A slice of life in the time of corona. Thousands of invisible front line workers risk their health every day to bring food to your couch. They aren't just immigrants struggling to survive in New York City. They aren't just the delivery men and women you don't look at when you open your door. They are the backbone of this city, they are the essential. Most importantly, they are people too and they deserve our respect and recognition now more than ever. Tip generously if you'd like and give them PPE if you can. I've been riding alongside couriers and messengers in the city for a decade. In the past, I've been mistaken as a delivery biker whenever I carry any sort of bag even in my own building, probably because I'm asian. That used to annoy me, but now I realize they're more needed than most of us. Directed by Law Featuring the Couriers and Messengers of NYC Please DONATE to World Central Kitchen's COVID-19 Response at donate.wck.org/sheltershorts This film was a part of the #sheltershorts initiative. Make your own and submit it to sheltershorts.com/ This was made safely and at a distance. Producers: Jon Hsu and Law Chen DoP/Editor: Law Chen Music: 'Opus' by Ryuichi Sakamoto Special Thanks to: Lah Houss Allen Ying Wilfred Chan Nayeema Raza Alex Blum Shannon Tierney Michelle FlorCruz

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“A slice of life in the time of corona; thousands of invisible front line workers risk their health every day to bring food to your couch. They aren't just immigrants struggling to survive in New York City . . . They are the backbone of New York City, and they are the essential.” -Law Chen

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The Lost Neighborhood Under New York's Central Park

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Before Central Park was built, a historically black community was destroyed.If you’ve been to New York, you’ve probably visited Central Park. But there’s a part of its story you won't see. It’s a story that goes back to the 1820s, when that part of New York was largely open countryside. Soon it became home to about 1,600 people. Among them was a predominantly black community that bought up affordable plots to build homes, churches and a school. It became known as Seneca Village. And when Irish and German immigrants moved in, it became a rare example at the time of an integrated neighborhood. Everything changed on July 21, 1853. New York took control of the land to create what would become the first major landscaped park in the US -- they called it “The Central Park.”

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