Today, with parts of Slavic Village above 30 percent unemployment and a virus that preys on small gatherings, those supports are not there. As December came to a close, four out of five critical care beds in Cuyahoga County hospitals were being used. The neighborhoods on the east side of town had begun to show some progress after decade of laborious rebuilding, Mr. Brancatelli and others said. The police reports from his ward corroborate this: more violence, more harrowing details about the way people are now surviving. As in Cincinnati, Wichita, Kan., and several other U.S. cities, 2020 was the worst year for murders in Cleveland in decades.

Source: New York Times January 02, 2021 10:01 UTC