Each of these pine boxes holds the body of a human being.
This is really happening.
Bear witness with respect.
#covid19 #StayHome
This is really happening.
Bear witness with respect.
#covid19 #StayHome

Background:
An island long used as a Pottersâ Field graveyard for unidentified/unclaimed deceased is now being put to use as an overflow burial ground for those who die from #COVID19 in NYC.
Mortuaries, funeral parlors, and crematoriums are overwhelmed. https://twitter.com/leahmcelrath/status/1248340235152494592
An island long used as a Pottersâ Field graveyard for unidentified/unclaimed deceased is now being put to use as an overflow burial ground for those who die from #COVID19 in NYC.
Mortuaries, funeral parlors, and crematoriums are overwhelmed. https://twitter.com/leahmcelrath/status/1248340235152494592