Gothamist: A Nearly Forgotten Photo Archive Becomes A Vivid Exhibit Of Chinatown’s Past. “Although planned prior to the pandemic, the exhibit has landed at a precipitous moment for Chinatown and Chinese New Yorkers…. Old photo tours of New York City are well-mined territory. But the nostalgia kindled by Bocian’s black and white photos of old […]
Suffolk Daily Voice: COVID-19: New York Launches New Website To Answer Vaccine Questions. “The New York State Department of Health has launched a new website to address any questions that one may have regarding the new COVID-19 vaccine that is being distributed to hospitals across the state.”
New York Times: One of the First Virus Hot Spots in the U.S. Is Under Siege Again. “As the virus rages across Westchester County, it has returned to New Rochelle, a city hit so hard during the outbreak’s earliest days that it was for a time the epicenter of the pandemic in the region. In […]
New York Times: 2nd Coronavirus Wave Hits Buffalo Area ‘With a Vengeance’. “Over the past month, the number of coronavirus cases has increased tenfold in the upstate city of Buffalo and its surrounding suburbs. Hospitalizations already have surpassed the levels seen in the spring. And the Covid-19 hotline for Erie County, where Buffalo is situated, […]
NYC Department of Education: Chancellor Carranza Launches Parent University, New Online Resource for Families. “Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza today launched Parent University, a new online platform that offers a centralized catalog of courses, live events, and activities to help connect with families and support students. The platforms offers all New York City parents and […]
New York Times: Emergency Hospital Reopening on Staten Island to Handle 2nd Wave. “The announcement is another sign that New York City is in the grip of a second coronavirus wave that has already led to the closing of public schools, the reversal of some reopenings and warnings to families to scale back their Thanksgiving […]
The Cut: New York nightlife never stopped. It just moved underground.. “The urge to party isn’t class-specific. For every good bottle of Champagne consumed on a Manhattan rooftop, there was a handle of Taaka vodka being passed around a circle somewhere. This illicit summer saw a Bushwick brownstone that threw enough parties to be declared […]
New York Public Library: The New York Public Library Offering “We’re Readin’ Here,” A Month of NYC-Inspired Virtual Storytimes For Kids. “This special collection of videos—launching on Tuesday, December 1 and featuring the City’s reading experts, librarians—recreates the joys of in-person storytimes, which are currently suspended because of the pandemic and are the NYPL’s most […]
Spectrum News 1: Officials Apologize After Attending Party Ignoring Coronavirus Safety Restrictions. “Two influential Brooklyn political insiders apologized Friday after attending a crowded party flouting public safety restrictions that currently prevent people from gathering as the city’s rate of coronavirus infections continues to steadily increase.”
Spectrum Local News: Cuomo: Sheriffs Should Enforce 10-Person Limit on Gatherings. “County sheriffs should enforce the 10-person limit on gatherings in home as set by New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. Upstate county sheriffs in recent days have signaled they would not enforce the limit, which is also advised by the U.S. Centers for […]
New York Times: New York City to Close Public Schools Again as Virus Cases Rise. “The shutdown was prompted by the city’s reaching a 3 percent test positivity rate over a seven-day rolling average, the most conservative threshold of any big school district in the country. Schools in the nation’s largest system, with 1.1 million […]
NBC New York: NYC Unveils Digital Tool to Help New Yorkers Verify Authenticity of Contact Tracers. “Contract tracers are trying to reach more people than ever amid the latest U.S. surge. But how can you tell if the person who calls you is legitimate? New York City now has an answer to that all-important question. […]
Syracuse .com: Need help paying for food or rent? NY has a new online site that could help you find resources. “The coronavirus pandemic has created historic unemployment, leaving record numbers of families struggling at exactly a time when it is difficult to go out and ask for help. The state has set up a […]
New York Times: N.Y.C. Schools May Close Again, a Grim Sign of a Global Dilemma. “New York City has more students in classrooms — about 300,000 — than virtually any city in the country. Transmission of the virus in schools has been strikingly low. And one of the city’s top health officials has declared that […]