Reported rat sightings, health inspections finding evidence of rat activity and cases of a disease spread via rat urine are all up amid the pandemic. Source: New York Times
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Racism Is Declared a Public Health Crisis in New York City
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2021
The Board of Health passed a resolution directing the Health Department to work toward a “racially just recovery” from the coronavirus pandemic. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Board of Health Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2021
The Board of Health passed a resolution directing the Health Department to work toward a “racially just recovery” from the coronavirus pandemic. Source: New York Times
They Live in an N.Y.C. Virus Hot Spot. But They Won’t Get Vaccinated.
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2021
Staten Island’s recent uptick in coronavirus cases foretold a larger increase across New York City. Source: New York Times
New York to Require Vaccination or Weekly Testing for City Health Workers
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2021
The new city policy takes aim at improving vaccination rates at public hospitals. Across the city, 70 percent of hospital workers are fully vaccinated. Source: New York Times
How the Coronavirus Variants Are Spreading in New York City
By Gotham Rex on April 13, 2021
New, searchable ZIP code-level data provides a close look at how contagious variants have kept New York’s case levels alarmingly high. Source: New York Times
New York City Barely Tests for Virus Variants. Can That Change?
By Gotham Rex on February 3, 2021
The rate in January was far below the 10 percent recommended by some experts. Now, officials are aiming to put a more robust program in place. Source: New York Times
How to Get the Coronavirus Vaccine in N.Y.C.
By Gotham Rex on January 16, 2021
There are multiple websites, disappearing slots and even attempts to game the system. Here’s our guide to what you have to do to get a dose in your arm. Source: New York Times
What New York City’s Sewers Reveal About the Virus
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2020
The pungent underground waterways, known for alligator tales and other lore, are routinely tested for traces of the coronavirus. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C.’s School Testing Plan May Miss Large Outbreaks, Study Finds
By Gotham Rex on October 2, 2020
Half of New York’s students should be tested every two weeks, researchers estimate. Officials plan to test only 10 to 20 percent of each school every month. Source: New York Times
New York Threatens Coronavirus Lockdown for Orthodox Jewish Areas
By Gotham Rex on September 25, 2020
Community leaders said residents have resisted the rules in part because of the influence of President Trump, whose views on masks have been embraced. Source: New York Times
Virus Cases Are Reported in 100 N.Y.C. School Buildings
By Gotham Rex on September 23, 2020
Nearly all the buildings remained open, following city guidelines that say only those schools with two cases in different classrooms will shut. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Warns About Rising Virus Cases in Hasidic Neighborhoods
By Gotham Rex on September 23, 2020
Officials see a worrisome indicator in several parts of Brooklyn and Queens after a couple of months of declining or flat transmission. Source: New York Times
In N.Y.C.’s Coronavirus Surge, a Frightening Echo of the 1918 Flu
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2020
This spring, death rates rivaled those seen during the country’s deadliest pandemic, a new study finds. “What 1918 looked like is basically this.” Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Health Commissioner Resigns After Clashes With Mayor Over Virus
By Gotham Rex on August 4, 2020
The resignation of Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the commissioner since 2018, came after Mayor Bill de Blasio stripped her agency of a key virus tracing program. Source: New York Times