The Body Collectors of the Coronavirus Pandemic
As the death toll from COVID-19 rises, the funeral homes and hospital morgues of New York City are struggling to keep up.
Photographer: Sinna Nasseri
Publisher: The New Yorker
Format: Digital
Date: 2020/04/22
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A grieving woman says goodbye to a loved one. Photograph by Sinna Nasseri for The New YorkerKim Zambito in the courtyard of Sherman’s Flatbush Memorial Chapel. Photograph by Sinna Nasseri for The New YorkerThe front room of Sherman’s Flatbush Memorial Chapel. Sinna Nasseri for The New YorkerChris Kasler. Photograph by Sinna Nasseri for The New YorkerAl Johnson. Photograph by Sinna Nasseri for The New YorkerKim Zambito secures a coffin inside of a hearse. Photograph by Sinna Nasseri for The New YorkerChris Kasler opens a casket to allow a grieving family to take one last look. Photograph by Sinna Nasseri for The New YorkerChris Kasler, Al Johnson, and Kim Zambito load a coffin into a hearse in the parking lot of Sherman’s Flatbush Memorial Chapel. Photograph by Sinna Nasseri for The New YorkerStretchers and a wreath of flowers idle in the parking lot of Sherman’s Flatbush Memorial Chapel. Photograph by Sinna Nasseri for The New YorkerSherman’s chapel used to hold funeral services. Now it’s used to store bodies. Photograph by Sinna Nasseri for The New Yorker