A win by Adams in the June 22 Democratic primary would mark a reversal for the city’s progressive movement after years of accomplishments from banning police use of chokeholds to increased attention on the most disadvantaged members of society, his critics say.
Far Rockaway, Queens has one of the highest COVID death rates in NYC. But only 29 percent of residents have been vaccinated, compared to almost half of New Yorkers city-wide.
How Do You Persuade New Yorkers to Be Vaccinated? Knock on Their Doors.
As demand shrinks, the city is turning to door-to-door outreach to overcome vaccine skepticism. “Nobody I know took the shot,” one man said.
Tomas Ramos, a 34-year-old community organizer, has spent weeks trying to persuade public housing residents to get vaccinated.Credit.James Estrin/The New York Times
May 20, 2021Updated 8:08 a.m. ET
On a recent morning, Tomas Ramos, a community organizer, and two colleagues rode the elevator to the 21st floor of a tower in the Webster Houses, a public-housing project in the Bronx. Working their way down, one floor at a time, they knocked on every door.