The urban poor have been hit hard by coronavirus. We must ask who cities are designed to serve

The enormous death toll in New York City, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in the US, led New York's governor, Andrew Cuomo, to write that "there is a density level in NYC that is destructive". New York is presented as a victim of its own population density, its inhabitants facing increased risks from compact housing and crowded public transport.
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