were from a table at an event where he had worked and that he had been urged to take them home. |
| I asked if they had a fragrance and I bowed my head toward them to check. They did, I said. | I asked if they had a fragrance and I bowed my head toward them to check. They did, I said. |
| With that, he pulled a rose from the arrangement and handed it to me. | With that, he pulled a rose from the arrangement and handed it to me. |
| I smiled as I accepted it. I asked if he was taking the rest to his girlfriend. | I smiled as I accepted it. I asked if he was taking the rest to his girlfriend. |
| No, he said, he was taking them to his mother. | No, he said, he was taking them to his mother. |
| I smiled again, he put his headphones back in and the train continued on to Lexington Avenue. | I smiled again, he put his headphones back in and the train continued on to Lexington Avenue. |
| — Annette Shear | — Annette Shear |
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