Visitors — as long as they don’t come from a quarantine state — are enjoying the city’s rooftop bars and sidewalk restaurants. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”
About 20% of N.J. Prisoners Could Be Freed to Avoid Virus
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2020
Believed to be the first Covid-19 bill of its kind, the legislation could free more than 3,000 New Jersey prisoners who are within a year of release. Source: New York Times
Virus Cases Are Rising in N.J., Spurred by Young Partygoers at the Shore
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2020
Coronavirus cases have jumped by 28 percent. The governor pleaded “one more time to parents and kids”: Don’t gather inside. Source: New York Times
Waldemar Gonzalez, Social Worker Who Drew on His Own Hard Life, Dies at 72
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2020
Mr. Gonzalez grew up with an abusive father, and carried that pain into adulthood, before becoming ‘Dad 2.0.’ He died of the coronavirus. Source: New York Times
$25,000 Pod Schools: How Well-to-Do Children Will Weather the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2020
“This is our emergency fund,” said one parent considering a pod school. “And this is our emergency.” Source: New York Times
Children May Carry Coronavirus at High Levels, Study Finds
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2020
The research does not prove that infected children are contagious, but it should influence the debate about reopening schools, some experts said. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus Live Updates: $600 Unemployment Benefit Is Likely to Lapse Friday, Top Official Says
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2020
Deaths top 150,000 in the United States. In Iran, religious ceremonies and college-entrance exams are in limbo. Source: New York Times
What Teachers' Unions Are Fighting For as Schools Plan a New Year
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2020
Unions are threatening to strike if classrooms reopen, but are also pushing to limit live remote teaching. Their demands will shape pandemic education. Source: New York Times
City Praises Contact-Tracing Program. Workers Call Rollout a ‘Disaster.’
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2020
The contact tracers said the program was confusing and disorganized in its first six weeks, leaving them fearful that their work would not have an impact on the virus. Source: New York Times
Live Coronavirus News Updates and Analysis
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2020
Leaders of hard-hit states are considering new limits on businesses. Germany is dealing with a surge. President Trump shared a video with misleading coronavirus claims. Source: New York Times
Uber and Lyft Drivers Win Ruling on Unemployment Benefits
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2020
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction instructing New York State to begin payments promptly, citing an “inexcusable delay.” Source: New York Times
Stir-Crazy New Yorkers Discovered an Idyllic Spot. Will They Trample It?
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2020
During the pandemic, people are venturing deeper into the city’s forests, wetlands and grasslands, just as budget cuts threaten the spaces’ upkeep. Source: New York Times
Chainsmokers Concert in Hamptons Is Under Investigation by Cuomo
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2020
The state’s health commissioner opened an inquiry after video footage of the concert showed crowds of people standing close together. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus Live Updates: Moderna and N.I.H. Begin Vaccine Trial
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2020
Dr. Deborah L. Birx, the Trump administration’s coronavirus response coordinator, urged states to close bars and ban gatherings. Vietnam will evacuate tourists after its first cases in months. Source: New York Times
The Uncertain Future of Midtown
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2020
Midtown Manhattan faces an economic catastrophe, a cascade of loss upon loss in the city’s corporate heart that threatens to alter its identity. Source: New York Times