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How coronavirus, the social justice movement and the economic downturn are changing New York City in 2020.

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If You Saw How Viera Got Back Up

Around Town by Christopher AlvarezDecember 22, 2020December 23, 2020

Amid the pandemic gloom, Christmas trees quickly rise in New Yorkers’ living rooms

Around Town by Gabrielle HollidayDecember 16, 2020December 16, 2020

For homeless LGBTQ youth, a rough pandemic year promises an even harder winter

Around Town by Hani AlbarghouthiDecember 15, 2020February 26, 2021

Rising Threats on the Subway Lead Some New Yorkers to Reconsider Mass Transit

Around Town by Jemma Kathryn StephensonDecember 15, 2020December 17, 2020

New York City Fashion Photographers are Shifting Perspective in the Pandemic

Arts & Culture by Gretty GarciaDecember 14, 2020December 14, 2020

New York freelancers brace themselves for expiration of pandemic unemployment benefits

Around Town by Rachel RobertsDecember 12, 2020December 14, 2020

TRUMP LOST THE ELECTION, BUT THE STONEWALL PROTESTS ARE HERE TO STAY

Around Town by Rose Gilbert and Hani AlbarghouthiDecember 2, 2020December 12, 2020

Queens pharmacy technician braves the pandemic to supply lifesaving medication

Essential Workers by Sabrina EscobarNovember 30, 2020January 15, 2021

The Essential Imam: Ahmed Ali Uzir takes on COVID-19

Essential Workers by Christopher AlvarezNovember 30, 2020January 15, 2021

THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS Been a Breakthrough of Opportunities for Scooter and Bike Transportation

Around Town by Avery Schuyler Nunn and Jemma Kathryn StephensonNovember 30, 2020December 4, 2020

Dressing The Ages: Two Vintage Costume Shops and COVID-19

Around Town by Gabrielle Holliday and Gretty GarciaNovember 29, 2020December 6, 2020

NY singing diner must find its tune amid pandemic

Around Town by Rachel RobertsNovember 28, 2020

New eateries open amid pandemic

Around Town by Dan Latu and Rachel RobertsNovember 24, 2020November 29, 2020
Around Town by Dan LatuNovember 18, 2020December 12, 2020

“It took off like crazy”: How brokers use TikTok to rent apartments

When real estate agent Alexander Zakharin downloaded TikTok in February, he wasn’t sure what to expect. Zakharin, a broker at GZB Realty in Manhattan, knew that the short-form video app had a rapidly growing audience. He was willing to give anything a try to grow his business and figured, at the very least, it could […]

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One essential worker on two coronavirus frontiers

Food by Miles G. CohenNovember 13, 2020January 15, 2021

As Increased Citywide Gun Violence Continues, East Harlem Residents Feel Police Are Withdrawing from the Neighborhood

Around Town by Rose GilbertNovember 11, 2020April 11, 2021

New Rochelle Voters step out on election day

Election by Gretty GarciaNovember 4, 2020November 4, 2020

Divided and determined, Latinos come out to vote

Election by Sabrina Escobar and Jack Stone TruittNovember 3, 2020April 2, 2021

West Harlem residents line up to vote on Election Day, despite expanded mail-in and early voting

Around Town by Rose GilbertNovember 3, 2020November 3, 2020

ELECTION DAY POLL WORKERS GET A BREATHER FROM THE EARLY-VOTER RUSH

Election by Avery Schuyler NunnNovember 3, 2020November 4, 2020

Upper East Side residents time the early voting lines

Around Town by Rachel RobertsNovember 1, 2020November 2, 2020

how mercury’s retrograde affects the election

Around Town by Gabrielle HollidayNovember 1, 2020November 1, 2020

Upper West Siders Spend Halloween at the Polls

Around Town by Jemma Kathryn StephensonOctober 31, 2020November 11, 2020

The League of Women Voters Encourages New Yorkers to Make a Plan to Vote

Election by Jemma Kathryn StephensonOctober 31, 2020October 31, 2020

Getting out the youth vote

Election by Rachel RobertsOctober 30, 2020October 31, 2020

At Halloween Mecca Party City, It Isn’t Business as Usual

Around Town by Gretty GarciaOctober 29, 2020October 29, 2020

New York Nannies Return to a New Job

Around Town by Jemma Kathryn StephensonOctober 28, 2020October 29, 2020

These Harlem Boutiques Have Overhauled Their Businesses in the Pandemic

Around Town by Gretty GarciaOctober 28, 2020October 29, 2020

When “Untamed” bookends “white fragility:” Social Justice Books fade in popularity after this summer’s spike

Around Town by Gabrielle HollidayOctober 28, 2020October 28, 2020

West Side Residents Make Broadway Corner a Political Stump

Around Town by Dan LatuOctober 28, 2020November 10, 2020

WITH ROCK GYMS CLOSED, CLIMBERS TAKE TO THE PARKS IN SEARCH OF NEW ROUTES TO SCALE.

Around Town by Avery Schuyler NunnOctober 27, 2020October 27, 2020

BUSKERS CONTINUE TO FILL CITY PARKS WITH UPLIFTING MUSIC

Around Town by Avery Schuyler NunnOctober 27, 2020October 27, 2020

THESE ARTISTS ARE USING THEIR WORK TO SUPPORT THE FIGHT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE

Around Town by Hani AlbarghouthiOctober 26, 2020October 27, 2020

Turning the lights on for NY theater

Arts & Culture by Rachel RobertsOctober 26, 2020October 27, 2020

Brooklyn High School Teacher Battles Covid Symptoms

Around Town by Jemma Kathryn StephensonOctober 23, 2020October 24, 2020

This New York gym is still feeling the effects of the pandemic

Around Town by Gretty GarciaOctober 23, 2020October 24, 2020

A revolution of sisters and skate

Around Town by Avery Schuyler NunnOctober 16, 2020October 19, 2020

Bringing the arts back to the city: New Yorkers look to what’s next

Around Town by Rachel RobertsOctober 14, 2020October 19, 2020

Coping with a second wave

Around Town by Christopher Alvarez, Miles G. Cohen, Joaquin Contreras, Alexandra Dole, Sabrina Escobar, Fernanda Martinez and Jack Stone TruittOctober 14, 2020February 2, 2021

How and why did the coronavirus come back in New York? A timeline

Politics by Fernanda MartinezOctober 14, 2020October 14, 2020

Jazz in the park with “Black Lives Matter: seniors”

Around Town by Hani AlbarghouthiOctober 9, 2020November 3, 2020

Poetry is trending on Instagram

Audio by Joaquin ContrerasOctober 8, 2020January 15, 2021

These New Yorkers are still in love with their city

Audio by Fernanda MartinezOctober 8, 2020January 15, 2021

Despite the Pandemic, these New York comedians are still standing

Audio by Sabrina EscobarOctober 7, 2020January 15, 2021
Around Town by Dan LatuOctober 7, 2020October 29, 2020

Eviction filings drop, but uncertainty remains

New York City has so far avoided a crush of coronavirus-related evictions, filing data shows. However, housing court statistics also indicate that the pandemic has affected eviction cases in other ways and that a crisis may still be on the horizon.  In March, Gov. Andrew Cuomo paused housing court and issued a sweeping statewide eviction […]

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Around Town by Rose GilbertOctober 7, 2020October 29, 2020

New York City’s Summer Spike in Gun Violence Continues into September

Shootings in New York City have more than doubled and murders are up more than 40% in the first nine months of 2020, compared to the same period in 2019, according to New York Police Department data. This increase has made 2020 — a year already set apart by widespread civil unrest and a global […]

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Arts & Culture by Rachel RobertsOctober 4, 2020October 5, 2020

Stand-up streaming: How a New York comedian found applause online

The pandemic has devastated the entertainment industry in New York, and for many artists and performers that has meant finding new ways to connect with their crowd.  Stand-up poet and comedian Catherine Cohen was making headway on her European comedy tour when the shutdowns began in March. She made it back to New York in […]

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Lack of Police Enforcement Provides Relief and Opportunity for Harlem Street Vendors

Around Town by Rose GilbertOctober 2, 2020October 29, 2020

Anti-eviction marchers demand action from Cuomo

Around Town by Dan LatuOctober 1, 2020October 24, 2020

Historic Harlem Restaurant Reopens Indoor Seating, but Diners are Choosing to Stay Outdoors for Now

Around Town by Rose GilbertSeptember 30, 2020October 28, 2020

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