Published:
June 1, 2020
City figures show the Bronx has a high concentration of frontline workers: people whose jobs it is to man grocery and drug stores, run the public transit system, clean the city and care for its old, young and sick. For many Bronxites, earning money means exposing yourself to infection. "They are the most essential workers right now, and the most disposable," LBJ's Raj Patel told Al Jazeera. "Their hunger should matter right now because you depend on them. The worst is absolutely yet to come. We are still seeing levels of unemployment rising."