Supply chain problems that have hit businesses across the country now threaten a quintessential New York treat. Source: New York Times
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Omicron Variant Spreading Twice as Quickly as Delta in South Africa
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2021
A new mathematical analysis strengthens concerns about the effects of the new variant on the pandemic’s course. Source: New York Times
Upstate New York Hospitals Are Overwhelmed as Covid Cases Surge
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2021
Health care officials say a “perfect storm” of new Covid cases, staff shortages and filled nursing homes has created a crisis. Source: New York Times
Five Omicron Variant Cases Confirmed in New York State
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2021
“This is not a cause for major alarm,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said, adding that she was not announcing a shutdown or other drastic measures in response to the cases. Source: New York Times
Inside the Holiday Light Show at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2021
Outdoor installations like the elaborate illuminations at Brooklyn Botanic Garden are perfect for this second pandemic winter. Source: New York Times
Hochul Urges Anime NYC Conference Attendees to Get Tested Due to Omicron
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2021
“This is not cause for alarm,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said. “It was foreseen ever since it was first reported out of South Africa, that we knew it would come to New York State at some point.” Source: New York Times
New York City Sets Vaccine Mandate for Religious and Private School Workers
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2021
The directive, which affects 56,000 employees, faced immediate opposition from some Jewish and Catholic leaders, who sent a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio urging him to reconsider. Source: New York Times
Anti-Vaccination Ad Mysteriously Appears at N.Y.C. Bus Stop
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2021
City officials said the ad, which contained false information and was seen at a bus stop in Brooklyn, had not been authorized. It was later removed. Source: New York Times
Citi Bike Struggles to Keep Up With New Yorkers’ Love of Cycling
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2021
New Yorkers are biking much more since the pandemic, making it hard to find bikes and parking docks in some high-use neighborhoods. Source: New York Times
Omicron Prompts Swift Reconsideration of Boosters Among Scientists
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2021
Many public health experts were opposed to a boosters-for-all approach. The new variant is changing some minds. Source: New York Times
Is New York City Ready for the Omicron Variant?
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2021
New York has already weathered three variants this year — Iota, Alpha and Delta. Will Omicron be different? Source: New York Times
De Blasio Urges New Yorkers to Wear Masks Indoors as Omicron Looms
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2021
“We’re doubling down” on current mask guidance, the mayor said. He also extended the city’s vaccine mandate to cover workers in child care settings and early intervention programs. Source: New York Times
Why Retired Subway Workers Are Getting $35,000 to Come Back
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2021
The pandemic caused a shortage of train and bus workers. Now transit agencies in New York and around the nation are aggressively recruiting and hiring. Source: New York Times
Will the Vaccines Stop Omicron? Scientists Are Racing to Find Out.
By Gotham Rex on November 28, 2021
A “Frankenstein mix” of mutations raises concerns, but the variant may remain vulnerable to current vaccines. If not, revisions will be necessary. Source: New York Times
U.S. Governors Respond to Omicron Variant
By Gotham Rex on November 28, 2021
No cases of the new coronavirus variant have been confirmed in the U.S., but leaders said they were using existing safeguards and watching closely. Source: New York Times