Videos posted on social media showed at least one tornado touching down in New Jersey. Source: New York Times
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Should N.Y. Be Jailing Parolees for Minor Lapses During a Pandemic?
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2020
On probation since 2018, Earl Russell was sent to Rikers for sleeping in his own bed instead of in the shelter where he was mandated to stay. Source: New York Times
Uber and Lyft Drivers Win Ruling on Unemployment Benefits
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2020
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction instructing New York State to begin payments promptly, citing an “inexcusable delay.” Source: New York Times
Did New York Just Get the Nation’s Most Liberal Legislature?
By Gotham Rex on July 24, 2020
Among those toppled by progressive insurgents was a Brooklyn assemblyman who was first elected in 1972. Source: New York Times
Homeland Security Lets New Yorkers Back Into Global Entry Program
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2020
State residents had been barred from programs that speed travel amid a dispute over a New York law allowing undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses. Source: New York Times
9-Day Waits for Test Results Threaten N.Y.C.’s Ability to Contain Virus
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2020
“Honestly, I don’t even really see the point in getting tested,” said one New Yorker who has waited nearly two weeks, with still no results. Source: New York Times
Blame Spreads for Nursing Home Deaths Even as N.Y. Contains Virus
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2020
With more than 6,000 nursing home residents dying of the coronavirus, a fight over whether relatives should be allowed to sue has erupted in Albany. Source: New York Times
Sheldon Silver, Former N.Y. Assembly Speaker, Will Finally Go to Prison
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2020
Mr. Silver receives a sentence of 78 months after two trials. He had asked for home confinement, arguing that he was vulnerable to the coronavirus. Source: New York Times
A Covid-19 Lesson: Some Seriously Ill Patients Can Be Treated at Home
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2020
To ease pressure on hospitals, Northwell Health brought medical workers, oxygen tanks and intravenous equipment into patients’ homes. Now Florida is taking cues. Source: New York Times
Jamaal Bowman, Progressive Insurgent, Defeats Eliot Engel in House Primary
By Gotham Rex on July 17, 2020
Mr. Bowman beat Representative Eliot Engel, a 16-term incumbent, in a race that pitted the Democratic Party’s progressive wing against the establishment. Source: New York Times
3 Weeks After Primary, N.Y. Officials Still Can’t Say Who Won Key Races
By Gotham Rex on July 17, 2020
Tens of thousands of absentee ballots in New York are still uncounted and many races have yet to be called. What will November look like? Source: New York Times
Ocasio-Cortez Pushes Cuomo to Back Billionaires’ Tax
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2020
Progressives want the tax to help New Yorkers hurt by the virus, but the governor says it could drive high earners out of state and damage the tax base. Source: New York Times
Mondaire Jones Rides Insurgent Wave to a House Primary Win in N.Y.
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2020
Mr. Jones is likely to become among the first openly gay African-American members of Congress. Source: New York Times
NY Confronts Second-Wave Covid Risk: Visitors from Florida and Texas
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2020
Gov. Cuomo is worried about travelers from the Sun Belt who are infected with the virus — and about New Yorkers who might let down their guard. Source: New York Times
Black Lives Matter Street Painting Is Rejected in Catskill, N.Y.
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2020
The debate over whether to allow the street art has exacerbated racial tensions in Catskill, where just over a fifth of the population is Black. Source: New York Times