“The nation and the world are in peril,” President Biden said after touring storm damage in New York and Jersey. “And that’s not hyperbole. That is a fact.” Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Queens (NYC)”
A Presidential Visit and a Promise of Federal Aid
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2021
Ahead of President Biden’s visit, the governors of New York and New Jersey announced that they had been granted storm-recovery funds. Source: New York Times
Meet the People Rescuing Piping Plover Birds In New York
By Gotham Rex on September 6, 2021
A group of volunteers patrols beaches where endangered Piping Plovers nest. Source: New York Times
Biden to Visit Northeast Flood Zones as Demand Grows for Climate Action
By Gotham Rex on September 5, 2021
The president will visit hard-hit areas in New York and New Jersey, as residents call for more serious action on climate change. Source: New York Times
Trapped in Basements and Cars, They Lost Their Lives in Savage Storm
By Gotham Rex on September 2, 2021
The storm’s victims included at least 15 people in New York State and 23 in New Jersey. Some died as waters inundated their basement homes. Source: New York Times
Douglas Manor, Queens: A Bucolic Suburb in the City
By Gotham Rex on August 25, 2021
Sure, there’s no sewer system. But residents overlook that and other challenges ‘to be in New York City but to feel like you are in Cape Cod.’ Source: New York Times
There's Still Time to Savor Summer in New York City
By Gotham Rex on August 25, 2021
What would you like to do before we trade short sleeves for sweaters and lemonades for pumpkin spice lattes? Here are some ideas. Source: New York Times
In Defense of the Lazy Picnic
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2021
Let’s pick up some food and head to the park with friends. Source: New York Times
After Key Evidence Was Withheld, 2 Men Spent 3 Decades in Prison
By Gotham Rex on August 9, 2021
Carlton Roman and Christopher Ellis were freed after judges in separate cases found that they had been unjustly convicted. Source: New York Times
Can Open Streets Be New York's Future?
By Gotham Rex on August 9, 2021
34th Avenue in Queens has become the gold standard for an open street that puts people ahead of cars, but critics say it goes too far. Source: New York Times
Music, but Make It Outdoors
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2021
Even as concerts return to indoor venues, there’s still something spectacular about a show out in the warm summer air. Source: New York Times
Honoring Black History on Juneteenth
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
A day of celebration and lamentation, with events across New York. Source: New York Times
Queens Man Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of 10-Year-Old
By Gotham Rex on June 8, 2021
Justin Wallace, who would have turned 11 on Tuesday, was shot as he walked out of his aunt’s home on Saturday. Source: New York Times
Boy, 10, Is Killed in Queens Shooting
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2021
A 29-year-old man was also injured by gunfire at a house in the Edgemere neighborhood of the Rockaways, the police said. Source: New York Times
How an ‘Open Streets’ Operative Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on June 5, 2021
Kyle Gorman spends much of the day touring parts of the city that are participating in the popular outdoor program. Source: New York Times