Thread by @THECITYNY, 1/ As of writing this tweet, the coronavirus has killed 22,171 New [...]

1/ As of writing this tweet, the coronavirus has killed 22,171 New Yorkers. Few names—and even fewer faces and stories—have been shared publicly. MISSING THEM, our collaborative journalism project, hopes to change that. Here’s what we’re doing: https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/6/10/21287138/new-yorkers-lost-to-covid-19-missing-them

Here Are Their Names: Remembering the New Yorkers Lost to COVID-19

We’ve created a searchable memorial of nearly 1,000 and counting. We’ve memorialized some in words and images. But we’ve got a long way to go — and we need your help.

https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/6/10/21287138/new-yorkers-lost-to-covid-19-missing-them

2/ Last week we published a searchable memorial. We’re updating it every week with new names and stories. So far, there are 1,034 New Yorkers on the memorial page. That’s less than 5% of the total 22,171 confirmed and probable deaths. https://qa-projects.thecity.nyc/covid-19-deaths/#

Search the Names of New Yorkers We've Lost to COVID-19

Read the stories of those who died from the coronavirus — and help THE CITY tell the stories of thousands more.

https://qa-projects.thecity.nyc/covid-19-deaths/#

3/ Here are some of the New Yorkers whose stories we’ve found so far. (We will continue to update this thread as the project and the pandemic continues):

4/ Joseph “Joe” Aloe was born the youngest of 10 children in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, but lived in New York City for more than 50 years near Union Square, where he worked as a hair stylist for the Gerard Bollei Salon.

Read more: https://buff.ly/2Cda7yl

5/ Michelle Alexander loved children and worked as a paraprofessional at P.S. 194 in Sheepshead Bay.

Read more: https://buff.ly/37GTFSI

6/ Etta B. Altson moved to New York City during the Great Migration. She settled in Harlem and served her community for 67 years. After having four kids, she attended college and bought a house in Brooklyn.

Read more: https://buff.ly/2Bc2xUc

7/ Lorraine Joy Bagwell never forgot a birthday, doted over her mother, sister and dog, Jojo, and rarely missed Sunday Mass. Her motto: “Always be kind, no matter what.”

Read more: https://buff.ly/3da9hiu

8/ Miguel Angel Calderon enlisted in the Army at 22, fighting with the 65th infantry — a Puerto Rican regiment also known as “The Borinqueneers” — in the Korean War.

Read more: https://buff.ly/30Os2W7

9/ Besides collecting 5,000 comic books, Charles Burrows dedicated his life to being the caretaker for his parents and sister, Elaine, who has autism.

Read more: https://buff.ly/3ftunKh

10/ Kelly K. Wong was beloved by family and friends and described as selfless and kind.

Read more: https://buff.ly/2Y6pDEE

11/ As a client advocate for the Bronx Freedom Fund, Clinton Washington worked with clients awaiting trial. He was generous and had a passion for social justice, colleagues said.

Read more: https://buff.ly/37BjvHF

12/ We will regularly update this thread with new names, faces and stories.

13/ If you know someone who died due to the coronavirus, please let us know. You can share a story here: https://buff.ly/3dUlxoF

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Search the Names of New Yorkers We've Lost to COVID-19

Read the stories of those who died from the coronavirus — and help THE CITY tell the stories of thousands more.

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