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These Are the Workers Who Kept New York Alive in Its Darkest Months

The city's 2.5 million service workers were at the center of the pandemic as it ravaged New York. Some kept the city running, often at risk to their own lives.

The city's 2.5 million service workers were at the center of the pandemic as it ravaged New York. Some kept the city running, often at risk to their own lives. Others found themselves unemployed indefinitely in one of the most expensive cities in the country.

A haircut, breakfast on-the-go, a yoga class: You can pretty much get one anytime — if not anywhere — in New York. If the city doesn't sleep, it's because hundreds of thousands of service workers who cater to any conceivable need don't either. They feed and comfort, entertain and inspire.

The city's 2.5 million service workers were at the center of the pandemic as it ravaged New York. Some kept the city running, often at risk to their own lives. Others found themselves unemployed indefinitely in one of the most expensive cities in the country.

A haircut, breakfast on-the-go, a [...]




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