Weekly News Roundup – March 20, 2020

UES Community Board Cancels Meetings Through March - Patch

How remote learning will work in New York City - City and State

M.T.A., Citing Huge Drop in Riders, Seeks $4 Billion Virus Bailout - NY Times

‘Possibility of a Prolonged Recession’: Coronavirus Could Wreak Havoc on City, State Budgets - Gotham Gazette

City Closes Hundreds of Senior Centers, But Will Provide Meals to Aging Population Especially Vulnerable to Coronavirus - Gotham Gazette

Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres tests positive for coronavirus - Daily News

N.Y. May Need 18,000 Ventilators Very Soon. It Is Far Short of That. - NY Times

NYC bans pooled rides for Uber, Lyft, Via to limit coronavirus spread - Daily News

Manhattan Grocer Implements Senior Hour Due To Coronavirus - Patch

CONSTRUCTION FORGES AHEAD IN THE CITY DESPITE VIRUS THREAT - The City

City's real estate industry joins growing chorus seeking relief - Crain's

Cuomo says Trump sending hospital ship to NY in coronavirus battle - Times Union

Brooklyn BP Eric Adams forcing staffers to work at office amid coronavirus epidemic - NY Post

MTA borrows $1B to stave off impending coronavirus fiscal apocalypse - NY Post

MTA halts shared Access-A-Rides on heels of Uber, Lyft sharing ban - Politico

Cuomo Tightens Work-From-Home Order, Tries to Relieve Financial Burden on New Yorkers - NY State of Politics

Teachers, parents race to adapt to remote learning as challenges become more clear - Politico

In one day, 1,000 NYC doctors and nurses enlist to battle coronavirus - NY Post

New York City Weighs Turning Hotels Into Hospitals - WSJ

New York City Had a Coronavirus Warning Sign: Spikes in ER Visits - WSJ

Only 10 black students offered admission to Stuyvesant, as efforts to integrate NYC’s specialized high schools flounder - Chalkbeat

All nonessential employees ordered to work from home - Crain's

The Redemption of Dave Rosenstein- Our Town

Coronavirus in N.Y.: Cuomo Declares State of Emergency - NYTimes

Columbia shifting to ‘remote’ classes after community member exposed to coronavirus; Scarsdale schools shutter after middle school faculty member tests positive- NY Daily News

Coronavirus Could Sap New York’s Tax Revenue, Cuomo Says - WSJ

CUNY, SUNY systems to cancel in-person classes for remainder of semester due to coronavirus- Daily News

NYC’s John Jay College closes after student tests positive for coronavirus - NY Post

Head of the Port Authority tests positive for coronavirus - Crain's

MTA to double coronavius-related cleanings of NYC subway stations - Daily News

QUEENS NEIGHBORS CLOUDY ON MULTI-BILLION SUNNYSIDE YARD PLAN- The City

State slow to start its Census prep efforts - Politico

NYC Council makes it easier for central staff to work from home amid coronavirus outbreak - Daily News

Bill Would Allow Public Bodies To Hold Meetings Via Teleconference - NY State of Politics

NEW YORK TO ALLOW TAKEOUT ALCOHOL TO HELP BARS, RESTAURANTS DURING CORONAVIRUS SHUTDOWN, CUOMO SAYS- Newsweek

Mayor de Blasio assembles elite ‘wartime’ coronavirus crisis team- NY Post

NYC Council Speaker demands city protect street homeless- Daily News

From White Gloves to Latex, the Doormen of New York - NY Times

Trump orders National Guard, building of medical facilities in NY, Calif., Wash.- The Hill

FEMA issues ‘Major Disaster Declaration’ for New York over coronavirus- NY Post

Javits Center to be converted to 1,000-bed emergency hospital for coronavirus patients - NY Daily News

ONE IN FOUR NYC HOSPITAL CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS IS UNDER AGE 50 - The City

Lost Sense of Smell May Be Peculiar Clue to Coronavirus Infection - NY Times

Scientists Identify 69 Drugs to Test Against the Coronavirus - NY Times

Opinion: I Spent a Year in Space, and I Have Tips on Isolation to Share by Scott Kelly - NY Times

HOW CAN YOU HELP DURING THE CRISIS? NEW YORKERS GET CREATIVE- The City

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