Governor Andrew M. Cuomo will nominate Sarah Feinberg, a close ally, to oversee the largest transit system in North America. Source: New York Times
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New York City Plans a Central Park Mega-Concert to Celebrate Reopening
By Gotham Rex on June 7, 2021
The mayor’s office has asked the producer Clive Davis to sign up musical stars for an event on the Great Lawn in August. Source: New York Times
New York City Is Reopening. But Some Aren’t Celebrating Yet.
By Gotham Rex on June 7, 2021
After a year of cancellations and delays, some people are still cautious about planning large gatherings. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C.'s Subway Musicians Return to M.T.A. Platforms
By Gotham Rex on June 4, 2021
After 14 months away, authorized performers returned to train platforms to play for a reduced ridership. Source: New York Times
A Monthslong Battle on the Upper West Side Ends
By Gotham Rex on June 4, 2021
A court ruling has resolved a conflict over homeless men at a hotel. The clash raised questions around race, class and tolerance. Source: New York Times
Homeless Men Lose Court Battle to Stay in Upper West Side Hotel
By Gotham Rex on June 3, 2021
The city said the men at the Lucerne could stay there until a larger move of homeless people out of hotels amid the reopening. Source: New York Times
When a Surgeon Became a Covid-19 Patient: ‘I Had Never Faced the Reality of Death’
By Gotham Rex on June 3, 2021
Infected early in the pandemic, Dr. Tomoaki Kato, a renowned transplant surgeon, was soon on life support, and one of the sickest patients in his own hospital. Source: New York Times
Will the Excelsior Pass, New York’s Vaccine Passport, Catch On?
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2021
More than 1 million Excelsior passes have been downloaded since they were introduced, but officials are hoping they will be adopted more widely. Source: New York Times
Barbecues, Birthdays and Tangos: New York Parks Are Bustling Again
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2021
While Memorial Day is the unofficial start to summer in the city, New Yorkers have already been filling the city’s green spaces, celebrating the joy of being together. Source: New York Times
New York’s ‘Excelsior Pass’ Is the Country’s First Vaccine Passport
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2021
New Yorkers can download an app that they can use to show proof of their vaccination. Source: New York Times
Lines Never Felt So Good: Crowds Herald New York’s Reopening
By Gotham Rex on May 31, 2021
Museums broke attendance records, movie theaters sold out and jazz fans packed clubs on a Memorial Day weekend that felt far removed from the prior year’s pandemic traumas. Source: New York Times
Sure, It’s Raining. But It’s Still the Start of Summer in New York City.
By Gotham Rex on May 30, 2021
The wet Memorial Day weekend did not quite live up to the celebration of the city’s reopening that many New Yorkers were hoping for, but they made the best of it. Source: New York Times
Uber and Lyft Surges: What to Know
By Gotham Rex on May 30, 2021
The companies say they are charging extra because they don’t have enough drivers to match rebounding customer demand. Source: New York Times
‘What Do I Do Next?’: Orphaned by Covid, Two Teens Find Their Way
By Gotham Rex on May 29, 2021
The virus took their mother. Now, as the city reopens, a brother and a sister are rebuilding their lives. Source: New York Times
New York City Traffic is Back, According to Reporters
By Gotham Rex on May 29, 2021
In New York City, traffic has roared back to nearly prepandemic levels; perhaps no one has a better front-row seat than traffic reporters. Source: New York Times