The Pandemic in New York City

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Washington Square Park was the heart of the uprising after George Floyd's murder. It became a much more racially diverse space, a much more diverse space in terms of class. There were more unhoused folks in the park. A guy called Jesus took over the fountain and moved in with furniture to set up a camp.

Jeremiah Moss’s Feral City is much much more than a Covid memoir. In many ways it is a continuation of his desire to understand how and why New York city has changed, and if there is still a place for outsiders or if it now belongs to what he calls “the new people.” We walked around our Neighborhood together to talk about what the city was like during Covid time and what the phrase “go back to normal” really means.

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