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| Unpacking Cuomo’s Covid-19 Poster | Unpacking Cuomo’s Covid-19 Poster |
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| It’s Thursday. | It’s Thursday. |
| Weather: Mixed sun and clouds. High about 80. | Weather: Mixed sun and clouds. High about 80. |
| Alternate-side parking: Suspended through Sunday. Read about the new amended regulations here. | Alternate-side parking: Suspended through Sunday. Read about the new amended regulations here. |
| An octopus is guiding a cruise ship. President Trump is sitting on a crescent moon. But don’t get distracted by that: Beware the Winds of Fear, the incoming plane of Europeans and the Boyfriend Cliff! | An octopus is guiding a cruise ship. President Trump is sitting on a crescent moon. But don’t get distracted by that: Beware the Winds of Fear, the incoming plane of Europeans and the Boyfriend Cliff! |
| We’re not describing a fever dream but Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s new “New York Tough” poster, which depicts the hardships of the coronavirus pandemic as a mountain that New Yorkers have climbed. A mask rests on the summit’s peak. Essential workers, and the governor’s daughters and dog, pull “the curve” down. | We’re not describing a fever dream but Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s new “New York Tough” poster, which depicts the hardships of the coronavirus pandemic as a mountain that New Yorkers have climbed. A mask rests on the summit’s peak. Essential workers, and the governor’s daughters and dog, pull “the curve” down. |
| “What we did was historic because we did tame the beast,” Mr. Cuomo said on Monday as he introduced the retro political poster, his second this year. “We did turn the corner. We did plateau that mountain. And then we came down the other side.” | “What we did was historic because we did tame the beast,” Mr. Cuomo said on Monday as he introduced the retro political poster, his second this year. “We did turn the corner. We did plateau that mountain. And then we came down the other side.” |
| The internet immediately began picking apart the artwork’s oddly specific details. (Again, Boyfriend Cliff? We and others assumed that the young man dangling from its edge was the partner of one of the daughters.) | The internet immediately began picking apart the artwork’s oddly specific details. (Again, Boyfriend Cliff? We and others assumed that the young man dangling from its edge was the partner of one of the daughters.) |
| A day later in The Times, the art critic Jason Farago devoted 1,100 words to the poster, saying, “Your average TikTok video displays more careful graphic execution than this.” | A day later in The Times, the art critic Jason Farago devoted 1,100 words to the poster, saying, “Your average TikTok video displays more careful graphic execution than this.” |
| “As a work of political propaganda,” he conceded, “this poster gets at least one job done: The federal government bears all the blame, the State of New York is diligent and triumphant.” | “As a work of political propaganda,” he conceded, “this poster gets at least one job done: The federal government bears all the blame, the State of New York is diligent and triumphant.” |
| “New York Tough” came as the state was reporting relatively low numbers of new coronavirus cases, and it echoed Mr. Cuomo’s previous complaints that the federal government did not stop flights from Europe when that continent’s infections were rising. | “New York Tough” came as the state was reporting relatively low numbers of new coronavirus cases, and it echoed Mr. Cuomo’s previous complaints that the federal government did not stop flights from Europe when that continent’s infections were rising. |
| The poster also throws shade at Arizona, Texas and Florida, three Republican-led states now experiencing record-breaking case counts. | The poster also throws shade at Arizona, Texas and Florida, three Republican-led states now experiencing record-breaking case counts. |
| But it doesn’t mention New York’s more than 32,000 coronavirus deaths, a number that towers above those of other states. | But it doesn’t mention New York’s more than 32,000 coronavirus deaths, a number that towers above those of other states. |
| State Senator Zellnor Y. Myrie, who like Mr. Cuomo is a Democrat, tweeted: “I mean this with 0% snark: how is this not wildly offensive? This is an artful monument to death and tragedy being sold by the state. I’m legit perplexed.” | State Senator Zellnor Y. Myrie, who like Mr. Cuomo is a Democrat, tweeted: “I mean this with 0% snark: how is this not wildly offensive? This is an artful monument to death and tragedy being sold by the state. I’m legit perplexed.” |
| The artist behind Mount Coronavirus remained a mystery. In January, the governor had for a third time worked with the Brooklyn artist Rusty Zimmerman to create a poster showing his progressive vision for New York. That image included rocky Steps to Progress emerging from the Sea of Division. | The artist behind Mount Coronavirus remained a mystery. In January, the governor had for a third time worked with the Brooklyn artist Rusty Zimmerman to create a poster showing his progressive vision for New York. That image included rocky Steps to Progress emerging from the Sea of Division. |
| On Twitter this week, Mr. Zimmerman said multiple times that “New York Tough” was not his doing, “though it looks like a few elements were sampled.” | On Twitter this week, Mr. Zimmerman said multiple times that “New York Tough” was not his doing, “though it looks like a few elements were sampled.” |
| Mr. Cuomo’s office is selling copies of the poster for $11.50 apiece. About 17,300 orders had been placed as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. | Mr. Cuomo’s office is selling copies of the poster for $11.50 apiece. About 17,300 orders had been placed as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. |
| The governor appears to have taken a liking to mountain metaphors: Last month, he unveiled a large foam mountain to represent the rise and fall of New York’s virus case count. | The governor appears to have taken a liking to mountain metaphors: Last month, he unveiled a large foam mountain to represent the rise and fall of New York’s virus case count. |
| “One mountain was enough,” Mr. Cuomo said at the time. But when it comes to art, apparently it wasn’t. | “One mountain was enough,” Mr. Cuomo said at the time. But when it comes to art, apparently it wasn’t. |
| N.Y.P.D. Says It Used Restraint During Protests. Here’s What the Videos Show. | N.Y.P.D. Says It Used Restraint During Protests. Here’s What the Videos Show. |
| Dismemberment Killing of Tech C.E.O. ‘Looks Like Professional Job’ | Dismemberment Killing of Tech C.E.O. ‘Looks Like Professional Job’ |
| New York City Has 2,300 Parks. But Poor Neighborhoods Lose Out. | New York City Has 2,300 Parks. But Poor Neighborhoods Lose Out. |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art to Reopen Five Days a Week in August | Metropolitan Museum of Art to Reopen Five Days a Week in August |
| Top N.Y.P.D. Chief Injured While Making Arrest at a Protest | Top N.Y.P.D. Chief Injured While Making Arrest at a Protest |
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| The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. | The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. |
| Body-camera footage shows a man being punched and dragged off a subway train by two police officers. [New York Post] | Body-camera footage shows a man being punched and dragged off a subway train by two police officers. [New York Post] |
| A dead man was found wrapped in plastic on the roof of a McDonalds in the Bronx. [ABC7] | A dead man was found wrapped in plastic on the roof of a McDonalds in the Bronx. [ABC7] |
| After decades of tension, a Korean-owned beauty supply chain is striking up a partnership with its Black customers and community members. [The City] | After decades of tension, a Korean-owned beauty supply chain is striking up a partnership with its Black customers and community members. [The City] |
| Taylor Trudon writes: | Taylor Trudon writes: |
| When the pandemic hit and her hours at her e-commerce job were cut in half, Chinazor Offor realized she couldn’t sustain living in New York. | When the pandemic hit and her hours at her e-commerce job were cut in half, Chinazor Offor realized she couldn’t sustain living in New York. |
| Ms. Offor, 25, decided to move home to Georgia at the end of April to ride out the rest of the lockdown with her parents. There, she said, she found herself being less distracted by the hustle and bustle of the city. She had played guitar in high school, and now started practicing regularly. | Ms. Offor, 25, decided to move home to Georgia at the end of April to ride out the rest of the lockdown with her parents. There, she said, she found herself being less distracted by the hustle and bustle of the city. She had played guitar in high school, and now started practicing regularly. |
| She also began questioning the financial wisdom of returning to New York. | She also began questioning the financial wisdom of returning to New York. |
| “I don’t know if I could go back after feeling like I can actually pay off debt,” Ms. Offor said. | “I don’t know if I could go back after feeling like I can actually pay off debt,” Ms. Offor said. |
| A recent Pew Research Center survey found that roughly 20 percent of U.S. adults moved, or know someone who relocated permanently or temporarily, because of the pandemic. The study found that higher income and education played a role in who was able to move. | A recent Pew Research Center survey found that roughly 20 percent of U.S. adults moved, or know someone who relocated permanently or temporarily, because of the pandemic. The study found that higher income and education played a role in who was able to move. |
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| Many young New Yorkers returned to their family homes. They slept and worked in the rooms where they grew up. | Many young New Yorkers returned to their family homes. They slept and worked in the rooms where they grew up. |
| “Being back here is like a time capsule,” said Sonia Sakhrani, a health care professional who relocated from the Upper East Side to her parents’ home in Forest Hills, Queens. | “Being back here is like a time capsule,” said Sonia Sakhrani, a health care professional who relocated from the Upper East Side to her parents’ home in Forest Hills, Queens. |
| Ms. Sakhrani, 31, said that while she no longer has a curfew, not having the freedom to go out because of the virus “evokes the same feeling that you had as a teenager.” | Ms. Sakhrani, 31, said that while she no longer has a curfew, not having the freedom to go out because of the virus “evokes the same feeling that you had as a teenager.” |
| Kendall Ciesemier, who drove from Brooklyn to her parents’ home outside of Chicago, said that being thrust back into her childhood environment meant reverting to dynamics she had with her parents growing up. | Kendall Ciesemier, who drove from Brooklyn to her parents’ home outside of Chicago, said that being thrust back into her childhood environment meant reverting to dynamics she had with her parents growing up. |
| “The weird thing was having to be like, this is my room, and if the door is closed, you knock,” said Ms. Ciesemier, 27, a producer at a nonprofit. | “The weird thing was having to be like, this is my room, and if the door is closed, you knock,” said Ms. Ciesemier, 27, a producer at a nonprofit. |
| Reawoken teenage angst and other emotions have resurfaced as people have been going through the closets, boxes and drawers containing treasures from their past. | Reawoken teenage angst and other emotions have resurfaced as people have been going through the closets, boxes and drawers containing treasures from their past. |
| Jacob Brian Wilson, 34, a publicist from Manhattan, has been sheltering at his parents’ farm in San Miguel, N.M. He said that through certain items, like poetry he had written at age 17, he saw someone he had “lost touch with.” | Jacob Brian Wilson, 34, a publicist from Manhattan, has been sheltering at his parents’ farm in San Miguel, N.M. He said that through certain items, like poetry he had written at age 17, he saw someone he had “lost touch with.” |
| Tess Koman, 28, an editor from Manhattan, was staying at her parents’ home in New Jersey until recently. | Tess Koman, 28, an editor from Manhattan, was staying at her parents’ home in New Jersey until recently. |
| “There is Jewish memorabilia all over the place in my room, menorahs I don’t remember accumulating, books on Jewish teenagerdom I have no recollection of having opened, hamsa necklaces I absolutely never wore,” she said. “And I am 100 percent bringing them all back to my apartment.” | “There is Jewish memorabilia all over the place in my room, menorahs I don’t remember accumulating, books on Jewish teenagerdom I have no recollection of having opened, hamsa necklaces I absolutely never wore,” she said. “And I am 100 percent bringing them all back to my apartment.” |
| It’s Thursday — #tbt. | It’s Thursday — #tbt. |
| Dear Diary: | Dear Diary: |
| I was in the midst of an identity crisis last summer that was brought on by the pressures of graduate school and the looming approach of my 30th birthday. | I was in the midst of an identity crisis last summer that was brought on by the pressures of graduate school and the looming approach of my 30th birthday. |
| Trying to reconnect with myself, and perhaps the simpler times of my childhood in Queens, I went to Rockaway Beach with a friend I had known since I was 5. | Trying to reconnect with myself, and perhaps the simpler times of my childhood in Queens, I went to Rockaway Beach with a friend I had known since I was 5. |
| A nutcracker seller passed by. We called him over to chat and to buy a couple of cold drinks. | A nutcracker seller passed by. We called him over to chat and to buy a couple of cold drinks. |
| As he moved on, he passed a couple with a very young child who were sprawled out next to us. | As he moved on, he passed a couple with a very young child who were sprawled out next to us. |
| The nutcracker seller stooped down and shook the child’s hand. | The nutcracker seller stooped down and shook the child’s hand. |
| “Welcome to Planet Earth, baby,” he said. “We’re blessed to have you.” | “Welcome to Planet Earth, baby,” he said. “We’re blessed to have you.” |
| — Kimberly La Porte | — Kimberly La Porte |
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