City officials hope to allow businesses to operate without limitations. But the mayor has little authority over the restrictions. Source: New York Times
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Only 8 Black Students Are Admitted to Stuyvesant High School
By Gotham Rex on April 29, 2021
Once again, tiny numbers of Black and Latino students received offers to attend New York City’s elite public high schools. Source: New York Times
Mask Rules Are Relaxed. New Yorkers, Not So Much.
By Gotham Rex on April 29, 2021
The C.D.C. says it’s OK to remove your mask in certain outdoor situations. Not everyone is ready to move on yet. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C.’s Mayor Wants City to ‘Fully Reopen’ on July 1
By Gotham Rex on April 29, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio offered a tantalizing glimpse of normalcy even as his authority to actually lift restrictions on businesses was somewhat limited. Source: New York Times
Covid-19 Cases and Rates Plunge in New York City
By Gotham Rex on April 29, 2021
Virus cases and rates are plunging, and vaccination is rising, but one doctor cautioned, “We still have a long way to go.” Source: New York Times
Valerie Cirillo-Bunch, a Child-Care Sage, Dies at 41
By Gotham Rex on April 28, 2021
She worked with preschoolers, infants and their parents, “the mom that other moms looked up to.” She died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
Soon at Bars, It’s Adios to ‘Cuomoritos’
By Gotham Rex on April 28, 2021
Lawmakers are expected to move to pause Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s rule that forced bars and restaurants to serve food with alcoholic drinks. Source: New York Times
How 2 N.J. Schools With Similar Covid Cases Are Reopening
By Gotham Rex on April 28, 2021
Students with autism in two neighboring New Jersey towns have had far different access to in-person school. Source: New York Times
New York State To Life Rule Mandating Food Served With Alcohol
By Gotham Rex on April 27, 2021
The rule had been criticized by many, including the restaurant industry and many Republican lawmakers, as arbitrary and an unfair regulation for bars that weren’t used to serving food. Source: New York Times
New York Will Allow Walk-Ins at State Vaccine Sites
By Gotham Rex on April 27, 2021
Starting Thursday, anyone 16 or older can get a first dose of a Covid vaccine without an appointment at any state-run mass vaccination site in New York, a policy the state hopes will draw out the hesitant. Source: New York…
Theodore Lambrinos, Baritone With a Zest for the Road, Dies at 85
By Gotham Rex on April 27, 2021
Mr. Lambrinos sang performances at the Metropolitan Opera and was a stalwart of New York Grand Opera. He died of Covid-related pneumonia. Source: New York Times
Rural Ambulance Crews Have Run Out of Money and Volunteers
By Gotham Rex on April 25, 2021
Strained by pandemic-era budget cuts, stress and a lack of revenue, at least 10 ambulance companies in Wyoming are in danger of shuttering — some imminently. Source: New York Times
Shots For Homebound New Yorkers Have Lagged. A Vaccine Pause Didn't Help.
By Gotham Rex on April 23, 2021
Efforts to vaccinate homebound seniors in New York have lagged, and the national pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine set them back further. Source: New York Times
Vaccines Are Effective Against the New York Variant, Studies Find
By Gotham Rex on April 22, 2021
The research adds to a growing number of findings suggesting the Pfizer and Moderna shots are protective against the variants identified so far. Source: New York Times
Richard K. Kim, Pioneering Korean-American Prosecutor, Dies at 76
By Gotham Rex on April 22, 2021
He was appointed an assistant district attorney in Queens in 1985 and later became counsel to a cosmetics company. He died of complications of Covid-19. Source: New York Times