President Trump’s former personal lawyer balked at signing an agreement not to publish a book while serving his sentence at home, his legal adviser said. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Quarantines”
N.Y.C. Public Schools Will Not Fully Reopen in September
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2020
Classroom attendance in September will be limited to only one to three days a week in an effort to continue to curb the outbreak, the mayor said. Source: New York Times
More Space, Same Address
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2020
As quarantining has made small apartments seem minuscule, some renters have been able to find larger places without leaving the building. Source: New York Times
Florida Smirked at New York's Coronavirus Crisis. Now It Has Its Own.
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2020
With infections surging in Florida while they retreat in New York, the two states and their governors reflect the shifting course of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Embracing Work-Life Balance at the Dining Room Table
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2020
The fashion designer Thakoon Panichgul and the creative director Russell Spina learn to make work and personal life happen in their two-bedroom Manhattan loft. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Will Impose Quarantine on Visitors From States With Big Outbreaks
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2020
New Jersey and Connecticut will also require visitors to quarantine for two weeks. The rule reflects a stark shift in the course of the outbreak. Source: New York Times
Her Virus Test Came Back Positive. 3 Hours Later, She Had a Baby.
By Gotham Rex on June 23, 2020
The pandemic has reshaped the experience of childbirth in New York hospitals, adding more tension into what is an already uncertain event. 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
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
How to Donate Blood
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2020
What you need to know about donating in a time of crisis. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus ‘Ripped A Hole’ In N.Y.C.’s Black Community. This Funeral Director Knows.
By Gotham Rex on June 14, 2020
In New York City, Covid-19 is disproportionately killing black and Latino residents. As the city reopens, a longtime funeral director in Harlem says, “It’s going to take a long time for people to heal.” Source: New York Times
How the Stoop and the Sidewalk Helped New Yorkers Stay Sane
By Gotham Rex on June 14, 2020
A look back at maybe the one good thing to come out of lockdown: getting to know your neighbors. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus Shutdowns: Economists Look for Better Answers
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2020
Researchers are developing models for more targeted closings (and reopenings) that would curb the spread of infection at a less severe economic cost. Source: New York Times
The Virus Ravaged Parents at One School. They Found a Way to Fight Back.
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2020
“The level of devastation this small group of people has dealt with, it’s crazy,” said one member of a school committee that is a lifeline for neighbors in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
10 Weeks Into New York Area’s Lockdown, Who Is Still Getting Sick?
By Gotham Rex on May 28, 2020
Nearly 50,000 people in the region have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last two weeks. Source: New York Times