DECEMBER 21st RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
Hospitalizations could approximately double in one month if the current rate of growth continues. The fall and winter surge could lead to 11,000 people hospitalized with COVID and 3,500 additional fatalities in a month if the current rate continues.
Cuomo to close indoor dining in New York City in another blow to a reeling industry - Politico
As Trenches Fill, Plans for Hart Island COVID-19 Memorial Look to Past and Future - The City
NYC Christmas Tree Vendors Pleasantly Surprised By So Many Early Sales - Gothamist
Another Vote Taken Opposing NY Blood Center Proposal - Tapinto
Controversial UES 'Tower On Stilts' Scrapped, Politician Says - Patch
NY Blood Center: New Building is Critical to Future Operations - Tapinto
Economists urge New York to hike taxes on billionaires - Politico
1st Vaccination in U.S. Is Given in New York, Hard Hit in Outbreak’s First Days - NYT
New York City mayor says people should brace for another possible shutdown - CBS
Does Covid-19 Spread on Buses, Subways? New York Aims to Find Out - WSJ
For City’s Public Meetings, Shift to Virtual Format Has Meant Attendance Boost—& Complications - City Limits
Outdoor Dining Confronts Its Latest Challenge: Snow - NYT
Children Love Snow Days.
DECEMBER 14th RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
Sandra Lindsay, a frontline ICU nurse and New Yorker, became the first American to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in a non-trial setting. Sandra received the vaccination at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens.
Parents Plead For Consistency As Some NYC Students Head Back To School. Again. For Now. - Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/parents-plead-consistency-some-nyc-students-head-back-school-again-now
NYC Food Delivery Workers Band to Demand Better Treatment.
DECEMBER 7th RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
Amid a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the City advised older adults and at-risk New Yorkers to limit non-essential activities. Older adults and people with underlying health conditions who are at an increased risk of severe COVID-related illness should limit activities outside of the home to essential tasks such as commuting to work or school, medical care, groceries, and pharmacy necessities.
New York City Will Reopen Elementary Schools and Reduce Hybrid Learning - NY Times
New York City to reopen schools for 200,000 students Dec. 7, mayor says - Politico
"Thank God We Have This Support": More New Yorkers Lining Up At City's Food Banks This Year - Gothamist
FDNY first responders among first to receive emergency COVID vaccine - Daily News
NYC Blows Past Deadline To Certify General Election Results As Lawmakers Push Reforms - Gothamist
De Blasio Administration Millions Behind on COVID Mask and Glove Stockpile Goals - The City
NYC’s congestion pricing program may be delayed by two years, MTA says - NY Daily News
Subway Slowdown: Sleek New Train Cars Running Late in Pandemic - The City
Cuomo Orders Hospitals To Make Emergency Preparations, Warns NY Could PAUSE Again - Gothamist
NYC middle and high schools won’t offer in-person learning until 2021 at the earliest - Chalkbeat
Food Delivery Apps Are Booming.
NOVEMBER 30th RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced yesterday (11/29) that K-5 schools and 3-K and pre-K programs will reopen next Monday, 12/7. All District 75 special education grades will reopen Thursday, 12/10. (The Mayor said today that middle and high school students are unlikely to return before January.
Top mayoral candidate admonishes new voting system amid efforts to delay it - Politico
Digital Divide: NYC Department Of Education Says More Devices For Students Won’t Arrive For At Least Another Month - CBS NY
NYC residents flock to COVID-19 test sites ahead of iffy holiday travel - NY Post
The MTA’s $500 million nightly cleaning and shutdown isn’t worth it, experts say - NY Focus
City budget update better than hoped, though gaping deficit looms next year - Politico
NYC’s law legalizing e-scooters officially goes into effect on Monday - NY Post
New York City’s first Black mayor, David Dinkins, dies at 93 - AP
Unmasked: NYC Hospitals Lag on COVID PPE Stockpile Requirement as Virus Surges - The City
‘Vision Zero’ Leader Is the Latest to Leave New York Mayor’s Team - NY Times
De Blasio Lays Out Phased Strategy To Reopen Schools, Prioritizing Students With Disabilities - Gothamist
Stewart-Cousins claims supermajority for Democrats in state Senate - Politico
NYPD dismisses dozens of e-bike tickets after legalization - NY Post
What the M.T.A.’s ‘Doomsday’ Cuts Would Actually Look Like - NY Times
City launches $35M loan program for mom-and-pop shops hit by pandemic - Crain's
First Tenant Evicted in NYC since the Pandemic Started.
NOVEMBER 23rd RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
The State launched a new web application to help New Yorkers find state services and benefits. The "Find Services" web application was developed in partnership with Google.org, to assist New Yorkers in locating appropriate services with one streamlined web application.
Upper East Side's Community Board 8 Elects A New Chair - Patch
Facade Partly Collapses Off Upper East Side Building - Patch
UES Community Board Harshly Critical Of Blood Center Expansion - Patch
Renovation Completed For 18th Century Roosevelt Island Home - Patch
New York Blood Center Reveals Draft Scope Of Work For Headquarters Expansion On The Upper East Side - YIMBY
Op-Ed | New York City has enough vacant apartments to house the homeless: It’s time to do it - AM NY
As de Blasio pleads for federal and state assistance, budget outlook rosier than anticipated - Politico
Most NYC students are learning online, but the city’s virtual teaching strategy remains elusive - Chalkbeat
Tourism, Engine for N.Y.C. Economy, May Not Fully Recover Until 2025 - NY Times
Voter Turnout in New York City Jumped 7.5% from 2016 to 2020 - Gotham Gazette
What Will Outdoor Dining Look Like In NYC This Winter? - Gothamist
NYC Adds More Restrictions to Outdoor Dining Setups As Winter Nears - Eater
MTA Employees Worry About Lack of Mask Compliance Among Work Crews As More Test Positive For Coronavirus - Gothamist
NYC’s COVID-19 test and trace program can’t pinpoint 80 percent of cases - NY Post
NYPD won’t stop family gatherings on Thanksgiving, de Blasio says - NY Post
Subway Service Could Be Cut 40% if No Federal Aid Arrives - NY Times
In a major setback, New York City schools to shut down over parents' objections - Politico
MTA to raise NYC transit fares, consider eliminating unlimited MetroCards - Daily News
Opinion: Surveillance and the City: New York’s Latest Covid Boondoggle Is In Your Pocket (by Albert Fox Cahn) - Gotham Gazette
Here’s how one school is trying to help new immigrants get to college during the pandemic - Chalkbeat
De Blasio faces outcry over school closures as New York braces for lockdown - Politico
New York City Mayor Warns of End to Indoor Dining, Gym Closures - WSJ
A Bright Spot in the Pandemic Gloom: Jazz Is Everywhere in New York - NY Times
It's starting to sink in: Schools before bars - Politico NY
CDC pleads with Americans to avoid Thanksgiving travel - AP
Joe Biden wins Georgia, flipping the state for Democrats - AP
When Will We Throw Our Masks Away? I Asked Dr. Fauci - NYTimes
Schumer Optimistic on COVID Stimulus - Spectrum
Cuomo Expands Yellow Zone Restrictions in Three Counties - Spectrum
We Owe One Another Student Loan Forgiveness - NYTimes
MTA Chairman: Keeping NYC Transit Running is Critical for Whole Country - NY1
What to Expect of the 2020 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - NY1
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