After a pandemic hiatus, dancing under the stars has returned, uniting old friends and acquaintances. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”
Paxlovid Cuts Covid Deaths Among Older People, Israeli Study Finds
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2022
Among patients under 65, however, the drug made little difference in hospitalization or death rates. Source: New York Times
US Life Expectancy Falls Again in ‘Historic’ Setback
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2022
The decline during the pandemic is the sharpest in nearly 100 years, hitting American Indian and Native Alaskan communities particularly hard. Source: New York Times
How to Get Free Covid Tests in NYC
By Gotham Rex on August 29, 2022
Officials have closed many brick-and-mortar testing sites and are instead focused on increasing access to Covid-19 treatments. Source: New York Times
Live Performance Is Back. But Audiences Have Been Slow to Return.
By Gotham Rex on August 21, 2022
Attendance lagged in the comeback season, as the challenges posed by the coronavirus persisted. Presenters hope it was just a blip. Source: New York Times
Racial Disparities Have Marked the Monkeypox Vaccine Rollout
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2022
New York City has released new data showing that Black men have received far fewer monkeypox vaccines than their share of the at-risk population. Source: New York Times
Covid and N.Y.C. Schools: Back to Class, and Finally Back to Normal?
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2022
The city Education Department has ended most Covid restrictions for students, although teachers still have to be vaccinated. Source: New York Times
The M.T.A.’s Money Woes
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2022
The New York area transportation authority is contending with reduced ridership, debt and inefficiency. Source: New York Times
Why a Century-Old Vaccine Offers New Hope Against Pathogens
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
The B.C.G. tuberculosis vaccine may protect against Covid-19 and other infections by broadly bolstering the immune system. Source: New York Times
New York City Braces for an M.T.A. Budget Disaster, Again
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2022
New Yorkers fear a repeat of past service cuts as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority faces a $2.5 billion budget deficit in 2025. Source: New York Times
It’s Gingerbread House Season, if You’re in the Holiday Trade
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2022
In a Queens apartment, a former chef is deep in gingerbread sleighs, Santas and houses: 800 down, 700 more to go. Source: New York Times
Opponents of Outdoor Dining Renew Fight Against Sheds
By Gotham Rex on August 4, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams is a big supporter of outdoor dining, but those who dislike the program are trying to kill it in court. Source: New York Times
Why Mechanics Are Finding Themselves on Rat Patrol
By Gotham Rex on August 4, 2022
The pandemic enthusiasm for car ownership in New York has led to an increase in rodents under the hood. Source: New York Times
How Some Parents Changed Their Politics in the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
They were once Democrats and Republicans. But fears for their children in the pandemic transformed their thinking, turning them into single-issue voters for November’s midterms. Source: New York Times
Small Business Owners Are Still Struggling in New York
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2022
“I feel like it’s 50-50,” said the owner of a Brooklyn coffee shop who is finding it hard to rebound from the pandemic. Source: New York Times