In the suburbs of Chicago, New Trier High School offers a lesson in just how complicated it can be to track the coronavirus in schools. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus Reopenings”
For Them, NYC Will Never Be The Same
By Gotham Rex on March 27, 2021
The city may be only months from seeming like its old self. But the pandemic has changed many lives. Source: New York Times
Coming to Broadway: Vaccinations for New York’s Theater Workers
By Gotham Rex on March 25, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the city would create a vaccination site for theater workers to try to help Broadway shows reopen by the fall. Source: New York Times
The Long Road to Possibly Impeaching Cuomo
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2021
Lawmakers will need to navigate the shoals of Albany’s political traditions and the state’s relatively ill-defined impeachment process. Source: New York Times
‘I’ve Lost a Lot of Faith’: Suburban Parents Push Schools to Reopen Faster
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2021
Frustration over pandemic reopening plans is growing in New Jersey’s affluent suburbs, where taxes are high and many students are barely in classrooms. Source: New York Times
Mixed Virus Data Has Some Experts Questioning Pace of N.Y.C. Reopening
By Gotham Rex on March 20, 2021
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced this week that businesses like indoor fitness studios would be allowed to reopen. Source: New York Times
Go or No? An Indoor Theater Invitation (at Last!) Needs an R.S.V.P.
By Gotham Rex on March 19, 2021
Two critics, hungry for live performance, weigh whether they’re ready to take a health risk for “Blindness,” which opens in New York next month. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Students To Be Able to Opt Into In-Person Learning in Public Schools, Mayor Says
By Gotham Rex on March 19, 2021
The move follows new C.D.C. guidance allowing elementary school students wearing masks to be spaced three feet apart, rather than six feet, in reopened schools. Source: New York Times
A Pandemic St. Patrick’s Day Parade
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2021
This year’s event will be small, but it will happen, carrying on a 250-year tradition. Source: New York Times
The Missing Hours: 7 Students on Losing a Year of After-School Activities
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2021
No football, no dance, no Y.M.C.A. Source: New York Times
Indoor dining in N.Y.C. and New Jersey can go to 50 percent on March 19, the governors say.
By Gotham Rex on March 10, 2021
The new half-capacity limit in New Jersey also applies to casinos, salons and gyms. Source: New York Times
The Return of High Schools in New York City
By Gotham Rex on March 9, 2021
Students who signed up for in-person learning can go back later this month, and all students can resume sports. Source: New York Times
The Virus Spread Where Restaurants Reopened or Mask Mandates Were Absent
By Gotham Rex on March 5, 2021
C.D.C. researchers found that coronavirus infections and death rates rose in U.S. counties permitting in-person dining or not requiring masks. Source: New York Times
The Coronavirus Is Plotting a Comeback. Here’s Our Chance to Stop It for Good.
By Gotham Rex on February 25, 2021
Many scientists are expecting another rise in infections. But this time the surge will be blunted by vaccines and, hopefully, widespread caution. By summer, Americans may be looking at a return to normal life. Source: New York Times
‘Everything Seems So Tenuous’: Variants Threaten N.Y.C.’s Progress on Virus
By Gotham Rex on February 25, 2021
Cases have fallen more slowly in New York City than nationwide, and highly contagious variants are causing concern. Source: New York Times