A resident of the Lucerne speaks to elected officials and reporters at a press conference organized by Upper West Side Open Hearts on Sept. 9. Photo: Alexis Gelber Lucerne Residents to be Moved The battle over use of the Lucerne Hotel for men needing safe shelter in the pandemic appears to be over, but the war over... Home 26 Sep 2020 | 01:10
Dr. Megan Martin of the West Side Community Organization. Photo: Michael Oreskes The Lucerne’s Opposing Organizers In the fight over use of the Lucerne Hotel as a shelter, these women are on opposing sides. But in many ways, that is where... News 21 Sep 2020 | 03:03
Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer welcomes kids and parents at Mickey Mantle School PS M811 on the Upper West Side, with “COVID kits” including masks and hand sanitizers. Photo: Gale A. Brewer on Twitter ‘How Are We Supposed to Manage?’ On Thursday, just days before New York City public school students were scheduled to return to classrooms after six months... News 21 Sep 2020 | 03:00
State Assembly Member Dick Gottfried (center) at the Lucerne on Sunday, Sept. 13 with Council Member Helen Rosenthal (right) and Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal (left of Gottfried). Photo: Richard Gottfried on Twitter A Freeze on Homeless Hotels Mayor de Blasio said Monday he was temporarily freezing the plan he had agreed to just last week to abandon use of the Lucerne... News 14 Sep 2020 | 09:12
Sarah Feinberg, interim president of NYC Transit, thanked employees on June 11 at the 34 St - Hudson Yards subway station for their cleaning and disinfecting efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit The Way Forward Sure, we’ve been through hard times before. Fires, attacks, economic collapse. And, yes, New York has always come back better.... The Way Forward 08 Sep 2020 | 12:51
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Chancellor Richard Carranza and labor leaders observe cleaning practices with at P.S. 59 on Sept. 2. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office An Uncertain School Year Last week, it seems, Mayor Bill de Blasio toppled one large and final barrier to schools re-opening for in-person instruction... News 04 Sep 2020 | 04:34
The Lucerne Hotel on West 79th Street. Photo: Michael Oreskes How The Lucerne Became a Shelter Experts agree that the first rule for communicating in a crisis is to get the facts out as accurately, fully and quickly... News 04 Sep 2020 | 03:27
The Open Streets plan includes West End Avenue from 87th to 96th Street. Photo: Alexis Gelber 5 Positive Pandemic Changes 1. Clean Subways: For the first time in its history, NYC’s subway system shut down at night for cleaning and disinfecting,... The Way Forward 04 Sep 2020 | 11:52
Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, the new health commissioner, speaking to the @nycHealthy team on August 6, 2020. (Photo via @NYCHealthCommr on Twitter) A Blunt Change of Command She said she wore her “kickin boots” for her last day as health commissioner. Dr. Oxiris Barbot quit last week with a protest... News 09 Aug 2020 | 10:15
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza discussed school reopening plans at City Hall on Friday, July 31, 2020. (Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) Facing the Fall The month before a new school year begins is traditionally full of familiar rituals: school supply shopping, comparing class... Education Guide 01 Aug 2020 | 03:25
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo created a poster to depict the “mountain” of New York’s COVID experience. (Photo: Don Pollard / Office of Andrew M. Cuomo) New York’s State of Anxiety Megadoses of anxiety have always been essential to the New York state of mind. But this really does feel different. Existential... News 01 Aug 2020 | 02:55
President Ellen Futter of the American Museum of Natural History (center) with former President Jimmy Carter, at the 2015 AMNH exhibition from the Carter Center. (Photo: American Museum of Natural History) ( Photo: American Museum of Natural History) The Next COVID Challenge UPDATED on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 New York has used up the margin of safety it built this spring to contain the coronavirus.... News 19 Jul 2020 | 02:51
SummerStage in Central Park, now presented as SummerStage Anywhere online series. ( Photo: Noralanning at English Wikipedia, via Wikimedia Commons) The Summer Concert Season on Pause All across the city, from tiny clubs to massive arenas, the summer is a time for concerts. Or at least it usually is. As... News 16 Jul 2020 | 03:03
Mayor Bill de Blasio with Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza (left) at City Hall on July 8, at an announcement about preliminary school reopening plans. ( Photo: Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio, via flickr) Ready for ‘Blended Learning’? Students, teachers and parents will once again need to adapt to a new mode of education this fall as the city attempts to... News 13 Jul 2020 | 10:15
Volunteers urging New Yorkers to stop at St. James Recreation Center testing site on Fordham Road in the Bronx. ( Photo: NYC Health + Hospitals) Microbe Hunting The microbe hunters of New York are using every tool and tactic they can think of to seek out and contain the coronavirus.... News 10 Jul 2020 | 04:03
