EditorialJason Charles, the leader of the New York City Preppers Network, holds an emergency safety medicine kit that starts at about $500, in New York on March 14, 2020. (Miranda Barnes/The New York Times)
EditorialJason Charles's refrigerator, the leader of the New York City Preppers Network, is stocked up on meat in New York on March 14, 2020.(Miranda Barnes/The New York Times)