Parents who try to withdraw their children from yeshivas over a lack of secular education often cannot do so, hampered by social pressure and a rabbinical court system. Source: New York Times
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Hochul Declares Polio State of Emergency for New York
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2022
The virus has now been detected in a Nassau County wastewater sample, officials said. Source: New York Times
Polio May Have Been Spreading in New York Since April
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
A new study from the C.D.C. provides more details about a polio case detected in New York last month, and suggests the virus has been spreading elsewhere for a year. Source: New York Times
Health Chief Warns Polio Case Could Be ‘Tip of the Iceberg’
By Gotham Rex on August 4, 2022
With increased urgency, state officials called for residents to get vaccinated against the disease after it was found in a second county’s wastewater. Source: New York Times
Rare Case of Polio Prompts Alarm and an Urgent Investigation in New York
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2022
Health officials in Rockland County offered pop-up polio vaccinations and urged the public to get shots as they investigated whether the disease had spread to others. Source: New York Times
First Polio Case in Nearly a Decade Is Detected in New York State
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2022
A man who lives in Rockland County was infected by someone who received the oral polio vaccine, which is no longer used in the United States, officials said. Source: New York Times
Where Are the Fans for Israel’s National Baseball Team? In New York.
By Gotham Rex on July 17, 2021
The Tokyo-bound Israeli national baseball team has more supporters in New York than in its home country. Source: New York Times
Building Inspectors Among 4 Arrested in Fatal Fire at Adult Care Home
By Gotham Rex on June 29, 2021
Two officials are accused of filing false reports, and a father and son face arson and manslaughter charges in a blaze that killed two men. Source: New York Times
Inside the Long-Lost Brickyards That Built N.Y.C.
By Gotham Rex on May 21, 2021
A century ago, brickmaking along the Hudson River was thriving. Then the industry vanished. Source: New York Times
Fire in Spring Valley Assisted Living Home Kills At Least 1
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2021
Dozens of residents were evacuated after the blaze tore through a facility in Spring Valley, N.Y., and a firefighter and a resident were still missing. “It’s one of your worst nightmares,” a fire official said. Source: New York Times
Hudson Valley Real Estate Market Still Overheated
By Gotham Rex on March 19, 2021
New Yorkers scouring northern towns for second homes have pushed prices up and made it harder for locals to find affordable homes. Source: New York Times
Torres and Jones Win and Will Become 1st Gay Black Members of Congress
By Gotham Rex on November 5, 2020
Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones defeated token Republican challengers in overwhelmingly Democratic House districts in New York. Source: New York Times
15% of Virus Tests Are Positive, and Few Wear Masks in One Orthodox Suburb
By Gotham Rex on October 9, 2020
Several towns with large ultra-Orthodox Jewish populations are seeing coronavirus case rates that are among the highest in New York. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Imposes Tight Virus Rules on Areas Hit by Spikes Across State
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2020
The plan was intended to curb the outbreak in areas, many with large populations of Orthodox Jews, that have had sharp increases in cases. Source: New York Times
Rockland County Issues Subpoenas to Halt Coronavirus Spread After Party
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2020
Rushing to contain a coronavirus cluster tied to a big party in a New York City suburb, officials turned to an unusual legal strategy. Source: New York Times