Our Darkest Hours

<p>Nobody is coming to help it's up to us.</p><p>That was the mindset of New York's county leaders who within a couple of hours of a declared state of emergency became the onsite incident commanders charged with protecting the lives and the health of families friends neighbors and residents through the deadliest public health crisis in a century.</p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic took the life of over 50000 New Yorkers in a year. These were their darkest hours and here are their stories of leadership in the face of the chaotic and disjointed response from the state and federal government.</p><p><em>Our Darkest Hours</em> provides a glimpse into the fear struggle triumph and pain as leaders worked to protect people's lives and livelihoods.</p>