New York City is one of several hot spots in the United States facing high infection and death rates from COVID-19. In the Bronx, the City’s most diverse borough, Black and Latino New Yorkers have taken the brunt of the pandemic’s health and economic effects. New York State Assemblyman Michael Blake joins the podcast this week to talk about the challenges residents in his district are up against and how the state and federal governments can better support communities like his during this crisis.