Tracey Porpora has been on the forefront of covering the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and its impact on New Yorkers — small business owners in particular. During this time her new business column, “New Businesses in Focus,” switched gears to focus on how individuals business owners reinvented their services and offerings during the pandemic. The new column was dubbed “Staten Island Business Strong,” In addition, her series “Life Upended,” focuses on the stories of those who have been thrust into situations that were unimaginable just a few months before the pandemic began — those who have seen their life completely upended.
LIFE UPENDED STORIES
Life Upended: With her business closed, single mom fears losing everything
Life Upended: ‘I might have to retire with no money,’ says business owner, 77
Life Upended: ‘I have 3,000 dresses and no buyers’
Life Upended: Laid off for the first time at age 62
Life Upended: With clients gone, single mom takes job shopping for senior citizens
Life Upended: Left destitute, single mom focuses on helping others
Life Upended: Comic shop owner is driven by memory of her late partner
Life Upended: 58-year-old forced to shutter new business, then mom gets coronavirus
Life Upended: Jewelry store owner trying not to give up
Life Upended: With gyms still unable to open, dojo owner on brink of ruin
Life Upended: With live concerts banned, musician struggles for survival
Life Upended: In fight to survive, gym owner launches auto business
Life Upended: No opening date in sight for devastated owner of adult day care center
CORONAVIRUS NEWS COVERAGE
Exclusive: Staten Island tanning salon owner to defy coronavirus orders, will open ThursdayStaten Island restaurant owner says no warning given before liquor license suspended
Exclusive: Opening Monday, S.I. real estate broker to defy coronavirus mandates
Jersey Shore home rentals remain uncertain as summer approaches
Real estate agents: Staten Island market set to ‘explode’ after lockdown is lifted
Rapid testing, government support: How business may restart after coronavirus
Exclusive: Here’s what shopping at the Staten Island Mall will be like when it opens
Coronavirus: Staten Island radio DJs spin music from home
Jersey Shore beaches to open next week: What you need to know
Coronavirus: Macy’s to furlough almost 125,000 employees
Coronavirus and the workplace: How Staten Island’s largest employers are coping
N.Y. bars, venues file lawsuit against state to allow live music ticketed events
LIVE INTERVIEWS
SILive.com Facebook Live Interview
SILive.com Instagram Interview
HUMAN INTEREST STORIES
As NY state reopens, I found a new normal away from NYC
Daughter’s new salon honors her brave mom, who died of coronavirus
Coronavirus: Childhood friends wed at virtual beach ceremony
2-time cancer survivor ’Momma Lopez,’ 90, beats coronavirus
Sleeping in car: Heroic nurse leaves home to help support SIUH staff
Huguenot family opens home to heroic nurse who was sleeping in car
Heroic Colorado paramedic, who came to help New York, dies of coronavirus
U.S. Army vet, 82, beats coronavirus: ‘I can’t believe I got another chance’
Turning 50 in wake of coronavirus: A surprise drive-by bashCouple didn’t let coronavirus stop their June wedding
AMAZON AND COVID-19
Worker at Staten Island Amazon facility dies of coronavirus
Exclusive: S.I. Amazon confirms yet more coronavirus cases
Amazon workers plan walkout at Staten Island facility Monday due to coronavirus
S.I. Amazon worker with coronavirus quarantined: What protocols are in place?
Exclusive: 3 more S.I. Amazon workers test positive for coronavirus
S.I. Amazon workers rally amid rise in coronavirus cases
Exclusive: As NY state reopens, I found a new normal away from NYC
Cuomo to bar owners: ‘You could lose your liquor license’ for violating reopening plan