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.…