Coronavirus Reopenings

The Virus Sent Droves to a Small Town. Suddenly, It’s Not So Small.

masjones 4 months ago

The population boomed in Winhall, Vt., as people tried to get away from Covid-19 hot spots. Bear complaints are up. Plumbers are booked until Christmas. And the dump is “sheer pandemonium.” From his post at the town dump, Scott Bushee spent the summer observing his new neighbors, transplants who pulled […]

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N.Y.C. Schools Reopen for a First Day Unlike Any Other

masjones 4 months ago

Up to 90,000 in pre-K as well as students with advanced disabilities streamed into about 700 school buildings for in-person classes. 50 total views

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How One District Got Its Students Back Into Classrooms

masjones 4 months ago

Cajon Valley in California is doing something that many lower-income districts have postponed: offering in-person instruction. 70 total views

70 total views

How Can Executives Reach the Mayor? Try a Strong Letter

masjones 4 months ago

Business leaders wrote Bill de Blasio asking for help bringing their employees back to the office. He asked for their help in return. 62 total views

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Stop Expecting Life to Go Back to Normal Next Year

masjones 4 months ago

Americans will need to take pandemic precautions well into 2021 — yes, even after a vaccine arrives. 78 total views, 2 views today

78 total views, 2 views today

Cynthia Nixon: The Coronavirus Has Laid Bare New York’s Public School Inequities

masjones 4 months ago

My TV show is a very safe place to work. My son’s school — well, it might check air circulation with a yardstick and toilet paper. 48 total views

48 total views

Building Public Places for a Covid World

masjones 4 months ago

What are architects and urban planners foreseeing as people cautiously gather? Streets “curated” for various uses and dynamic cityscapes that both advance wellness and knit communities together. 58 total views, 2 views today

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As Fires Disrupt Schools, ‘the Pandemic Has Actually Helped’

masjones 5 months ago

After wildfires consumed an entire town, students and teachers who had planned for remote classes found some comfort in staying connected amid the chaos. 52 total views, 2 views today

52 total views, 2 views today

Inside the Clash Between Powerful Business Leaders and N.Y.C.’s Mayor

masjones 5 months ago

The tensions burst into the open when 163 executives joined to criticize Bill de Blasio’s leadership. Others think their portrait of the city is overly bleak. 56 total views

56 total views