Daily Beast isn't a real newspaper of record, but I've seen similar articles in reputable papers: https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-nurses-face-evicti...
The Doctor Came to Save Lives. The Co-op Board Told Him to Get Lost.
To be fair this is not specific to the US e.g. in france at least one nurse was harassed into leaving (heating and hot water shut off) by their landlords, in belgium one was expelled by their co-tenants, in germany one got thrown out of a supermarket, in australia a doctor got evicted, healthcare workers got assaulted in india, …
Not sure what a solution might be.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/18/coronavirus-lives-for-hours-...
E.g. If one sneezes uncovered into air with the right humidity, etc. it COULD survive for a while airborne. That's not to say merely by breathing a person's usual exhalations they could get it.
The virus is transmitted through droplets, or little bits of liquid, mostly through sneezing or coughing, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, told reporters during a virtual news conference on Monday. “When you do an aerosol-generating procedure like in a medical care facility, you have the possibility to what we call aerosolize these particles, which means they can stay in the air a little bit longer.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/18/coronavirus-lives-for-hours-...
You are aware that the virus spreads primarily through air?
Those medical workers have as much right to their place of shelter as anyone else.
This is a despicable form of NIMBYism. The people complaining expect medical professionals to save them, but don't want to treat them as equals.
I was going to mention something about housing co-op politics, but it seems that NYC co-ops are a unique beast: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/09011...
Either way, NYC style or regular co-ops, the politics can get pretty nasty so I'm not surprised at all...