New York City rich and poor - The inequality crisis | DW Documentary

Summary by Krater

Following the lives of two very different New York families during the spring and summer of 2020, this film explores how the COVID-19 pandemic exposed and widened the city's severe economic and racial inequalities.

From the video

Answers: How did the COVID-19 pandemic expose economic and racial inequality in New York City?

• wealth inequality in New York City
• impact of COVID-19 pandemic on NYC residents
• racial disparities in pandemic mortality
• economic fallout and unemployment in NYC
• Broadway shutdown and artistic perseverance

What it concludes

• New York City was hit hardest by the pandemic, with poorer neighborhoods suffering the worst effects.
• Health is a luxury not everyone can afford, with most COVID-19 deaths occurring in poorer Black and Latino communities.
• The coronavirus pandemic amplified and cemented the gaping division and inequality in New York City and across the United States.