Business leaders warn the mayor that an influx of aid could be squandered on short-term programs that won’t help the unemployed. Source: New York Times
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Is Bill de Blasio Secretly Backing Eric Adams for Mayor?
By Gotham Rex on June 14, 2021
The mayor is not making a public endorsement in the primary race, but he is believed to favor Mr. Adams, the Brooklyn borough president. Source: New York Times
New York City Plans a Central Park Mega-Concert to Celebrate Reopening
By Gotham Rex on June 7, 2021
The mayor’s office has asked the producer Clive Davis to sign up musical stars for an event on the Great Lawn in August. Source: New York Times
Homeless Men Lose Court Battle to Stay in Upper West Side Hotel
By Gotham Rex on June 3, 2021
The city said the men at the Lucerne could stay there until a larger move of homeless people out of hotels amid the reopening. Source: New York Times
How the Candidates for N.Y.C. Mayor Plan to Improve Transit
By Gotham Rex on May 27, 2021
Eight leading mayoral candidates share their ideas and plans for public transit. Source: New York Times
The End of Online Classes
By Gotham Rex on May 25, 2021
Masks will still be required, and schools will follow social-distancing guidelines, but vaccinations are not yet mandatory. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Will Eliminate Remote Learning for Next School Year
By Gotham Rex on May 24, 2021
All students and staff members will be back in school buildings full time come September, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. to Eliminate Remote Learning For Fall
By Gotham Rex on May 24, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio said that all students would resume in-person classes in the new academic year, a major step toward fully reopening the largest school system in the U.S. Source: New York Times
Is New York's MTA Subway Safe? Many Riders Say No.
By Gotham Rex on May 18, 2021
City officials cite lower subway crime numbers, but a spate of random attacks has unnerved riders. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidates Keep Focus on Crime After a Feisty Debate
By Gotham Rex on May 14, 2021
Back on the campaign trail, the leading Democrats traded barbs over their competing visions for public safety. Source: New York Times
The Spike in Shootings in New York City May Outlast Covid
By Gotham Rex on May 14, 2021
About 505 people were shot in New York City through May 9, the highest year-to-date number in a decade. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Will Offer Vaccinations at Subway Stations
By Gotham Rex on May 10, 2021
The state will offer free subway and rail tickets as an incentive. And the State University of New York planned to require that returning students be fully vaccinated. Source: New York Times
NYC Plans $25 Million Program to Put Artists Back to Work
By Gotham Rex on May 6, 2021
The move is intended to support artists whose income plummeted during the pandemic and who have clamored for government relief. Source: New York Times
To Save Penn Station, New York Wants to Build 10 Skyscrapers
By Gotham Rex on May 5, 2021
The state says revenue from the new towers can finance the rebuilding of the rail terminal. But the pandemic has upended the need for office space. Source: New York Times
A Target Date for a Full Reopening in New York City
By Gotham Rex on April 30, 2021
City officials hope to allow businesses to operate without limitations. But the mayor has little authority over the restrictions. Source: New York Times