Right, i'm not disagreeing about what it is, just how it is being reported. If Covid19 weren't around, many of these deaths would probably just be reported as pneumonia and it would not be viewed as a big deal. Others as heart failure, etc. Not claiming it doesn't exist, or any conspiracy or anything, but the catch-all way it's being reported may just be taking numbers out of other categories.
Also wondering if NYC has a particularly virulent strain or something, as it just doesn't seem to be acting similarly in other cities.