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COVID-19: The Story That Defined New York City and the World in 2020

In March, amNewYork Metro launched an official coronavirus page on its website with a story about Mayor Bill de Blasio encouraging New Yorkers to take additional precautions just days after the first confirmed COVID-19 case was detected in Manhattan.

In March, amNewYork Metro launched an official coronavirus page on its website with a story about Mayor Bill de Blasio encouraging New Yorkers to take additional precautions just days after the first confirmed COVID-19 case was detected in Manhattan.

Over the past nearly 10 months, the staff of amNY.com has published no fewer than 2,160 stories related to the pandemic — documenting everything from the dramatic, unprecedented shutdown of New York City to the overwhelmed hospitals and temporary morgues; the flattening of the curve; the massive economic damage done to our city; the slow, tedious, partial reopening of the city; and the blessed start of the vaccination process.

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center workers bring out multiple bodies of people who died of COVID-19 in Brooklyn on April 6, 2020. In March, amNewYork Metro launched an official coronavirus page on its website with a story about Mayor Bill de Blasio encouraging New Yorkers to take additional precautions just [...]




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