Signs of life have returned to Sunset Park, but businesses are struggling and racism and hate crimes have made things worse. “The neighborhood hasn’t recovered,” a restaurant manager said. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Shutdowns (Institutional)”
Why Closing the Indian Point Nuclear Plant Could Hurt NY's Environment
By Gotham Rex on April 13, 2021
The nuclear power plant at Indian Point will close at the end of the month, but the shutdown could cause a spike in greenhouse gases. Source: New York Times
Indian Point Nuclear Plant in New York Is Shutting Down
By Gotham Rex on April 12, 2021
When the Indian Point nuclear power plant shuts, its lost output will be filled primarily by generators that burn fuels that contribute to climate change. Source: New York Times
Del Posto, the Lauded Italian Restaurant, Will Permanently Close
By Gotham Rex on April 11, 2021
Its executive chef, Melissa J. Rodriguez, has purchased the restaurant with a group of investors, with plans to open a similarly ambitious Italian restaurant. Source: New York Times
Clementon Park and Splash World Auction Has Surprise Ending
By Gotham Rex on April 9, 2021
A longtime recreation destination across the river from Philadelphia was being auctioned for parts. Then a man with a plan swooped in. Source: New York Times
Tanglewood Is Back This Summer, With Beethoven and Yo-Yo Ma
By Gotham Rex on April 8, 2021
Closed last year, the Boston Symphony’s warm-weather home in the Berkshires will host an abbreviated six-week season. Source: New York Times
NYC Schools Have Been Closing a Lot. That’s About to Change.
By Gotham Rex on April 5, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio is easing the two-case rule about positive virus cases that had been forcing many schools to temporarily shut this year. Source: New York Times
Returning to the Office Sparks Anxiety and Dread for Some
By Gotham Rex on April 2, 2021
After a year of working remotely, some employees are not keen to go back to the office, and, so far, employers are being receptive to their concerns. Source: New York Times
Why Virus Tests at One Elite School Ran Afoul of Regulators
By Gotham Rex on March 30, 2021
In the suburbs of Chicago, New Trier High School offers a lesson in just how complicated it can be to track the coronavirus in schools. Source: New York Times
For Them, NYC Will Never Be The Same
By Gotham Rex on March 27, 2021
The city may be only months from seeming like its old self. But the pandemic has changed many lives. Source: New York Times
The Long Road to Possibly Impeaching Cuomo
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2021
Lawmakers will need to navigate the shoals of Albany’s political traditions and the state’s relatively ill-defined impeachment process. Source: New York Times
‘I’ve Lost a Lot of Faith’: Suburban Parents Push Schools to Reopen Faster
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2021
Frustration over pandemic reopening plans is growing in New Jersey’s affluent suburbs, where taxes are high and many students are barely in classrooms. Source: New York Times
Why Child Care Staff Had to Show Up While Teachers Worked Remotely
By Gotham Rex on March 19, 2021
The pandemic has spotlighted disparities in working conditions between child care workers and teachers. Source: New York Times
A Pandemic St. Patrick’s Day Parade
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2021
This year’s event will be small, but it will happen, carrying on a 250-year tradition. Source: New York Times
How Covid-19 Helped a NYC Neighborhood Rediscover Its Restaurants
By Gotham Rex on March 16, 2021
In Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, the pandemic brought more change to a neighborhood in flux, as locals rallied around their restaurants. Source: New York Times