Even without final data from New York City about how many people remained in the city during the pandemic, an abundance of anecdotal evidence exists…
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No Address, No ID, and Struggling to Get a Stimulus Check
For most Americans, the third stimulus payment, like the first two, arrived as if by magic, landing unprompted in the bank or in the mail.…
Opinion | School: It’s Not Just for Kids Anymore
In March of last year, the week before the pandemic shuttered schools in Washington, D.C., Annie Macheel’s Advanced Adult English as a Second Language class…
Opinion | When Did You Realize Covid Would Change Everything?
It’s been over a year since the first case of Covid-19 was discovered in China. But it wasn’t until months later that the United States…
Astor Place Cut Hair for Warhol and De Niro, but Won’t Survive the Pandemic
For decades, Astor Place Hairstylists has stood at the edge of Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood, its barbers guiding residents of a style-conscious city through ever-shifting…
Indoor Dining Returns to New York City, but Will Customers?
The restaurant industry, battered by the pandemic, is hoping indoor dining will help ease months of hardship. By Michael Gold At noon on Wednesday, the…
House Approves Short-Term Bill to Avoid a Shutdown
The measure would stave off a government shutdown, providing funding until Dec. 11. By Emily Cochrane WASHINGTON — The House approved a stopgap spending bill…
A Somber Boris Johnson Offers Britain a New Plan to Halt the Virus
Fighting a second wave of infections that scientists warn could grow exponentially, the prime minister is imposing new restrictions and penalties for up to six…
Democrats and Republicans Clash Over Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown
Democrats proposed a spending bill that omitted aid for farmers sought by President Trump, drawing Republican ire and leaving the fate of the bill unclear…
Opinion | #BankBlack
Four years before this summer of unrest in New York City, I attended the protests after Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were shot and killed…