As they grow accustomed to working from home, many businesses are delaying signing new leases until rents drop and the pandemic passes. Source: New York Times
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N.Y. Will Move Homeless Men from Liberal Neighborhood After Backlash
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2020
The move of 300 men to the upscale Upper West Side neighborhood led to complaints and the threat of a lawsuit. Source: New York Times
Jazz Lives in Clubs. The Pandemic Is Threatening Its Future.
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2020
The entire concert industry is struggling as the Covid-19 shutdown continues. But a genre rooted in live performance and in-the-moment dynamics is in particular peril. Source: New York Times
Covid-19 Live Updates: Parties and Pushback Threaten College Reopenings
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2020
China’s trade negotiators are being vaccinated. South Korea’s young doctors returned to work after a strike. States and cities in the U.S. are planning fiscal maneuvers in case Congress can’t agree on a fiscal relief package. Source: New York Times
6-Year-Old and 4 Others Are Shot at J’Ouvert Celebration in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2020
The boy’s wounds were not life-threatening, officials said, but the violence once again marred the pre-dawn West Indian American Day celebration. Source: New York Times
Tax the Ultrarich? Cuomo Resists, Even With a $14 Billion Budget Gap
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2020
State Democratic lawmakers are pressuring Gov. Andrew Cuomo to approve a tax on the wealthy, fearing that budget cuts will hurt those most in need. Source: New York Times
Covid-19 Live Updates: New York Goes a Month With a Positivity Rate of Under 1 Percent
By Gotham Rex on September 6, 2020
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the figure as he and experts urged caution amid Labor Day celebrations. A university known for research on the virus warns its scientists against suspicious packages. Source: New York Times
New York Will Test the Dead More Often for Coronavirus and Flu
By Gotham Rex on September 6, 2020
New regulations require a ramp-up in testing for patients with symptoms, as well as people who weren’t tested before they died. Source: New York Times
Daily Coronavirus Testing at Home? Many Experts Are Skeptical
By Gotham Rex on September 6, 2020
The buzzy idea is impractical, critics said. And there isn’t yet real-world data to show it will work. Source: New York Times
Covid-19 Live Updates: Northeastern University Dismisses 11 Students for Partying but Keeps Their Tuition
By Gotham Rex on September 5, 2020
The U.N. warns of looming famines connected to the pandemic. Over 100 cases are connected to an indoor wedding in Maine, including three non-participants who later died. Source: New York Times
Covid-19 Live Updates: Latest News and Analysis
By Gotham Rex on September 5, 2020
Tech companies’ policies aimed at parents are angering some workers who don’t have children. Confirmed cases in a devastated India surpassed four million. Source: New York Times
Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Officials Urge Caution Ahead of Labor Day Weekend
By Gotham Rex on September 4, 2020
U.S. officials urged caution ahead of Labor Day Weekend. Russian scientists published the first report on their controversial vaccine, finding a modest amount of antibodies in volunteers. Source: New York Times
7 Officers Suspended as a Black Man’s Suffocation Roils Rochester
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2020
The man, Daniel Prude, who suffered from mental illness, died in March after police officers placed a mesh hood over his head. Source: New York Times
A Few Students Threw Parties. Now an Entire SUNY Campus Is Shut Down.
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2020
Nearly 400 State University of New York, Oneonta, students tested positive for the coronavirus less than two weeks after classes began. Source: New York Times
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump Administration Vaccine Chief Casts Doubt on Vaccine by Election Day
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2020
The New York Times surveyed more than 1,500 colleges, and found that over two-thirds have reported at least one case. Madrid’s leader said it was “probable that all children would get infected, one way or another.” Source: New York Times