As soon as shelter-in-place orders were lifted, the city emptied out. Thousands of units were left vacant in Manhattan and Brooklyn, leaving many small brokerage firms and real estate agents out of business.

Gun crime across the city was steadily on the decline, until the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020. Here's a closer look at the numbers.

Why were more people denied public assistance in a year marked by severe financial hardship when neither the number of applications nor the budget for aid changed?