The departing New York City schools chancellor pulled off a big task in a short period of time: reopening the nation’s largest school district during a pandemic. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus Reopenings”
Chelsea Bounces Back With Influx of Residents Amid Covid
By Gotham Rex on December 29, 2021
The Omicron variant is keeping Manhattan’s offices empty. But an influx of residents and a housing boom in neighborhoods like Chelsea hint at a better future. Source: New York Times
NYC Schools Will Reopen with Ramped-Up Covid Testing to Limit Closures
By Gotham Rex on December 28, 2021
Instead of delaying the start of in-person school and pivoting to remote learning, New York City will aim to detect more infections while mitigating disruptions. Source: New York Times
Sardi’s Is Back After 648 Days, Its Fortunes Tied to Broadway
By Gotham Rex on December 25, 2021
The caricatures are back up. But many shows are canceling performances just as Sardi’s reopens, a hurdle for a restaurant catering to the theater crowd. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams’s First Big Task as Mayor: Reopening Schools in the New Year
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2021
New York City’s school system experienced by far the most chaotic and disrupted days of the fall semester this week, as virus cases rose across the city. Source: New York Times
Adams Cancels Inauguration Gala in Latest Sign of Omicron Surge
By Gotham Rex on December 21, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio and his successor, Eric Adams, are weighing difficult decisions as the city faces another troubling wave of coronavirus cases. Source: New York Times
Is That Sniffle a Cold? Or Is It Covid?
By Gotham Rex on December 20, 2021
In New York City, the slightest runny nose has people canceling holiday gatherings and lining up for hours outside coronavirus testing centers. Source: New York Times
As Virus Cases Surge, New Yorkers Feel a Familiar Anxiety
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2021
Vaccinated residents who had embraced a return to some normalcy are unsettled: “It’s scary — it feels like we’ve been here before.” Source: New York Times
Broadway Is Canceling Shows Due to Positive Covid Tests
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2021
Broadway, where cancellations were once vanishingly rare, has seen a raft of them as positive coronavirus tests among cast and crew members have upended productions. Source: New York Times
New York City's International Tourists Are Trickling Back
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2021
Overseas travelers are back in New York City after the U.S. borders reopened, but many businesses do not expect a major rebound until next year. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Clubs Are Packed, but Many Are Still in Debt
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2021
Will the crowds be enough to recoup months of lost revenue? Source: New York Times
New York City’s Cultural Resilience, Then and Now
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2021
Rumors of the city’s demise have been greatly exaggerated (as usual). In a virtual event on Dec. 9, we explore the current recovery through the lens of previous eras of cultural resurrection. Source: New York Times
What’s the Future of Outdoor Dining in New York?
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2021
As the city debates a plan to make outdoor dining permanent, vocal opposition is growing in affluent, restaurant-rich neighborhoods like the West Village. Source: New York Times
What to Do for Halloween in New York City
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2021
The Village Halloween Parade is back. Haunted houses have reopened. And we’ve rounded up movies that are not-so scary or are downright horrifying. Source: New York Times
As Borders Reopen, New York Wants Foreign Tourists Back, and Fast
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2021
The city’s tourism marketing agency is starting a campaign in several countries to attract visitors after the long pandemic lockout. Source: New York Times