Despite rising rents and the pandemic, “In her heart she wanted to keep it going,” her husband said of their business. She died of complications of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
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N.Y.C. Takes Big Leap Forward in Reopening
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2021
A single set of new rules statewide was widely superseded by the personal comfort levels of the city’s millions of residents. Source: New York Times
New York Is Reopening. Here’s What That Actually Means.
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2021
Most businesses will be able to operate at 100 percent capacity, but it’s not a full return to normal. Source: New York Times
Is New York's MTA Subway Safe? Many Riders Say No.
By Gotham Rex on May 18, 2021
City officials cite lower subway crime numbers, but a spate of random attacks has unnerved riders. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Set to Receive $5.1 Million from Pandemic Book Deal
By Gotham Rex on May 17, 2021
Details of the agreement were released as investigators examine whether the New York governor used state resources to write the leadership memoir. Source: New York Times
New York's Subway Returns to 24 Hours Full Service
By Gotham Rex on May 17, 2021
The system began closing overnight for cleaning at the start of the pandemic, but M.T.A. officials restored round-the-clock trains early Monday, bringing the longest shutdown in the subway’s history to an end. Source: New York Times
They’re Vaccinated and Keeping Their Masks On, Maybe Forever
By Gotham Rex on May 17, 2021
Face coverings have been a political flash point for more than a year. But now, the backlash is directed at people who don’t plan to take them off. Source: New York Times
Wearing Masks, Even After Getting Vaccinated
By Gotham Rex on May 17, 2021
Driven by a combination of anxiety and murky information about new virus variants, some New Yorkers aren’t letting their guard down. Source: New York Times
What is the Future of New York City?
By Gotham Rex on May 15, 2021
What will happen to the city after the pandemic? Here are five scenarios to ponder. Source: New York Times
Why the C.D.C. Changed Its Advice on Masks
By Gotham Rex on May 14, 2021
Two scientific findings altered the calculus: Vaccinated people don’t transmit the virus, and the shots are effective against variants. Source: New York Times
The Spike in Shootings in New York City May Outlast Covid
By Gotham Rex on May 14, 2021
About 505 people were shot in New York City through May 9, the highest year-to-date number in a decade. Source: New York Times
Losers, Lovers, Strivers: The 60-Second Novelist Is Ready to Listen
By Gotham Rex on May 14, 2021
After a year of isolation, a writer of speedy life stories takes to the street to commune with strangers again, plying the form he came up with nearly 40 years ago. Source: New York Times
Vaccinated Americans May Go Without Masks in Most Places, Federal Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on May 13, 2021
Fully vaccinated people do not have to wear masks or maintain social distance indoors or outdoors, with some exceptions, the C.D.C. advised. Source: New York Times
New York Is Reawakening. It Just Needs Its Tourists Back.
By Gotham Rex on May 13, 2021
After a year of staying away, visitors are trickling back. Now, city officials and business leaders are plotting ways to lure them in large numbers. Source: New York Times
C.D.C. Advisers Endorse Pfizer Vaccine for Children Ages 12 to 15
By Gotham Rex on May 12, 2021
Immunizations will quickly begin nationwide, officials predicted. Source: New York Times