Covid-19

How Has COVID-19 Impacted You And Your Community?

Sept. 13, 2022, 5:31 p.m.Sept. 13, 2022, 10:12 p.m.

THE CITY’s Missing Them project for a conversation in Elmhurst, Queens with free food and PPE from local nonprofit Woodside on the Move.

Law Department

Mayor’s Solution to City Attorney Exodus: Bring on Unpaid Lawyers

Sept. 12, 2022, 10:19 p.m.Sept. 12, 2022, 10:19 p.m.

Documents show the mayor’s counsel readying to recruit pro bono legal staffing from private law firms, as low pay and strict work conditions leave hundreds of jobs vacant.

City Government

One in Five Jobs Unfilled at Health and Buildings Departments, City Council Finds

Sept. 6, 2022, 7:32 p.m.Sept. 6, 2022, 7:32 p.m.

Preliminary stats from Councilmember Gale Brewer ahead of a Friday hearing show deep holes in staffing at key city safety agencies.

Public Schools

What to Know About COVID Guidelines for NYC Schools This Year

Aug. 17, 2022, 6:44 p.m.Aug. 17, 2022, 8:54 p.m.

Vaccines won’t be required for most students, and masking will be optional for those who haven’t recently been infected.

Schools

NYC Will Scrap School-Based COVID Testing This Fall, Source Says

Aug. 4, 2022, 11:47 a.m.Aug. 4, 2022, 11:47 a.m.

The program involved pulling students out of class, sometimes for up to 30 minutes — but the majority of students did not consent to testing, which left some children getting swabbed repeatedly.

How to New York

For Kids Who Lost a Parent to COVID, Here’s Where to Find

July 28, 2022, 6:45 p.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 2:25 p.m.

From grief camps to mentoring to financial aid, free resources are available to help young people weather devastating loss.

Public Schools

City Students Struggle With Hunger as Pandemic Aid Wanes

Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat July 8, 2022, 6:55 p.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 5:00 p.m.

Food insecurity has jumped by 36% in the city. And it’s higher among children. An estimated 1 in 4 kids don’t have enough to eat — a 46% increase over pre-pandemic numbers.

Economy

Tourists Are Flocking Back to NYC, But Fear of Crime May Be Keeping Day-Trippers Away

July 6, 2022, 6:12 p.m.July 7, 2022, 9:10 a.m.

Hotel occupancy has rebound to near pre-pandemic levels, but jobs in the leisure and hospitality sector remain far below pre-pandemic levels.

MTA

Walking and Biking to the Office May Be Good for New Yorkers. It’s Not So Great for the MTA.

July 5, 2022, 6:39 p.m.July 5, 2022, 6:39 p.m.

Changes in commuting habits are part of the new pandemic reality that has seen subway ridership stuck at 60% of the old normal, as a fiscal cliff looms for the transit agency.

Transit

Working-Class Subway Stations Driving MTA’s Ridership Recovery

June 23, 2022, 4:38 p.m.June 23, 2022, 4:43 p.m.

Turnstile data analyzed by THE CITY from all 472 stations shows that ridership at three Queens stops along the No. 7 line is currently at more than 65% of 2019 levels, among the highest in the entire subway system.

Covid-19

How Has COVID-19 Impacted You And Your Community?

Mayor’s Solution to City Attorney Exodus: Bring on Unpaid Lawyers

One in Five Jobs Unfilled at Health and Buildings Departments, City Council Finds

What to Know About COVID Guidelines for NYC Schools This Year

NYC Will Scrap School-Based COVID Testing This Fall, Source Says

For Kids Who Lost a Parent to COVID, Here’s Where to Find

City Students Struggle With Hunger as Pandemic Aid Wanes

Tourists Are Flocking Back to NYC, But Fear of Crime May Be Keeping Day-Trippers Away

Walking and Biking to the Office May Be Good for New Yorkers. It’s Not So Great for the MTA.

Working-Class Subway Stations Driving MTA’s Ridership Recovery

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