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Amid the Recent Increase in Omicron Covid Cases, Freelancers Are Struggling To Stay Afloat

The rise of gig work cancellations caused by the hike of Omicron Covid cases is reminding local freelancers of March 2020.

Amid the Recent Increase in Omicron Covid Cases, Freelancers Are Struggling To Stay Afloat
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Amid the Recent Increase in Omicron Covid Cases, Freelancers Are Struggling To Stay Afloat

The rise of gig work cancellations caused by the hike of Omicron Covid cases is reminding local freelancers of March 2020.

Amid the Recent Increase in Omicron Covid Cases, Freelancers Are Struggling To Stay Afloat
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As New York approaches two full years of existing in the pandemic, the Omicron variant of Covid-19 serves as a reminder to some of what life was like in the spring of 2020. Throughout the city, New Yorkers are met with similar anxieties that they faced in the past, as 31% of Covid tests have been positive in the last seven days. Governor Kathy Hochul has reinstated the mask mandate and, for some gig workers in North Brooklyn, work has once again become routinely inconsistent and unpredictable. 

Rory Higginson is a freelance photographer and videographer who works in nightlife venues throughout Bushwick. The increased business he…

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