BREANNA MAXINE

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 Yorker
Kim Zambito in the courtyard of Sherman’s Flatbush Memorial Chapel. Photograph by Sinna Nasseri for The New Yorker
The front room of Sherman’s Flatbush Memorial Chapel. Sinna Nasseri for The New Yorker
Chris Kasler. Photograph by Sinna Nasseri for The New Yorker
Al Johnson. Photograph by Sinna Nasseri for The New Yorker
Kim Zambito secures a coffin inside of a hearse. Photograph by Sinna Nasseri for The New Yorker
Chris Kasler opens a casket to allow a grieving family to take one last look. Photograph by Sinna Nasseri for The New Yorker
Chris 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 Yorker
Stretchers and a wreath of flowers idle in the parking lot of Sherman’s Flatbush Memorial Chapel. Photograph by Sinna Nasseri for The New Yorker
Sherman’s chapel used to hold funeral services. Now it’s used to store bodies. Photograph by Sinna Nasseri for The New Yorker
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