Masks will no longer be required in public schools and proof-of- vaccination is no longer required for many indoor activities. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”
Is the Coronavirus Pandemic Over? New Yorkers Are Cautiously Optimistic.
By Gotham Rex on March 4, 2022
(*Or at least that’s the hope.) After several false starts, New York’s latest comeback finally feels like the real thing. Source: New York Times
In Short Supply: Everything From Chocolate to Headstone Stencils
By Gotham Rex on March 4, 2022
Supply chain issues have hurt old-fashioned businesses as well as high-tech ones, and monument makers are among those feeling the pain. Source: New York Times
Some New York Schools Resume Maskless Classes
By Gotham Rex on March 2, 2022
On the first day for some school districts to go maskless, there was disagreement at one Long Island school over whether the change came too soon or was overdue. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. to Soon End Main Contact-Tracing Program for Coronavirus
By Gotham Rex on March 1, 2022
A city official pointed to a new federal recommendation as a key reason the city was ending its program, along with the sharp recent decline in cases and widespread vaccination. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Public School Retention Rates Decline Modestly During Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on March 1, 2022
Retention varied widely by grade, but a study found more evidence of an alarming national trend: declining enrollment in younger grades. Source: New York Times
New York City Is Rolling Back Pandemic Restrictions. Is It Too Soon?
By Gotham Rex on February 28, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams plans to end certain mask and vaccine mandates in hopes of restoring a sense of normalcy. Some health experts think he should wait. Source: New York Times
Retail Theft Rises, and N.Y.C. Small Business Owners Are Paying the Price
By Gotham Rex on February 28, 2022
In New York City, neighborhood stores are struggling to confront the crimes that have cascaded from the disruptions of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
New York Ends Its Mask Mandate for Schools
By Gotham Rex on February 27, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul said the statewide mandate would end on Wednesday, but empowered local officials to determine their own mask policies. Source: New York Times
New York City Schools Will Lift Outdoor Mask Mandate
By Gotham Rex on February 25, 2022
Masking inside the city’s public schools will still be required, as is the case across the state, but not outside on school grounds. Source: New York Times
A Broadway Conductor's Difficult Journey Back from Long Covid
By Gotham Rex on February 24, 2022
A celebrated Broadway conductor caught Covid in the first wave. Two despairing years later, he is finally reclaiming his old life, breath by breath. Source: New York Times
Can New Yorkers Be Lured Back to the Arts by a Good Deal?
By Gotham Rex on February 24, 2022
With two-for-one cocktails at the Met museum and two-for-one Broadway tickets, New York arts institutions are trying to lure back locals after a long, tough winter. Source: New York Times
Most N.Y. Voters in Poll Want More Data Before School Mask Mandate Ends
By Gotham Rex on February 22, 2022
Voters in the state largely agree with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to wait to see March virus data, though conservatives think the mandate should already have ended, a poll found. Source: New York Times
‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Postpones Broadway Reopening Until April
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2022
The musical, which closed temporarily last month as the Omicron variant spread, had hoped to reopen in March. Source: New York Times
Omicron Dented Tourism Just as Visitors Were Starting to Return
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2022
After an end-of-year drop-off, 1.7 million fewer tourists than expected came to New York City last year. Source: New York Times