Anthony Almojera: I’m a paramedic from NYC. I have never witnessed a mental health crisis like this
There are New Yorkers fuming around street corners and collapsing on sidewalks next to overloaded handcarts. They can be friendly, angry or suspicious. For me and my colleagues, they are patients. I’m a paramedic lieutenant with the Fire Department’s Office of Emergency Medical Services, and it’s rare to go a day without being called to …