For decades, smaller “safety net” hospitals like Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, in Brooklyn, have been losing money and are under pressure to close. But the pandemic has shown just how needed they are. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”
As the Pandemic Drags On, Americans Struggle for New Balance
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2022
As offices, restaurants and schools fill up, people are adjusting expectations and habits in another moment of deep uncertainty. Source: New York Times
How Are You Approaching the Holidays?
By Gotham Rex on November 7, 2022
We’d like to know how you’re preparing for possible surges of Covid, flu and R.S.V. Source: New York Times
Key Witness Has Covid, Disrupting Trump Organization Trial
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2022
Jeffrey S. McConney, the company’s controller, had coughing fits on the stand. The judge said the trial would likely resume Monday, but that many in the courtroom were at risk. Source: New York Times
Covid, Flu and RSV Are Increasing Hospitalizations in NYC
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2022
New Yorkers are falling ill with new variants of Covid and old illnesses like flu and RSV that masking and other precautions once held at bay. Source: New York Times
NYC Middle Schools Will Drop Selective Screens
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2022
Local districts decided whether to allow middle schools to use grades in choosing students. The majority chose to keep a less competitive lottery system that began during the pandemic. Source: New York Times
The Hochul-Zeldin Debate: A Combative Clash
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2022
Representative Lee Zeldin painted a bleak portrait of New York, while Gov. Kathy Hochul stressed her rival’s anti-abortion stance and his support for Donald Trump. Source: New York Times
On Car-Free Streets, Many New York Restaurants Thrived
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2022
By promoting outdoor dining, the city’s Open Streets program has helped some eating and drinking establishments survive the pandemic, a new report finds. Source: New York Times
Have You Never Had Covid?
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2022
Tell us how you have evaded the virus. Source: New York Times
Gun-Related Suicides and Killings Continued to Rise in 2021, C.D.C. Reports
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2022
The increases in homicides were particularly stark among Black and Hispanic men, while suicides involving firearms rose among all adults. Source: New York Times
The Great Guinea Pig Giveaway Has Begun
By Gotham Rex on October 1, 2022
From geckos to chinchillas, small pets were a pandemic balm. Now shelters across the country say they are being surrendered. Source: New York Times
NYC Tests Show Children Gained in Reading, but Lost Ground in Math
By Gotham Rex on September 28, 2022
The first standardized test results that capture how most city schoolchildren did during the pandemic offered a mixed picture. Source: New York Times
Staying Up Late to Find Out Why New York No Longer Does
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2022
More bars and restaurants are closing their doors at earlier hours, and more New Yorkers are grabbing dinner earlier in the evening. One of our reporters set off to find out why. Source: New York Times
162,000 Signs That New York Is Struggling to Bounce Back
By Gotham Rex on September 19, 2022
The city is having a hard time regaining jobs lost during the pandemic, partly because of its reliance on tourism and office workers. Source: New York Times
Is New York City Finally Returning to the Office?
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2022
With rising subway ridership and office occupancy, the city’s post-Labor Day return has offered early signs that New York may finally be turning over a new chapter in its recovery. Source: New York Times