Crossing the line
Some states made alliances, some made threats
On March 18, Pennsylvania joined NY, NJ, and CT in a regional coalition to combat COVID-19, closing indoor spaces such as malls, bowling alleys, and amusement parks.
Rhode Island announced every NY license plate to enter the state would be forced into quarantine. It didn’t make sense to focus on only NY when CT was separately demanding to be recognized as a hot zone, but I felt like I understood their governor better after making the models.
NY maSSaChuSEttS 839 people/mile2
nEw yOrK 411 people/mile2
data from census.gov
MA CT
PA
rhOdE iSland 1,018 people/mile2
RI
NJ
pEnnSylvania 283 people/mile2
COnnECtiCut 738 people/mile2
I pulled the hands off the PA Lego figure. Having him headless seemed too much.
nEw JErSEy 1,195 people/mile2
pEnnSylvania
nEw JErSEy
COnnECtiCut
rhOdE iSland
maSSaChuSEttS
population
12,801,989
8,882,190
3,565,287
1,059,361
6,892,503
area
44,742.7 mi
7,354.22 mi
density
283.9
2
2
1,195.5
4,842.36 mi 738.1
2
1,033.81 mi 1,018.1
2
7,800.06 mi
2
839
nOt hiS FirSt puBliC hEalth CriSiS As New York Magazine
pointed out, de Blasio managed Ebola and Legionnarie’s outbreaks. Why is he fumbling the city’s management of COVID-19? The mayor has alternated between defensive and hopeful tones in the press conferences I’ve watched. I remember when it was breaking news that two cases had become four cases. And then breaking news: 13 cases. The mayor warned us to be ready for 1,000 cases. Now we have more than 2,000 deaths. Seven days a week, sometimes twice a day, he asks New Yorkers to practice social distancing and respect humanity—but also respect checks and balances. Reporters ask about uninsured patients, protection for renters, food pantries, remote learning, closing parks, business loans, why de Blasio didn’t wear a mask... It’s a wild range of questions from quite an ensemble. I find listening to the mayor pretend to be unflappable kind of reassuring. https://youtu.be/flpBil-Yi9c
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Art Department Weekly • April 7, 2020
viral Star The mayor’s ASL interpreter Jonathan Lamberton has been stealing the scene for years. I’m disappointed when he’s not there.
