A comprehensive list of resources and information from “NYC United Against Coronavirus”
Use this simple link to share these resources! bit.ly/nyccoronavirus
Introduction
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2) is a global pandemic virus currently prevalent throughout NYC. This document contains information and resources to help New Yorkers respond to the coronavirus. Please note there is a lot of misinformation out there so please check all medical/science information with the current CDC and WHO guidelines
Contact
A group of volunteers are working on this project. You can reach us at NYCCoronavirus@gmail.com. We are on Twitter, Instagram, and we have a Facebook Group and Facebook Page. If you have any questions or comments, please email NYCCoronavirus@gmail.com. To volunteer, please fill out this form. If you would like to submit a new resource or update/correction to something on this page, please fill out the form at bit.ly/nuacsubmit.
Immediate Needs
NYC Mutual Aid - General : Mutual aid organizations facilitate exchange of resources and services for mutual benefit. Browse through the rest of our document’s categories for more mutual aid groups and opportunities.
C-19 Help Squad- Give Help, Get Help
Couriers and delivery - Corona Couriers - A collective of cyclists willing to courier supplies to people in need for free, using low contact methods. Email coronacourier@protonmail.com
NYC Mutual Aid Network - http://mutualaid.nyc and Formalized Volunteer Webform
The End Is Queer: NYC Mutual Aid - Facebook Group / Discord (discord preferred) - City wide queer centered mutual aid
NYC Veterans’ Alliance - Website with mutual aid request form, Facebook page
Transportation Alternatives #BikeMatch program - connecting New Yorkers who have an extra bicycle to those who need one. We match people based on neighborhood and size, and then they coordinate to meet up and exchange the bike - link - email info@transalt.org
NYC Donations: Requests for donations of time, supplies, and other.
How to Donate Supplies to NY Hospitals In Need - overview article by The City
In It Together NYC - connects healthy volunteers to emergency food organizations/food pantries. Volunteer.
Masks 4 Medicine- Info
NYC Mask Crusaders Personal Protective Equipment Donor Form- Info
Pearl River Mart Masks for Docs and Nurses - taking donations to purchase and donate FDA-certified KN95 masks directly to ICU and ER staff - link
PPE to NYC - donate PPE to NYC hospitals - if you're an NYC physician or resident in need of PPE, text 917-300-9466 with: your name, your role, the department you need PPE for, your location/affiliated hospital, what specific PPE items are needed - website - find a drop off site here
Mask Match - Request or donate masks to healthcare workers, nationally - website - twitter - facebook - instagram
Donate blood - make an appointment
Homebound seniors - Volunteer to support home-bound seniors with Heights and Hills - Google Form, Tweet, Website
New York Cares COVID-19 relief volunteering - Volunteer Form [4/2/20 volunteer form is closed, but interested people can sign up to be notified about future projects]
Healthcare provider surge staffing with NYC HELP NOW - signup form [4/1/20 volunteer form closed, but NY state certified healthcare workers can sign up to be notified about future opportunities]
Resources by Borough/County
Bronx
Bronx Mutual Aid Network (FAM) - Google Document, Tweet
NYC Shut It Down- Food Delivery - [4/1/20 no longer taking requests: request form]
Brooklyn
All Brooklyn - Coronavirus Neighborhood Help sign-up/request form
All Brooklyn - Brooklyn Mutual Aid Network (FAM) - Google Document, Tweet
All Brooklyn - service workers coalition grocery delivery and other- Info, volunteer form
All Brooklyn - COVID19 Mutual Aid Organizing (Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Columbia Waterfront, Williamsburg) Project - Volunteer form, text (929) 314 0899 or email brooklynmutualaid@gmail.com
Bed-Stuy Strong - Slack, BedStuyStrong2020@gmail.com [4/2/02 slack invite link is inactive]
Boerum Hill/Downtown BK Neighborhood services and support - Survey sign up
Brooklyn Donates - Resource page for donating to/supporting local businesses in Ditmas Park / Midwood / Kensington. Main Link/Instagram
Bushwick Mutual Aid - Coronavirus - Facebook Group
Carroll Gardens Mutual Aid - Coronavirus - Facebook Group
Central and North Brooklyn by Brooklyn Mutual Aid - volunteer sign up and onboarding
Clinton Hill/Fort Greene Mutual Aid - Sign up for our email newsletter to receive regular weekly updates on community needs as well as urgent community needs as they arise - Aid request intake: bit.ly/chfghelp - Volunteer sign up: bit.ly/chfgvolunteer - Slack invite: bit.ly/chfgjoin - phone: 862-277-0747 email: bklynneighbors@gmail.com
Crown Heights Mutual Aid - Facebook Group, volunteer form, visit bit.ly/crownheightsaid to join the Slack
Ditmas Park/Flatbush/Prospect Park South Coronavirus Neighborhood Help - Google form
Fort Greene - link
Kensington Group for Mutual Aid (Coronavirus) - Facebook Group
North Brooklyn Mutual Aid Sheet
Help Prospect Heights - A directory of local businesses and how to help them or order from them. Main Link.
Prospect Lefferts Gardens - Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Neighbors Facebook Group - Google Spreadsheet for volunteers & at risk peopleProspect Heights - Prospect Heights West Neighborhood Support & Preparedness - Facebook Group
Prospect Heights Virtual Tip Jar - Send "tips" directly to service workers at Prospect Heights businesses in Brooklyn. Main Link/Add your name to the tip jar!
Prospect Heights Small Business Relief Fund - A solidarity fund to support small business owners and workers in our immediate neighborhood. Contact: phsmallbusiness@gmail.com. Main Link/GoFundMe/Instagram
Red Hook Coronavirus Community Cooperative Committee - Google Form
South Brooklyn Community - COVID-19 Neighborhood Volunteers - Google Spreadsheet
City Councilmember Brad Lander - Do you want to find a way to help support neighbors? Share your ideas and we'll follow up with ways to organize together digitally.
Manhattan
East Village Neighbors - Facebook Group, EastVillageNeighbors@gmail.com, 917-994-1074
Harlem United Against Coronavirus - Facebook Group - Google Spreadsheet
Manhattan Mutual Aid Network (FAM) - Google Document, Tweet
Morningside Heights - Upper Morningside Mutual Aid - website - request form - email: morningsidemutualaid@gmail.com
UWS: Stephen Wise Towers & NYCHA organizing - Google form or contact wisetowersmutualaid@gmail.com or call/text 929.277.9203
Upper East Side, Upper West Side, and Harlem Not Me, UeS - grocery/goods delivery, pet services, phone check ins, etc. - link
Queens
Queens Mutual Aid Network (FAM) - Google Document, Tweet
Queens Mutual Aid Network - Volunteer form, email queensmutualaid@gmail.com if you are seeking help
Astoria Mutual Aid Network - If you have a non-emergency need and are based in Astoria, NY, please call or text 646-397-8383 or email astoriamutualaid@gmail.com and they will get you help. Volunteer Form for anyone who can help.
Jackson Heights New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE) - offering groceries and cooked meals daily outside 71-29 Roosevelt Avenue - Website
Long Island City Relief COVID-19 Response Group - Food collection and distribution, weekday grab and go meal distribution daily between 12:00pm - 2:00 pm (link for participating restaurants), and resource and volunteer mobilization (link)
Ridgewood Mutual Aid Network (Ridgewood Tenants Union) - volunteer sign up form - mutual aid fund
Rockaway Mutual Aid and Support Group - Facebook Group
Woodside/Elmhurst - Bayanihan Woodside/Elmhurst - Community Response to COVID-19 - We are Filipinos / Fil-Ams in Woodside and Elmhurst Queens, NY & surrounding neighborhoods sharing local resources during the Coronavirus crisis. We also are creating this space to offer mutual/community support in the neighborhood, for any immunocompromised or elderly people who may need groceries, pharmacy pick ups, or other errands done at this time. This is organized by the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) Northeast - Join Group -
Staten Island
Staten Island COVID-19 Volunteers- Google Form
Staten Island Mutual Aid Network (FAM) - Google Document, Tweet
Nassau County
Nassau County DSA Covid-19 Mutual Aid - Google Form
Relief Funds: Emergency relief funds to donate to or request from
The Actors Fund - The Actors Fund provides services and financial support to entertainment professionals facing personal or work-related problems. It is also a conduit for emergency financial assistance in times of pressing need or in response to catastrophic events - info
Anonymous Was A Woman (AWAW) x New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Emergency Relief Grant - The program will distribute $250,000 in unrestricted grants, up to $2,500 apiece, to women artists who have experienced financial hardship from loss of income or opportunity as a direct result of the crisis. As with AWAW’s annual award, the program is open to women-identifying visual artists over the age of 40 in the United States and territories, and aims to address the unique challenges faced by artists in middle age or older, particularly at this critical time - info
Artist Relief Project - The Artist Relief Project is collecting donations from those with the means to help. Funds will support artists in any discipline, who have been directly impacted by event cancellations and venue closures due to COVID19-related health concerns. The funds raised will offer relief to artists in the immediate short term in the form of a one-time stipend and in the long term in the form of resources for alternative, sustainable economic opportunities. - link
Authors League Fund - The Authors League Fund helps professional authors, journalists, poets, and dramatists who find themselves in financial need because of medical or health-related problems, temporary loss of income, or other misfortune. Unfortunately, at this time they are unable to help dramatists enduring income loss due to COVID-19 cancellations. But they ARE accepting applications from dramatists experiencing medical emergencies. The Fund exists to help professional writers continue their careers with dignity by providing no-strings-attached “loans” to pay for pressing expenses. Repayment of this emergency support is not required - link
Black, Brown, and Indigenous Artists’ fund - Info
#BrooklynShowsLove Emergency Fund for Flatbush, East Flatbush and Crown Heights residents who are hourly workers - Gofundme; [not taking any new requests as of March 24]
Cinema Worker Solidarity Fund - Gofundme, Tweet
COVID-19 Relief Fund - small cash grants for marginalized communities, workers who have lost income, families, immunosuppressed folx, and anyone else in need of food, resources, and supplies donate here; request form coming soon
Dramatists Guild Foundation - DGF provides emergency financial assistance to individual playwrights, composers, lyricists, and bookwriters in dire need of funds due to severe hardship or unexpected illness. DGF will be processing Emergency Grants based on severity of need, especially as it relates to COVID-19 - link
Financial Solidarity for Formerly Incarcerated People and Their Families Mutual Aid Project - info
Freelancers’ Relief Fund- offers financial assistance of up to $1,000 per freelance household to cover lost income and essential expenses not covered by government relief programs. Apply.
Jazz Foundation Musicians Emergency Fund - In this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jazz Foundation of America continues to connect with hundreds of jazz and blues musicians to provide compassionate counsel and offer direct financial support - link
Kinkade Foundation Emergency Grant for Curators - for curators who are developing projects that promote artwork of contemporary and experimental nature. The Emergency Grant provides funding for a curatorial project that sheds light on the world during this time of darkness. Priority will be given to curators who have a venue secured for their project and are greatly impacted by the challenges we are facing due to COVID-19. The program will provide one-time grants of up to $5,000 for unexpected emergencies related to the COVID-19 pandemic - link
Low-Income Artist/Freelancer Relief Fund - donate via Gofundme [not taking any new requests as of March 16]
Musicians Foundation Emergency Grant Program - Our new Emergency Grant Program gives all eligible applicants up to $200 to get through a week or two at the beginning of this difficult time. Our request to you is simple – give $200 or $400 to directly assist one or two musicians in need - donate
NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund - for non-profits - The NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund was created to aid nonprofit service providers struggling with the health and economic effects of the coronavirus. It will give grants and loans to NYC-based nonprofits that are trying to meet the new and urgent needs that are hitting the city. Priority will be given to nonprofits addressing essential healthcare and food insecurity as well as arts and culture, because New York is the cultural capital of the nation - link
One Fair Wage has a fund that provides cash assistance to low-wage service workers.
NYC Small Businesses - donate to support staff during Covid-19 - Giant list here
Queer Writers of Color Relief Fund - This fund is for queer writers of color only, not organizations or nonprofits, who are in need of financial assistance right now - link
Rauschenberg Emergency Grant - The program will provide one-time grants of up to $5,000 for unexpected medical emergencies. The grants are available to visual and media artists and choreographers who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents in the United States, District of Columbia, or U.S. Territories - link
Service/gig/freelance workers support from Service2Service - give or request support via Google Form
Brooklyn service workers fund from Service Workers Coalition - Info, volunteer form, Venmo @bkservicecoalition
Sex Worker Relief Fund - Gofundme, Tweet
Street Vendor Emergency Fund - Gofundme
Undocumented people fund by Outlive Them NYC - info; Venmo @cory-tamler
Undocumented restaurant worker fund - Info, Venmo undocumentedworkersfund@gmail.com
Undocumented Youth Fund- Info, Donate
Werc Space - Resources, tools and support to help small businesses owned by women and non-binary people. Website.
Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund - donate, FAQ/info on how to apply for fund
US Bartenders' Guild COVID-19 Relief Fund - apply for funds or donate – note: this is for bartenders or spouses or children of bartenders
Domestic Workers Alliance COVID-19 Relief Fund - apply for funds or donate
Children of Restaurants Employees' COVID-19 Relief Fund - general info, apply for funds;
Groceries & meals funds and delivery services: Groceries and meal funds to donate to or request from
Abolition Action Grocery Fund - Donate via Paypal, Info via Tweet, [not taking any new requests: request form]
Black Folks COVID-19 Fund for funds and supplies from BYP 100, DecrimNY, BAJI - donate viaPayPal, request form
Black Trans Solidarity Fund for groceries from TheOkraProject - donate via Paypal, request form
Club A Kitchen nonperishables and supplies - donate, distribution every Saturday at intersection of Myrtle and Broadway
NYC Shut it Down Food Delivery - Providing free home cooked meals and groceries to black & brown folks in BK, BX, Queens, Harlem. Donate on Venmo: @nycshutitdown, [4/1/20 not taking any new requests: request form]
Greenmarket - List of alternative sales channels for farmers - NYC’s Greenmarket lists how their vendors can do no contact pickups at farmer’s market or delivery to your home, etc to support local farmers - directory - instagram
Grocery and supply delivery; delivery is free by Invisible Hands Delivery - Website, Tweet
Grocery delivery service (free) by Sylvia Rivera Food Pantry - Info
Local Meals For Brooklyn Hospital Center Staff - Raising funds for local restaurants to supply meals to Brooklyn Hospital staff - GoFundMe
Other funds
Abolitionist Mutual Aid Fund for Incarcerated Comrades for commissary funds by Survived and Punished NY and the Inside/Outside Soap Brigade - PayPal
Bonding out immigrant detainees - by JFREJ/Never Again Action/New Sanctuary and Brooklyn Community Bail Fund - donate page
Donate to support staff of NYC Small Businesses During Covid-19 - Giant list here
Fundraiser: Housing & Care for People Bailed Out of NYC Jails - Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) is raising funds to house and care for people bailed out by the collaborative project COVID Bailout NYC - more info - donate
Pledge to #ShareMyCheck with Undocumented Families- Cosecha Movement's pledge to redistribute stimulus check $ to undocumented workers who are not eligible for the checks even though they pay taxes. Make a Pledge/Instagram
Food and Food Insecurity: Free food options
Free Meals at 400 NYC Meal Hubs - find a free meal location - Any New Yorker who wants one can get three free meals a day at more than 400 Meal Hubs across the city, including vegetarian and halal options - contact NotifyNYC@oem.nyc.gov with questions or concerns
Plentiful - a free, easy-to-use reservation service for food pantries and the people they serve. Visit their website for food pantry locations or text “FOOD” or “COMIDA” to the number 726-879 (PANTRY) from any phone for registration directions in nine languages to pick up a bag of groceries at a pantry within walking distance of your house, no questions asked. (You DO NOT need to download the app to make a reservation) - website
Food Bank NYC - Find the help that you need
Food Help NYC - Map
Soup Kitchen and Food Pantries - search by borough
Club A Kitchen - free nonperishables every Saturday at the intersection of Myrtle & Broadway in Brooklyn
NYC public school students may pick up free grab-and-go breakfast and lunch from 7:30am-1:30pm outside the main entrance to every school building. Students may go to their regular school or the one closest to them.
To find out whether you qualify for SNAP (food stamps) - Info
Free Baby Formula - WIC members can have baby formula delivered FREE to all New York City boroughs. Dial 718-405-9111
Free Veggies for Restaurant Workers - Local Roots CSA is giving away free vegetables to restaurant workers that are without work and money right now: info@localroots.nyc
Restaurant Workers Relief Program -- see posts for info on how laid off restaurant workers can pick up free dinners at Olmsted in Prospect Heights or Gertie – UPDATE: Olmsted is now giving away free meals and supplies to anyone in need (don’t have to be a restaurant worker), 4-7pm, 7 days per week (see Instagram post)
Crown Heights, BK - Free lunch and dinner pickup at The Bergen @ 1299 Bergen St. 11:30am - 1:30pm daily lunch, 4:30pm - 6:30pm for dinner. See March 23 FB post and The Bergen’s FB page for menu info and updates. To donate and support this program, venmo @thebergenbk to donate or Cash app: $BU2018.
Jackson Heights New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE) - offering groceries and cooked meals daily outside 71-29 Roosevelt Avenue - Website
Long Island City Relief COVID-19 Response Group - Food collection and distribution, weekday grab and go meal distribution daily between 12:00pm - 2:00 pm (link for participating restaurants), and resource and volunteer mobilization (link)
Housing
As of Monday March 16, eviction proceedings and pending orders will be suspended statewide until further notice. Housing court functions such as landlord lockouts, repair orders, and serious code violations will continue. As of Thursday March 19, New York has implemented a 90-day foreclosure moratorium and mortgage relief period for owners who can demonstrate they are not able to make timely payments due to the impact of the virus.
Tenants Rights Hotline by Met Council - 212-979-0611 (ingles y espanol) or more info
NYC Tenants' Rights During COVID-19 Emergency - Resource created by some lawyers at Mobilization for Justice (MFJ) NYC - Link
Report attempted evictions - Anyone with knowledge of City marshals attempting to execute on warrants of eviction can report this activity by calling DOI’s Bureau of City Marshals at (212) 825-5953.
Support for eviction prevention: Bronx Works, Catholic Charities (helps regardless of denomination), Coalition for the Homeless
Utilities
As of Friday March 13, New York utilities have volunteered to suspend utility shut-offs for power, heat and water for all customers.
Free WiFi at home:
Comcast - offering Essentials internet service designed for low-income families free for 60 days for new qualifying customers. Visit https://www.internetessentials.com/ for more information. Call 1-855-8-INTERNET for set up.
Spectrum - households with K-12 students can get free Spectrum Wifi for 60 days (including free installation for new customers). Call 1-844-488-8395 for set up.
Wifi via smartphone:
Metro PCS, T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T and Comcast are all lifting their unlimited data caps for cell phone subscribers for at least 60 days. Contact your cellphone provider for more information.
MetroPCS will allow you to add a free 10GB of mobile hotspot per month by adding an add on service available in the MyMetro app, MyAccount or by calling Care at 611.
T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile are providing customers an additional 20GB of mobile hotspot/tethering service for the next 60 days coming soon.
Disability Rights and Services
Disability Rights New York Legal Services - DRNY provides free legal and advocacy services to individuals with disabilities. Working tirelessly to protect and advance the rights of children and adults with disabilities, DRNY is committed to enabling those we serve to exercise their own life choices and fully participate in community life - info
NY Connects @ Center for Independence of the Disabled - NY Connects helps people with disabilities (any disability, any age, any income) and older adults access the proper benefits (Medicaid, SNAP, Social Security, etc.) resources (food, legal, peer support, etc.), and services needed to be independent. We have counselors located in each borough and we can accommodate any language. Anyone seeking help can call our number: 1-844-862-7930 Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm; otherwise, folks can fill out this form to receive assistance: https://www.cidny.org/getnyconnects/ - link - facebook - email: Sjohnson@cidny.org
Estate Planning
City Bar Justice Center - In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Planning and Estates Law Project is providing New York City front-line health care workers with free, remote legal assistance in preparing simple life-planning documents, including wills, powers of attorney, designations of standby guardians and health care proxies. Health care workers of all income levels can apply for PELP assistance online, via email, or by calling 212-382-6756. When applying online or via email, if you are a front-line health care worker at an NYC hospital interested in simple life-planning documents, please include that information in the description of your legal issue - email PELPintakes@nycbar.org - info (scroll down)
Medical Needs
Call 311 with any medical questions. To find out whether you can qualify for Medicaid or other free and low cost health insurance.
NYP virtual urgent care - Virtual urgent care through a smart phone app available to anyone in the NY, NJ, CT, or Florida. It costs $49 for the visit, receipt can then be submitted to insurance - Link
New York Presbyterian COVID-19 Community Hotline - hotline staffed by nursing and medical students which is available to answer FAQs and address concerns about COVID-19. The hotline is available to provide information only, and not to diagnose, treat, or give a medical opinion - call 646-697-4000 - more info
Free telehealth calls with licensed physicians to New Yorkers experiencing COVID symptoms and recommending appropriate next steps - Seewithin.co is increasing access to chest x-ray and CT scans through our partnership with over 130 local imaging centers in New York / Long Island and mobile x-ray vendors. It turns out that chest x-rays have emerged as an effective tool for identifying cases with severe lung damage. This information is super helpful for hospitals and urgent care clinics that are looking to triage / prioritize care for people that are most vulnerable - link - free telehealth calls - X-Ray / CT scheduling - pledge to help
Free same day prescription delivery with Medly pharmacy - Medly Pharmacy is a URAC accredited specialty pharmacy that prioritizes the patients' needs with our quick and seamless process of filling and delivering medications. We want to ensure that people are limiting their exposure to public places and increasing their sanitary precautions. Medly can deliver medications to a patient's doorstep, within 24 hours in most cases, free of charge. Our staff has greatly increased safety protocols in place to ensure that we are delivering sanitized packages to keep our patients healthy until COVID-19 is contained - link - call or text: (718) 782-7539 - fax: (718) 782-7951 - email: hello@medlypharmacy.com - address: 104 Graham Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Offers of support:- An urgent care clinic called Kamin Health wrote in to say they would like to help New Yorkers who need an urgent care visit but cannot afford to pay/are uninsured by waiving fees. Email yosef@kaminhealth.com to request assistance with waiving fees. Locations in Crown Heights, Boro Park, Williamsburg, and Fresh Meadows and they also do tele-health. See tweet by Yosef.
Mental Health Support
Headspace - Headspace, the meditation app, created a collection of free meditations and mindfulness/stress relief exercises for New Yorkers - info
Mental Health Hotline/Chat- Info
Mental Health Chat For Undocumented People- Instagram Live Chat
Free, remote peer counseling - Open to anyone in emotional or psychiatric distress. Text (929) 277-8291 to schedule a phone or zoom session. Donate @LouisFelix on venmo.
Mental Health for Front Line Workers/COVID Workers - info, offer support/volunteer
NY statewide COVID-19 Mental Health hotline - info, call 1-844-863-9314. The Help Line is staffed by volunteers, including mental health professionals, who have received training in crisis counseling.
Domestic Violence Resources
National Domestic Violence Hotline - Phone hotline and online chat support & resources for victims of domestic violence: https://www.thehotline.org/help/ or 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential.
National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline - The Deaf Hotline has advocates available 24/7 for crisis intervention, education, information and referrals for Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled callers: https://thedeafhotline.org. This hotline has online chat, video call, or email options. Reach them at nationaldeafhotline@adwas.org or video call at 855-812-1001 (VP)
VIP Mujeres - Free bilingual domestic violence hotline (Spanish/English), as well as resources, temporary shelter and legal support. https://www.vipmujeres.org/get-help/covid-19-update/ or 1-800-664-5880. Their website has a 'safe exit' option if you share a computer with your abuser.
AVP - AVP empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-affected communities and allies to end all forms of violence through organizing and education, and supports survivors through counseling and advocacy. - https://avp.org/ or 212-714-1141
Safe Horizon (Domestic Violence) - Website/Facebook/Twitter. Call 1-800-621-HOPE for more information.
United Way of NYC (Domestic Violence) - Website
Childcare
Childcare timebank - A childcare timebank that a central BK childcare coop has set up for COVID-19 childcare: https://ittakesacity.timebanks.org/
Free Baby Formula - WIC members can have baby formula delivered FREE to all New York City boroughs. Dial 718-405-9111
Pet care
Pet Resources - Check the front page of the Animal Care Centers of NYC website for information on resources you may need to get help for your pet - link
Fun & Entertainment
Code in Place (Stanford) - Free Python coding class offered by Stanford
Virtual Live DJ sets & related DJ discussions - Nowadays - every night, 8pm to Midnight. Donation-based (as low as $5/ month) for access to the full library -- to help keep the NYC venue alive.
Unemployed NYC musicians offering lessons
The Skint, typically a live events resource, is publishing livestreamed/digital eventsFree quarantine games - Listing of free online board games, etc to play with friends - link
HBO Free Shows During Quarantine - HBO has made a lot of shows available to watch for free without subscription - link
Get Organized
Organize your building
Organizing a rent strike - pandemic organizing guide by TANC, guide and templates for NYC rent strike organizing, Facebook group for NYC Rent Strike + Facebook group of tenants across state
Organize your workplace
Organize with your fellow workers by DSA - Info
Advocacy
Economic Justice
Script for phone zap targeting Cuomo, demanding taxes on the rich, Medicaid expansion, paid sick live, rent suspension - Script here
Petition on Medicare4All, worker protection, safe housing, and debt forgiveness by DSA Sign the Petition
Freelancers’ inclusion in COVID-19 aid - phone script to contact elected representatives
Tax Amazon Petition - Info
Housing Justice
Suspend Rent and House the Homeless Now - Sign the petition from Housing Justice for All
FAQ: What do On April 1 from Housing Justice for All
Suspend Rent - info to contact elected officials
Suspend Rent and Mortgage Petition on Change.org
Immigration Justice
Stop all immigration enforcement from Carlos Menchaca (Twitter, Facebook)
Release ICE detainees - Send an email.
Incarcerated People + Criminal Legal System
Tweet/phone zap to demand incarcerated people are freed from all NYC jails and prisons #FreeThemAll4PublicHealth - script
Phone zap to demand incarcerated people are freed from The Tombs from IWOC - link with demands and contact
Demand no roll backs to bail reform in NY State amidst the COVID-19 crisis - call info
Petition demanding free phone calls for incarcerated people during the COVID-19 crisis from VOCAL NY - sign here
Script to call Gov Cuomo to release vulnerable New Yorkers from prison and jail now - script
Letter written by the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys to the DOCC to release those incarcerated on parole warrants during the COVID-19 crisis - letter
The New York Immigration Coalition’s campaign to ensure immigrants across the state can remain safe and healthy - website
Local Information
NYC/NY State Information
NYC and Mayor Bill de Blasio - http://nyc.gov/coronavirus or text COVID to 692692.
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): What You Need to Know
Help Now NYC – a portal of info on how to volunteer or request assistance
NY State and Governor Andrew Cuomo - https://health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/
NYC Department of Health - 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Unemployment- Application, Assistance
How new federal bill – the CARES Act (3/27/20) – expands unemployment benefits: -- info from Department of Labor, including helpful chart of what makes you eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance even if you are traditionally not eligible for regular UI
Small Businesses- Info
Government Benefits and Resources
Access NYC COVID-19- FAQ sheet about eligibility for unemployment, unemployment insurance, and various benefits uniquely relevant at this time of mass lay-offs. Available in multiple languages. Main Website/Secondary Link
NYC Human Resources Administration - how to apply for SNAP, cash assistance, or manage your case now that HRA centers are closed - Access HRA flyer
How new federal bill – the CARES Act (3/27/20) – expands unemployment benefits: -- info from Department of Labor, including helpful chart of what makes you eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance even if you are traditionally not eligible for regular UI
Article: “Dear Non-Profits, Small Businesses, Artists, Freelancers, Gig Workers, Self-Employers, Part-Timers, and Solo Shop Warriors Wondering What’s Next: This Money is For You. Please Take It.” - Clear summary of aid available to small businesses, non profits, freelancers through the federal CARES ACT - link
News
Gothamist - Daily Updates, How To Prepare For The Coronavirus In NYC, FAQ
New York Times - Coronavirus Live Updates
The City (city.nyc) - nonprofit newsroom; sign up for their coronavirus newsletter
Schools
NYC K-12 Schools - Coronavirus update NYC schools are closed from Monday March 16 through April 20 at minimum
CUNY - Coronavirus Update
Museums, Libraries, and Cultural Institutions
New York Public Library - All New York Public Library locations will be closed to the public beginning on Saturday, March 14 through at least Tuesday, March 31
Brooklyn Public Library - Closed starting Monday March 16
Broadway - Closed
Brooklyn Museum - Closed starting Friday March 13
Other Resources
General COVID-19
COVID-19 Organizing Events and Resources by Harriet’s Track - link
Coronavirus Resource Kit - http://bit.ly/CoronavirusResourceKit
Covid-19 Mutual Aid & Advocacy Resources - Google Document
COVID-19 Working Group - a coalition of doctors, healthcare professionals, scientists, community workers, activists, and epidemiologists committed to a rapid and community-oriented response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic - Website
Coronavirus Tech Handbook: a crowdsourced resource for technologists building things related to the coronavirus outbreak - Google Document
NYC DSA COVID-19 Resource Guide
Resources for undocumented New Yorkers from New York State Youth Leadership Council - Google Document.
Tech:NYC COVID-19 Resource Guide
Information for medical professionals (very detailed): Emcrit.org.
COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources link
Wash Your Hands PSA (song for kids) - In response to the covid crisis, a team of freelancers donated their time to make a "Wash Your Hands" Music Video PSA. The video features over 55 kids from around the country. They are offering the video and song as free resources for companies and individuals to use and package as they'd like - video - song
COVID-19 Mutual Aid
Article on COVID-19 mutual aid groups and how-to resources - IGD article
Guide on COVID-19 safety practices for mutual aid projects web PDF download print PDF download
Neighbor Support Network NYC - how to put together a very local phone tree: the first building block to help make sure that folks stay connected no matter what, and receive the support they need in a timely way - link, mutual aid map
Specific Issues
Building classroom communities during Coronavirus - Google Document
Futures Without Violence on Covid-19 Regarding Domestic Violence - Website
Mount Sinai COVID-19 Plasma Donation - survey to volunteer to donate plasma if you have recovered from COVID so your antibodies can help someone else
Safe Horizon (Domestic Violence) - Website/Facebook/Twitter. Call 1-800-621-HOPE for more information.
United Way of NYC (Domestic Violence) - Website
Scientific Information
Ask a Scientist COVID-19 Questions, this is still in development so keep on checking back as it improves but it is live now - https://covid19.fas.org/l/en
Johns Hopkins University’s global tracking of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 - https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
The COVID Tracking Project compiled, comprehensive testing data - https://covidtracking.com/
COVID-19 in the US and Canada Tracking document, updated daily with local and regional and national data - https://coronavirus.1point3acres.com/en
New York Times Article on SARS-CoV-2 biology with illustrations - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/11/science/how-coronavirus-hijacks-your-cells.html
Coronavirus Misinformation Tracking Center - https://www.newsguardtech.com/coronavirus-misinformation-tracking-center