Unions are threatening to strike if classrooms reopen, but are also pushing to limit live remote teaching. Their demands will shape pandemic education. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus Reopenings”
The Uncertain Future of Midtown
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2020
Midtown Manhattan faces an economic catastrophe, a cascade of loss upon loss in the city’s corporate heart that threatens to alter its identity. Source: New York Times
C.D.C. Calls On Schools to Reopen, Downplaying Coronavirus Risks
By Gotham Rex on July 24, 2020
The agency’s statement followed earlier criticism from President Trump that its guidelines for reopening were too “tough.” Source: New York Times
‘I Missed You, Pool’: Children Rejoice as N.Y.C. Public Pools Finally Open
By Gotham Rex on July 24, 2020
At one of the eight pools to reopen, a swimmer almost forgot to remove his mask before making a cannonball jump. So, he placed it on his flip-flops and then — splash. Source: New York Times
Welcome to the Great Indoors: Museums Beckon in the Berkshires
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2020
At Mass MoCA and the Clark, there are timely new exhibitions, but our critic finds as much relevance in a still life by Manet, or an Ingres drawing. Source: New York Times
A Plan to Revive Gotham Bar and Grill
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2020
The restaurant, which closed in March after 36 years, may be reborn if a deal from a former managing partner works out. Source: New York Times
Danny Meyer’s Restaurants Will End Their No-Tipping Policy
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2020
Union Square Hospitality Group, which helped lead the move away from tips, changes course as its restaurants reopen. Source: New York Times
Schools Beat Earlier Plagues With Outdoor Classes. We Should, Too.
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2020
A century ago, children in New York City attended classes during a pandemic. It seemed to work. Source: New York Times
With Tourists Gone, St. Patrick’s Cathedral Pleads for Help
By Gotham Rex on July 19, 2020
The Manhattan landmark is struggling to pay its bills while the pandemic keeps visitors and Midtown workers away. Source: New York Times
A New Sticker Aims to Signal Safe Dining in the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2020
For a fee, the nonprofit Safe Eats will help restaurants with health guidelines and reassure customers. But so far, there’s no guarantee that members will follow the rules. Source: New York Times
5 Ways the Coronavirus Has Changed Suburban Real Estate
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2020
Thousands of New Yorkers left the city and headed to the suburbs during the pandemic, and real estate there hasn’t been the same since. Source: New York Times
New York City Eases Into Phase 4 of Reopening, but Indoor Limits Remain
By Gotham Rex on July 17, 2020
Monday brings a new stage of activity to the city, allowing some places to reopen outdoors, while many activities inside, like restaurant dining, will still be forbidden. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Cracks Down on Outdoor Drinking at New York Bars
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2020
The new rules are meant to reduce crowds outside bars and restaurants and to head off a second coronavirus wave, the governor said. Source: New York Times
As Galleries Reopen, Two Critics Find Rewards Eclipse the Angst
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2020
Holland Cotter masks up on the Lower East Side and SoHo; Jillian Steinhauer discovers eco-feminist art taking root in Chelsea. Source: New York Times
Playwrights Horizons Details First Season Under New Leadership
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2020
Though no dates are set, Adam Greenfield plans to present four plays, all directed by women, at the Off Broadway theater. Source: New York Times