The Delta variant has upended events, office reopenings and travel, raising new challenges for service businesses and their workers. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus Reopenings”
Time for Pandemic Puppies to Learn How to Be Alone
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2021
Book that dog walker soon. As dog owners head back to work or plan vacations, they’re finding long wait lists at doggy day cares and kennels. Source: New York Times
New York’s ‘Excelsior Pass’ to Cost At Least $27 Million
By Gotham Rex on August 19, 2021
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s administration had initially disclosed a $2.5 million cost for development of the app. Source: New York Times
Lights! Camera! Action on New York’s Streets Again!
By Gotham Rex on August 14, 2021
The pandemic shut down outdoor film shoots for months, but now the production trucks and crews are back and some New Yorkers are soaking it all in. Source: New York Times
New Work by Suzan-Lori Parks to Be Part of Public Theater Season
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2021
“The Visitor” and “cullud wattah,” two shows postponed by the pandemic, will get their premieres alongside works by James Ijames, Shaina Taub and Lloyd Suh. Source: New York Times
Delta Variant Casts a Shadow Over Midtown Manhattan’s Shaky Recovery
By Gotham Rex on August 10, 2021
Signs of life have emerged as restaurants and stores reopen, but trouble looms as a rise in coronavirus cases delays some returns to the office. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Tries to Drag Out Impeachment Process
By Gotham Rex on August 10, 2021
As calls for his resignation grow, Gov. Andrew Cuomo remains eager to fight back against findings that he sexually harassed 11 women. Source: New York Times
Can Open Streets Be New York's Future?
By Gotham Rex on August 9, 2021
34th Avenue in Queens has become the gold standard for an open street that puts people ahead of cars, but critics say it goes too far. Source: New York Times
How the Owner of a 24/7 Diner Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on August 8, 2021
Irene Siderakis feeds New Yorkers all day at work, then comes home and provides dinner for her four adolescent sons. Source: New York Times
Nearly 50 Times Journalists Capture Nightlife in New York
By Gotham Rex on August 8, 2021
Nearly 50 journalists spent weeks documenting what New Yorkers were doing after dark when pandemic restrictions were fading, at least for a time. Source: New York Times
Back to Normal? It’s a Tall Order as New York City Restaurants Struggle.
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2021
Diners are flocking back this summer, but owners still have trouble hiring, stocking kitchens and paying rent. And an uncertain autumn looms. Source: New York Times
A Milestone for Broadway as ‘Pass Over’ Begins Performances
By Gotham Rex on August 5, 2021
The play is the first staged on Broadway since the pandemic-prompted shutdown, and is one of seven by Black writers planned this season. Source: New York Times
Want Free Central Park Concert Tickets? Keep Trying.
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2021
The first batches of free tickets to the “We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert” are being released online this week. They can be gotten, with patience. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. to Require Vaccination Proof for Indoor Dining and Fitness
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio recently said the vaccinated will “get to benefit in all sorts of ways,” while for the unvaccinated, there will “be fewer and fewer things that you’re able to do.” Source: New York Times
Mask Mandates Are Returning in Many Cities. N.Y.C. Is Holding Back.
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2021
Louisiana and San Francisco brought back indoor mask requirements, but Mayor Bill de Blasio said he wanted New Yorkers to focus on vaccinations. Source: New York Times