The sport has been especially important for the community after the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 ravaged Corona, Elmhurst and other parts of Queens.
Many were friends of Teresa Benitez and her family, longtime ecuavoley participants from Corona.
“We lost maybe 200 people we knew from here, people who came here to play volleyball with us,” said Benitez, a retail worker.
“It’s only a couple of weeks,” Benitez said.
Back then, people played their special brand of volleyball close to the Willets Point-Shea Stadium subway station on the No.
Persons:
Teresa Benitez, ”, Benitez, “, ” Benitez, Blanca
Organizations:
Corona, U.S, Shea
Locations:
Corona, Elmhurst, Queens, “, New York, Cuenca, Back