Perth Amboy was among the hardest-hit areas early on in New Jersey’s coronavirus crisis and now it’s looking to get back on its feet.
The waterfront city in Middlesex County was ravaged early on economically when Gov. Phil Murphy closed all non-essential businesses in March, affecting its mostly Latino-run commerce, and socially as the majority of its Latino population are essential workers that, for the most part, don’t have the luxury of working from home.