The museum is reducing capacity during a holiday season that usually brings in tourism dollars. And the Baltimore Museum of Art has announced a closure. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”
Adams Cancels Inauguration Gala in Latest Sign of Omicron Surge
Mayor Bill de Blasio and his successor, Eric Adams, are weighing difficult decisions as the city faces another troubling wave of coronavirus cases. Source: New York Times
A ‘Nutcracker’ Performance Is Canceled, as the Virus Halts Holiday Shows
New York City Ballet canceled Tuesday night’s performance, and a performance of Handel’s “Messiah” at Carnegie Hall was called off. Source: New York Times
Broadway Grosses Drop 26 Percent as Many Shows Cancel Performances
The surge in coronavirus cases comes at a tough time for the theater industry, which traditionally relies on the holiday season box office. Source: New York Times
‘Jagged Little Pill’ to Close on Broadway, Citing Omicron
The Alanis Morissette musical becomes the first big show to be felled by the resurgent coronavirus pandemic. Source: New York Times
Is That Sniffle a Cold? Or Is It Covid?
In New York City, the slightest runny nose has people canceling holiday gatherings and lining up for hours outside coronavirus testing centers. Source: New York Times
Fox tightens its vaccine rule, removing a test-out option for N.Y.C. office workers.
The new policy was in keeping with New York City’s vaccination rule for companies in the city. Source: New York Times
‘Hamilton’ and Other Broadway Musicals Cancel Shows Through Christmas
“Hadestown,” “Aladdin” and “Dear Evan Hansen” were among the shows canceling performances as a surge in coronavirus cases has halted a variety of performances around the nation. Source: New York Times
Sniffling, Sneezing and Panicking
Covid, or just a cold? It’s a quandary for anxious New Yorkers as cold and flu season closes in. Source: New York Times
New York Reports a Record Number of Coronavirus Cases for One Day
On Friday, state officials reported 21,027 new cases of the virus, the highest daily total since the earliest days of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
The Year in Limbo
So much happened it 2021. But did it? Source: New York Times
Radio City Music Hall Cancels Its Remaining Rockettes Christmas Shows
Producers had initially scrapped Friday’s shows after breakthrough virus cases were found in the company. Several Broadway shows have been upended by the coronavirus as well. Source: New York Times
As Virus Cases Surge, New Yorkers Feel a Familiar Anxiety
Vaccinated residents who had embraced a return to some normalcy are unsettled: “It’s scary — it feels like we’ve been here before.” Source: New York Times
N.Y.U. Cancels 'Non-Essential' Events Over Virus Surge
The university said it was scrapping all “nonessential” gatherings on and off its Manhattan campus, where 99 percent of students are vaccinated. Source: New York Times
Broadway Is Canceling Shows Due to Positive Covid Tests
Broadway, where cancellations were once vanishingly rare, has seen a raft of them as positive coronavirus tests among cast and crew members have upended productions. Source: New York Times
