New cases in the U.S. account for 20 percent of new global infections. New York City allowed offices to reopen, with limits. Source: New York Times
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N.Y.’s Legal Limbo: Pandemic Creates Backlog of 39,200 Criminal Cases
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2020
A justice system based on face-to-face meetings has been limping along with virtual hearings, but officials are struggling with how to restart trials and grand jury proceedings. Source: New York Times
Live Global Coronavirus News: White House Says It’s Bracing for an Autumn Wave
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2020
A top official said the Trump administration was working to replenish the medical stockpile as health experts rejected the president’s view of the pandemic. India’s crowded hospitals have been turning people away. Source: New York Times
Stephan L. Kamholz, Chair of Medicine at Maimonides Hospital, Dies at 72
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2020
Dr. Kamholz was working hard on the front lines of a Brooklyn hospital swamped by the coronavirus. Then the virus got him. Source: New York Times
New York City Enters Its Broadest Reopening Yet: Offices
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2020
As the city enters Phase 2, thousands will return to work even as many companies, worried about new cases, keep their workers home. Source: New York Times
Brazil and the U.S. Drive New Coronavirus Infections
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2020
The W.H.O. reported more than 183,000 new cases, the largest one-day increase so far, as the global tally inched toward nine million. A Trump administration official said the White House was preparing for a potential wave of infections in the…
The Nutcracker Hustle: Why Selling Bootleg Cocktails Just Got Harder
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2020
The pandemic has inspired restaurants and bars to mimic the drink. But they have legal protection to do so. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Hired 3,000 Workers for Contact Tracing. It’s Not Going Well.
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2020
The program is crucial to the next phase of reopening, which begins on Monday. But workers have not had much success in getting information from people who test positive. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus Updates: Latest News and Analysis
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2020
The Australian state of Victoria is bringing back preventive measures after a sudden spike in cases. As people gathered in Tulsa, Okla., for a campaign rally by President Trump, health officials worry that the gathering could fuel the virus’s spread. …
New York’s Gay Bars Fear They Won’t Survive the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2020
June is Pride Month, but high rents and little-to-no income mean establishments including the Stonewall Inn are “facing an uncertain future.” Source: New York Times
New Woe for a Jittery N.Y.C.: Illegal Fireworks Going Off All Night
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2020
The city received 1,737 fireworks complaints in the first half of June, 80 times as many as it got in the same period last year. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus Live Updates
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2020
California orders residents to wear masks in most indoor situations. The guidance comes as face coverings become a political flash point. A federal agency has halted funding for new lung treatments. Source: New York Times
The Pandemic Sent Young New Yorkers Packing. Will They Return?
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2020
The financial crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak has led young people from elsewhere to leave the city, uncertain if they will come back. Source: New York Times
Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center Cancel Fall Performances
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2020
All of New York City’s major classical music institutions will be closed at least until the end of 2020. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus Isn't Over. New Yorkers Are Acting as if It Were.
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2020
All over the city, bars, stores and people themselves are bending or ignoring social distancing rules, irking officials trying to keep the coronavirus curve flat. Source: New York Times