Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across NYC The public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the cruel healthcare access and affordability barriers that low-income and under-resourced communities have long suffered. Under-investment in our communities and a complex health care system has left immigrant, Black and brown New Yorkers unable to access life-saving health care.