Leaders of companies like Goldman Sachs and JetBlue implored Mayor Bill de Blasio to take more decisive action to halt the city’s decline. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus Reopenings”
New York’s Reopened Museums: Where to Go and What to See
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2020
What you need to know before venturing back out to see art, from safety precautions to the exhibitions still on view. Source: New York Times
NYC to Allow Indoor Dining in Restaurants at 25 Percent Capacity
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2020
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that restaurants can open for indoor service at 25 percent capacity, starting on Sept. 30. Source: New York Times
This Labor Day, These Workers Are Trying to Staying Afloat
By Gotham Rex on September 4, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has brought various hardships. An artist, bookseller, comedian and five others share their stories of how they are coping with all the uncertainty. Source: New York Times
A Few Students Threw Parties. Now an Entire SUNY Campus Is Shut Down.
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2020
Nearly 400 State University of New York, Oneonta, students tested positive for the coronavirus less than two weeks after classes began. Source: New York Times
How Do You Open an Interactive Museum in a Pandemic? Very Carefully
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2020
Curators of the new Makeup Museum had to completely rethink their first exhibition. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. School Plan Hinges on Hundreds of Thousands of Virus Tests
By Gotham Rex on September 2, 2020
To keep schools safe after reopening, the city plans mandatory tests of 10 percent of students and teachers. If parents refuse, their children will have to learn at home. Source: New York Times
Natural History Museum Brushes Up for a Reopening
By Gotham Rex on September 2, 2020
The American Museum of Natural History is going for an intimate experience — allowing hundreds, not thousands, of visitors in per hour — when it reopens on Sept. 9. Source: New York Times
New York City Delays Start of School to Ready for In-Person Classes
By Gotham Rex on September 1, 2020
The city’s 1.1 million children will not have any in-person classes until Sept. 21. Most children will not start remote classes until that date. Source: New York Times
Why New Jersey’s Plan for In-Person Schooling Is Falling Apart
By Gotham Rex on August 28, 2020
Growing numbers of districts are going online only, citing teacher shortages, ventilation issues and delayed guidance from the state on the virus. Source: New York Times
A Visitor’s Guide to MoMA and the Met
By Gotham Rex on August 28, 2020
What you need to know before you head back to the museums, from safety precautions to the exhibitions still on view. Source: New York Times
Natural History Museum Union Files Complaint Over Coronavirus App
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2020
The app would have asked employees to report if they had a fever and any new symptoms each day. Some see it as an invasion of privacy. Source: New York Times
The Met Is Reopening: Grab Your Timed Ticket and View Jacob Lawrence
By Gotham Rex on August 25, 2020
With fewer people and more protocols, the country’s largest museum is ready to welcome visitors again. Source: New York Times
Is New York City ‘Over’?
By Gotham Rex on August 25, 2020
There’s disagreement over the post-pandemic future: Some think the city will never be the same, while others are confident of a rebound. Source: New York Times
Witnessing Pandemic New York, With an Ear to the Past
By Gotham Rex on August 21, 2020
The Times photographer Todd Heisler has crisscrossed New York City during the pandemic. A new project combines the images he captured with audio from before the virus quieted the city. Source: New York Times