Contento, in East Harlem, sets an example for an industry that is rarely welcoming to diners with disabilities. Source: New York Times
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Nearly 50 Times Journalists Capture Nightlife in New York
By Gotham Rex on August 8, 2021
Nearly 50 journalists spent weeks documenting what New Yorkers were doing after dark when pandemic restrictions were fading, at least for a time. Source: New York Times
Views of 3 Boroughs, Complete With Cocktails
By Gotham Rex on August 5, 2021
On Roosevelt Island, the Graduate hotel’s 18th-floor Panorama Room offers wide vistas of the city, and a new appreciation of its overlooked enclave. Source: New York Times
The Abrupt Halt of To-Go Cocktails Leaves New York Restaurants Reeling
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2021
Owners, who relied on the drinks to stay afloat during the pandemic, are unloading cocktails and wondering what to do with all the packaging equipment that is now useless as an alcohol sales loophole is closed. Source: New York Times
‘We’re Not Back to Normal,’ but New Yorkers Savor Reopening Weekend
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2021
With virus restrictions lifted, New Yorkers had mixed reactions to ending the precautions they’d grown used to. Source: New York Times
Scott Stringer Is Accused of Sexual Misconduct by 2nd Woman
By Gotham Rex on June 4, 2021
The woman, Teresa Logan, accused Mr. Stringer of sexual harassment and making unwanted advances while she was working for him at a bar and restaurant he co-owned in 1992. Source: New York Times
Will the Excelsior Pass, New York’s Vaccine Passport, Catch On?
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2021
More than 1 million Excelsior passes have been downloaded since they were introduced, but officials are hoping they will be adopted more widely. Source: New York Times
New York’s ‘Excelsior Pass’ Is the Country’s First Vaccine Passport
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2021
New Yorkers can download an app that they can use to show proof of their vaccination. Source: New York Times
As the Hamptons Boom, a New World of Luxury Problems
By Gotham Rex on May 30, 2021
Ragers on the beach. Art galleries on Main Street. Reservations disappearing. Who remembers the pandemic? Source: New York Times
As the Hamptons Booms, a New World of Luxury Problems
By Gotham Rex on May 29, 2021
Ragers on the beach. Art galleries on Main Street. Reservations disappearing. Who remembers the pandemic? Source: New York Times
Is the Montauk Party Over?
By Gotham Rex on May 29, 2021
Dive bars are out. Fine dining is in. Summer shares are scarce. Town leaders are hoping to put the kibosh on the antics of seasons past. Source: New York Times
Arthur Pomposello, Impresario for a Cabaret Swan Song, Dies at 85
By Gotham Rex on May 21, 2021
He was the host at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel during an improbable resurgence of cabaret from the 1980s to the early 2000s. He died of complications of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
The Art Party Circuit Comes Roaring Back at Frieze New York
By Gotham Rex on May 8, 2021
But even Michael R. Bloomberg, whose name graces the building, got stuck outside the Shed until he provided the proper Covid documentation. Source: New York Times
Want to Party? You Might Need a Covid 'Vaccine Passport'
By Gotham Rex on May 7, 2021
At some parties and night clubs, C.D.C. vaccination cards are the new velvet rope. Source: New York Times
Soon at Bars, It’s Adios to ‘Cuomoritos’
By Gotham Rex on April 28, 2021
Lawmakers are expected to move to pause Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s rule that forced bars and restaurants to serve food with alcoholic drinks. Source: New York Times