CB8 Statement regarding the memorial to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others in Carl Schurz Park
Recently, the members of Community Board 8 Manhattan were deeply disturbed upon hearing that posters and other signage displayed at Carl Schurz Park in memory of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others were removed by NYC Department of Parks and Recreation employees in error.
JUNE 22nd RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
New York City entered Phase Two of reopening today. Industries included in Phase Two are:
In-person retail
Hair salons and barbershops
Real estate
Offices
Vehicle sales, leases, and rentals
All of these businesses must operate at half capacity and with mandatory COVID safeguards in place, including social distancing and facial coverings.
JUNE 17th RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES THAT PHASE 2 IS ON TRACK TO BEGIN THIS COMING MONDAY, JUNE 22
At his press conference earlier today, the Governor announced that, barring any changes in the public health metrics of the region, Phase 2 in New York City is is on track to begin this coming Monday, June 22.
Noted the Governor: "New York City will have been Phase 1 for 14 days.
JUNE 11th RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
Starting today, localities can open public pools and playgrounds at their discretion. They must use health data and metrics as a guide to inform each decision.
Through June 15th, 2020, health insurance enrollment is open for uninsured New Yorkers as part of a Special Enrollment Period: https://www1.nyc.
JUNE 8th RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
Today is the first day of Phase One reopening, 100 days after the shutdown.
The State has released a New York Forward Business Reopening Web Tool, which helps small businesses determine if they have met the criteria for reopening.
MAY 28th RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
Mayor de Blasio said that over 1,700 tracers have been hired to join the Test & Trace Corp, surpassing the City’s goal to hire 1,000 tracers by June 1, with 700 hired from neighborhoods hardest hit by the virus.
MAY 22nd RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
Emergency Food Program: By next week, the Emergency Food Program will be delivering over 1 million meals per day. This is on top of the City’s grab-and-go program, which already serves over 500,000 meals per day at 500+ schools across the City.
MAY 19TH RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
Mayor de Blasio announced that the City will partner with CityMD to offer walk-in diagnostic COVID-19 testing to New Yorkers, effectively tripling the number of available testing sites citywide.
MAY 13TH RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
The State is now investigating 102 reported cases in New York where children, of a range of ages, are experiencing a serious illness that is possibly due to COVID-19. More details, including the symptoms to watch out for, are here.
