Don’t betray NY workers who braved pandemic

The state faced a crisis four years ago as the COVID pandemic wreaked havoc.

While many could work from home, a group of New Yorkers had to confront the perilous unknown to keep New York alive: mom-and-pop workers in supermarkets, bodegas and other essential places.

These essential workers were hailed every night for months as New York teetered on the edge.

These same workers are in dire need of our assistance, this time due to persistent retail theft.

It is imperative that Albany — and a very reluctant Speaker Carl Heastie — take immediate action to protect them.

Mom-and-pop workers in 2020 went into their places of business — and many never returned.