Broadway enthusiasts, art aficionados and food lovers will find new offerings in and around Times Square and in neighborhoods below 42nd Street, heralding the promise of a vibrant recovery. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Shutdowns (Institutional)”
In Housing Court, Tenants Are Being Evicted Again
By Gotham Rex on May 3, 2022
New York City tenants have been tossed out of their homes in more than 500 cases since the eviction moratorium was lifted. Source: New York Times
Forlini’s Italian Restaurant Closes
By Gotham Rex on April 10, 2022
The beloved red-sauce restaurant in New York’s Chinatown has served its last clams casino. “It’s hard, but we’re leaving while we’re still on top,” Derek Forlini said. Source: New York Times
How Covid Changed the Clergy in New York
By Gotham Rex on April 9, 2022
As the city’s houses of worship begin to hold in-person services again, faith leaders reflect on what the pandemic has taught them. Source: New York Times
Tourism Begins to Revive in New York, but Not Among Chinese
By Gotham Rex on March 30, 2022
Chinese tourists are still barred from traveling abroad. But city officials forecast a 70 percent increase in tourism in 2022, including 8 million visitors from abroad. Source: New York Times
Two Years Later, New York City’s Lessons from the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2022
The city was slow to react, and the vaccine rollout was flawed. Poor neighborhoods still need help. But shutdowns and mandates saved lives. Source: New York Times
Two Years of the Pandemic: New York Looks Back
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2022
It all began in March 2020, when we were flying blind and hoping it would be over quickly. Source: New York Times
Tony Awards to Announce Prizes in June at Radio City Music Hall
By Gotham Rex on March 9, 2022
The 75th ceremony, honoring plays and musicals staged on Broadway, resumes its traditional calendar after a few years of pandemic disruption. Source: New York Times
‘Mask or Vax’ Rule Lifted, but That Doesn’t Mean No Masks
By Gotham Rex on February 10, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul said the indoor mask mandate for businesses would expire today. Other states loosened pandemic rules, deepening confusion about what is and is not required. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Struggles To Recover After Omicron Cases Surge
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2022
The economic disruptions of the latest Covid wave have hurt blue-collar workers the most, even as Wall Street profits, rents and home sales are soaring. Source: New York Times
A Quandary for New York Restaurants and Workers: What to Do About Omicron?
By Gotham Rex on January 16, 2022
Without hard rules about employees who test positive, owners and workers are weighing safety against finances, and not always agreeing on the answer. Source: New York Times
‘Mockingbird,’ Once a Broadway Smash, to Pause Production Amid Omicron
By Gotham Rex on January 12, 2022
“Girl From the North Country,” a musical using the songs of Bob Dylan, also closed, with hopes of reopening in the spring, as the surge in virus cases continues to upend the theater industry. Source: New York Times
City Schools Are ‘Staying Open,’ Mayor Eric Adams Says
By Gotham Rex on January 4, 2022
But the spike in Omicron cases has created trepidation for many parents. Source: New York Times
New York City Schools 'Staying Open' Despite Omicron, Mayor Says
By Gotham Rex on January 3, 2022
Covid cases soared in the week before the winter break, prompting the closures of 11 schools and over 400 classrooms. Source: New York Times
‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ on Broadway Is Pausing to Avoid Closing
By Gotham Rex on January 2, 2022
The musical’s producer, eager to avoid a permanent shutdown amid the virus surge, is attempting a self-imposed nine-week hiatus. Source: New York Times