Millions Earmarked for NY Low-Income Families to Cover COVID Funeral, Burial Costs
“Standing in one of New York City’s hardest hit boroughs of the coronavirus pandemic, a pair of lawmakers outlined plans to get millions in federal aid funding to New Yorkers who have lost family members to COVID-19. New York Senator Chuck Schumer and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were in Queens on Monday to announce funeral benefits for families of low-income New Yorkers who have died from the virus.”