New York City

“New York City postponed students’ return to classrooms by more than a week to keep working on coronavirus safety precautions, announcing the delay Tuesday after teachers said they might OK a strike over the city’s drive to open schools… instead of starting a mix of in-person and remote learning on Sept. 10, the city’s more than 1 million public school students will start remote-only classes Sept. 16. In-school instruction will begin Sept. 21.” (AP News)

The New York Times reports that “New Yorkers are fleeing to the suburbs… Since the pandemic began, the suburbs around New York City, from New Jersey to Westchester County to Connecticut to Long Island, have been experiencing enormous demand for homes of all prices… At the same time, the number of properties sold in Manhattan plummeted 56 percent… It is an exodus that analysts say is reminiscent of the one that fueled the suburbanization of America in the second half of the 20th century.” (New York Times)

Both sides are critical of NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio’s lack of preparation for opening schools.