Mount Pleasant Magazine Documenting Covid-19

118 www.CoronavirusMag.com | www.ReadMPM.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com feature is affected. It’s eerie, like a Twilight Zone episode that I’m living in every day. When I go out, I only see about 10 percent of the people I’d normally see. At night, that number drops to maybe two percent. Those people who do venture outdoors are all wearing face masks and social distancing.” Bimonte got that message loud and clear. When he goes outside, he wears four surgical masks and an outer, breathable wrap over his face. “At night, I also carry Mace,” he added, “just to be on the safe side.” As for the public assistance he has sought in the time of COVID-19 in New York, Bimonte said, “At first, you couldn’t even get through to the state government’s website. It kept crashing because millions of people were filing for unemployment. Fortunately, they were able to fix their problems so it’s possible to file for some much-needed help.” On the other hand, Bimonte has an “up close and personal” perspective on the overloading of Manhattan’s medical facilities. Not long ago he passed by the city coroner’s office, where a green mesh fence had been erected to shield from view the refrigerated tractor trailers lined up to receive the bodies of the dead. “There’s just no other place to put all the remains of the COVID-19 pandemic victims,” he shared. “One of the things that troubles me every day is that the hospital workers on the front line of this pandemic often don’t have the PPE they need to do their jobs safely,” he added. “I’ve gone to Beth Israel Hospital and given them what I could from my apartment.” While Bimonte has been “struck” by two very different kinds of “lighting” in Gotham, he has no plans to move. “I’m a New Yorker,” he said proudly. “It’s who I am.” Photo by Ed Bimonte. HOLLY HAS BEEN HELPING LOCAL CLIENTS FOR 15 YEARS AND RANKS AMONG THE TOP 3 PERCENT OF LOCAL AGENTS. SHE WOULD LOVE TO PUT HER EXPERTISE TO WORK FOR YOU. 843.270.2586 holly@culprealestate.com Holly Culp Whether tough or good times, you need an agent with my expertise to work for you. ,