The governor threatened penalties for hospitals that don’t increase the pace of inoculations, and made more health care workers eligible. Source: New York Times
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New Variant Detected in New York Amid Growing Crisis Over Vaccine Rollout
By Gotham Rex on January 4, 2021
The sluggish pace of vaccinations has been particularly striking in New York City, the onetime epicenter of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
8 Things We Hated About New York Until 2020 Happened
By Gotham Rex on December 25, 2020
New Yorkers are world-famous kvetchers. But when we got something real to complain about, we changed our tune. Source: New York Times
5 Takeaways From the First Week of Vaccines in New York
By Gotham Rex on December 18, 2020
The mass vaccination program is off to an encouraging, if slow, start. Source: New York Times
Snow Buries Binghamton, N.Y.
By Gotham Rex on December 17, 2020
Officials said that 41 inches fell in the city, and Governor Cuomo declared a state of emergency across a wide swath of the state. Source: New York Times
The Vaccine Arrived in a 63-Pound Box, Packed in Dry Ice
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2020
Inside the race to give the first shots: Hospitals around the country scrambled after waiting months for the coronavirus vaccine. Source: New York Times
Inside the Race to Offer the First Vaccinations in the United States
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2020
Hospitals around the country scrambled to administer the first shots after waiting months for the coronavirus vaccine. Source: New York Times
Vaccine Distribution Is Underway in New York
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2020
The first coronavirus vaccine in the country was administered in Queens. Source: New York Times
New York Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution Begins
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2020
A nurse in Queens received the coronavirus vaccine during a news conference with Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Source: New York Times
Restaurants Forge Ahead Without Indoor Dining
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2020
The second wave of the coronavirus has brought a new hardship for restaurants, which now confront a winter with no indoor dining. Source: New York Times
Former Aide Accuses Cuomo of Sexual Harassment
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2020
Lindsey Boylan, who is now running for Manhattan borough president, said the governor would often discuss her physical appearance when she worked for him. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Tries to Jolt Public by Warning of Overwhelmed Hospitals
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2020
The governor makes a sharp strategic shift to persuade New Yorkers to take the coronavirus seriously as infections surge across the state. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Suspends Indoor Dining in N.Y.C. Again
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2020
The decision, intended to slow a second wave of coronavirus cases, is a blow to the struggling restaurant industry. Source: New York Times
Will Indoor Dining End Next Week?
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2020
The governor’s new criteria to roll back reopening include limits on restaurants in regions where hospitalization rates are rising. Source: New York Times
Indoor Dining May Be Banned Again, Threatening Many N.Y.C. Restaurants
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2020
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a new restrictions model that could end indoor dining in the city as early as next week. Source: New York Times