About New York
She Fed Her Sick Flock During the 1918 Pandemic. Her Legacy Lives On.
An old woman leaves a pot of food on a rock outside her daughter’s house. A century later, others roll trays of meals to people with Covid-19.
By Jim Dwyer
Jim Dwyer
Jim Dwyer, a native New Yorker, spent most of his professional life covering the city as a reporter, columnist and author. He joined The New York Times in May 2001 after stints at the Daily News, New York Newsday and several papers in northern New Jersey. His work for The Times included coverage of 9/11, the Iraq War, the 2004 presidential campaign and law enforcement surveillance of political activities. Beginning in 2007 he wrote the About New York column. The winner of the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for commentary and a co-recipient of the 1992 Pulitzer for breaking news, Mr. Dwyer was the author or co-author of six books. He died on Oct. 8, 2020, at 63 from complications of lung cancer.
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About New YorkOne Hospital Was Besieged by the Virus. Nearby Was ‘Plenty of Space.’
Even as Elmhurst faced “apocalyptic” conditions, 3,500 beds were free in other New York hospitals, some no more than 20 minutes away.
By Jim Dwyer
About new yorkCoogan’s Is Closing. This Is the New York That We’re Losing.
It was an Irish pub in Upper Manhattan that pulsed with the heartbeat of the world. It shut its doors because of the virus lockdown, and now they won’t reopen.
By Jim Dwyer
About New YorkShe Visited Her Husband Every Day. Then the Visits Stopped.
Abraham still lit up when Eva walked into the room. “Dame un beso,” she’d say: Give me a kiss.
By Jim Dwyer
About New YorkWhat Doctors on the Front Lines Wish They’d Known a Month Ago
Ironclad emergency medical practices — about when to use ventilators, for example — have dissolved almost overnight.
By Jim Dwyer
About New yorkOne Final Step for 52 Medical Students, Eager to Join the Fight
In a stirring, ragged ritual, the students took their oaths as new doctors early, volunteering in the war against Covid-19.
By Jim Dwyer
About New YorkThe Doctor Came to Save Lives. The Co-op Board Told Him to Get Lost.
When an emergency room doctor traveled from New Hampshire to battle the coronavirus in New York, he moved into his brother’s building … but not for long.
By Jim Dwyer
About New YorkWhat Sept. 11 Taught Us About Confronting Catastrophe
Unused emergency gurneys, a defining image from 9/11, have much to tell us today, when there isn’t a bed to spare. A veteran E.R. nurse explains.
By Jim Dwyer
How a Clash of Egos Became Bigger Than Fixing the Subway
Even as New York transit emerged from a crisis, a feud grew between Andy Byford, the subway leader, and his boss, Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
By Jim Dwyer
How the Central Park 5 Case Looms Over the Tessa Majors Murder
From the start, the police realized that the slaying of the Barnard student would be compared to the infamous 1989 attack on a jogger.
By Ashley Southall and Jim Dwyer
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