A stopgap budget with $4 billion in cuts also includes an opening for private development in state parks, like a long-desired expansion of a golf course into Liberty State Park. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”
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
Coronavirus Live Updates: Some States Pause Reopenings as U.S. Cases Surge
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2020
Iranian officials announced new shutdown measures in 11 provinces. President Trump still believes the virus will “sort of just disappear.” New York City will not resume indoor dining next week. Source: New York Times
Federal Officials Turn to a New Testing Strategy as Infections Surge
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2020
Millions of additional coronavirus tests may be processed with “pooling,” enabling widespread surveillance as the country struggles to reopen. Source: New York Times
Live Coronavirus Updates: Global Tracker
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2020
Alarmed by rising cases around the United States, New York City will not resume indoor dining next week, the mayor said. The European Union reopened its borders to some travelers. Source: New York Times
Why Surviving Covid Might Come Down to Which NYC Hospital Admits You
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2020
In New York City’s poor neighborhoods, some patients have languished in understaffed hospitals, with substandard equipment. It was a different story in Manhattan’s private medical centers. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Officials Halt Indoor Dining, Alarmed by Virus Rise in Other States
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2020
Indoor dining in New York City had been scheduled to resume on Monday. Now, a return to summer normalcy will have to wait a little longer. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus Live Updates: Midwest May No Longer Be a U.S. Bright Spot
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2020
Fauci warns that the U.S. could hit 100,000 daily cases if the surge continues. Europe opens its doors — just not to Americans. Source: New York Times
In Early February, the Coronavirus Was Moving Through New York
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2020
Antibodies appeared in blood samples taken later in the month, a new study finds. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus Was Moving Through NY in Early February
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2020
Antibodies appeared in blood samples taken later in the month, a new study finds. Source: New York Times
$1 Billion Is Shifted From NYPD in a Budget That Pleases No One
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2020
“We can’t allow folks from outside our community to lecture us about Black lives,” said a City Council member, opposing the police cuts. Source: New York Times
Live Coronavirus News Updates: E.U. Will Bar Americans
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2020
The bloc will allow visitors from 15 countries, but the U.S., Brazil and Russia aren’t among them. Dr. Anthony Fauci and other health officials will testify before Congress. Source: New York Times
‘Who Are We For?’ How the Virus Is Testing the Identity of Chinatown
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2020
Shops and restaurants that shunned digital commerce struggled to reach customers, exposing a generational rift over whether they need to modernize. 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
De Blasio and Council, Facing Fiscal Crisis Over Virus, Agree on Budget With Big Cuts
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2020
The mayor and City Council pared $1 billion in funding for the Police Department, but nearly half of that would come from budgetary sleight of hand. Source: New York Times