New York Is Reawakening. It Just Needs Its Tourists Back.
After a year of staying away, visitors are trickling back. Now, city officials and business leaders are plotting ways to lure them in large numbers.
A visitor from Mexico took photos on the Brooklyn Bridge. The number of tourists to New York City plunged to 22 million last year from 66 million in 2019.Credit.Kirsten Luce for The New York Times
May 13, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET
For 10 straight years leading up to the coronavirus pandemic, a torrent of tourists from around the world poured into New York City, with their numbers rising to a record level in 2019.
2 Men Charged in Killing of 1-Year-Old Boy at Brooklyn Cookout
Investigators believe the men charged in the death of Davell Gardner, the city’s youngest gun violence victim last year, were part of a deadly feud between gangs in Brooklyn.
The shooting death of Davell Gardner, 1, in his stroller outside Raymond Bush Playground in Brooklyn last summer shook a city already rattled by the pandemic. Credit.Demetrius Freeman for The New York Times
May 6, 2021
It was a heart-rending killing in a summer of overwhelming grief: Davell Gardner, a 1-year-old boy sitting in his stroller last July during a nighttime barbecue in Brooklyn, was shot in the stomach after two gunmen hopped out of an SUV and opened fire on the gathering.
New York Region to Accelerate Reopening, Raising Hopes and Anxiety
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are pushing ahead with May 19 reopening plans, and the subway will return to 24-hour service.
The tourism industry is hoping that the mid-May reopening will bring tourists back to New York City this summer.Credit.Victor J. Blue for The New York Times
May 3, 2021Updated 7:42 p.m. ET
New York and its neighbors New Jersey and Connecticut announced on Monday that they were lifting almost all their pandemic restrictions, paving the way for a return to fuller offices and restaurants, a more vibrant nightlife and a richer array of cultural and religious gatherings for the first time in a year.
One Dead as Car Hits Motorbike and Outdoor Dining Structure in Queens
The police identified Xing Long Lin, 37, as the victim who died. A woman was also injured at the restaurant, on a block in Astoria known for outdoor dining.
The outdoor seating area where the crash occurred on Ditmars Boulevard and 35th Street in Astoria, Queens.Credit.Jackie Molloy for The New York Times
April 29, 2021
A 37-year-old man was fatally injured on Thursday evening when a car collided with his Yamaha motorbike and then crashed into an outdoor dining structure on a busy block of Astoria, Queens, the police said.