‘We don’t deserve this’: NYC federal workers share emotional reaction to shutdown

The Brief

  • A pop-up food distribution site in Corona, Queens is feeding essential government workers who have gone an entire month without pay.
  • FOX 5 NY’s Lisa Evers spoke to some workers outside a pop-up food distribution site, set up by Food Bank for NYC.
  • One office worker who helps senior citizens and disabled individuals receive social security benefits told Evers she had to seek medical attention for a panic attack, saying the pressure of working without pay is overwhelming.

QUEENS A pop-up food distribution site in Corona, Queens is feeding essential government workers who have gone an entire month without pay.

Gov. workers go 4 weeks without pay

What we know:

In the fifth week of the government shutdown, essential workers are being forced to show up to work without receiving a paycheck, and the stress is beginning to show.

FOX 5 NY’s Lisa Evers spoke to some workers outside a pop-up food distribution site, set up by Food Bank for NYC – the food bank, which can be found on 103rd Street in Corona, Queens, had a continuous line outside.

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS