Virus outbreak takes toll on New York City’s public servants
The coronavirus outbreak is taking its toll on New York City's civil servantsByThe Associated PressMarch 27, 2020, 10:01 AM3 min readNEW YORK -- The coronavirus outbreak is taking its toll on New York City's civil servants. Two people who helped keep New York moving during the crisis, bus operator Oliver Cyrus, 61, and train conductor Peter Petrassi, 49, were killed by the virus Thursday, according to their union. Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Tony Utano called the two deaths in one day “a terrible and incredibly sad loss.” He called transit workers “true heroes” for continuing to work during the pandemic and he demanded the Metropolitan Transportation Authority provide transportation workers with protective masks. “Dedication and duty does not mean using transit workers as ...
