The virus took their mother. Now, as the city reopens, a brother and a sister are rebuilding their lives. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coronavirus Reopenings”
The Zombie-Mall Weirdness of Going to the Movies Again
By Gotham Rex on May 28, 2021
Total escapism will have to wait, though, as we get used to watching movies with sparse, socially distant crowds and abundant rules. Source: New York Times
Mount Sinai Seeks to Expand School Virus Testing Program
By Gotham Rex on May 25, 2021
The health system, which is preparing to open a new laboratory that could process 100,000 tests a day, wants to take its program to public schools this fall. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Will Eliminate Remote Learning for Next School Year
By Gotham Rex on May 24, 2021
All students and staff members will be back in school buildings full time come September, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. to Eliminate Remote Learning For Fall
By Gotham Rex on May 24, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio said that all students would resume in-person classes in the new academic year, a major step toward fully reopening the largest school system in the U.S. Source: New York Times
Broadway Restart Accelerates as ‘Hadestown’ Plans Its Return
By Gotham Rex on May 24, 2021
This Tony Award-winning musical has chosen the earliest reopening date of any thus far: The curtain is to go up on Sept. 2. Source: New York Times
New York City's Reopening Spurs Hiring Push
By Gotham Rex on May 21, 2021
With restaurants leading the way, the New York job market is beginning to recover, but the pace is modest. Source: New York Times
Scarred but Resilient, New York City Tiptoes Toward Normalcy
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2021
The city reopened hesitantly, as New Yorkers balanced caution with a desire to embrace the freedom of prepandemic life. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Takes Big Leap Forward in Reopening
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2021
A single set of new rules statewide was widely superseded by the personal comfort levels of the city’s millions of residents. Source: New York Times
Drama Book Shop, Backed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, to Open in June
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2021
The quirky bookstore, which sells scripts and other theater-related work, was acquired by a team of “Hamilton” alumni after years of struggle. Source: New York Times
Wearing Masks, Even After Getting Vaccinated
By Gotham Rex on May 17, 2021
Driven by a combination of anxiety and murky information about new virus variants, some New Yorkers aren’t letting their guard down. Source: New York Times
What It Would Take for N.Y.C. Schools to Fully Reopen This Fall
By Gotham Rex on May 17, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio must soon make crucial decisions about medical waivers for teachers, remote schooling and social distancing for September. Source: New York Times
New York Is Reawakening. It Just Needs Its Tourists Back.
By Gotham Rex on May 13, 2021
After a year of staying away, visitors are trickling back. Now, city officials and business leaders are plotting ways to lure them in large numbers. Source: New York Times
Sneakerhead Dallas Penn on Re-emerging From the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on May 7, 2021
With more people getting vaccinated and back into the swing of things, a little advice from a self-proclaimed “outfit architect”: Buy yourself a pair of nice sneakers. Source: New York Times
Broadway Is Reopening. But Not Until September.
By Gotham Rex on May 5, 2021
Even as New York City begins to reopen this summer, Broadway will not resume performances until Sept. 14. Here’s why. Source: New York Times