Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the state will provide 200,000 rapid test kits to New York City schools in “Yellow Zones.” On October 9, Governor Cuomo announced that COVID-19 rapid result testing will be made available to every county in New York State. Those tests will also be made available on an as needed basis to help schools in “Yellow Zones” test students and staff as part ...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a new cluster action initiative to address COVID-19 hot spots that have cropped up in Brooklyn, Queens, and Broome, Orange and Rockland Counties. Working with the top public health experts, New York State developed a science-based approach to attack these clusters and stop any further spread of the virus, including new rules and restrictions directly ...

The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA), in partnership with BellAge, Inc., and the Association on Aging in New York (AgingNY) has announced the launch of CV19 CheckUp in New York State, a free, anonymous, personalized online tool that evaluates an individual’s risks associated with COVID-19 based on their life situation and individual behavior and provides recommendations and resources to reduce those risks ...

This week Ostroff Associates team put together backpacks filled school supplies for students at the South End Children’s Cafe. The café is working on creating a safe reopening plan for the school year. Beginning in October, SECC will assist the children who are virtual learners by offering individualized assistance during the day and assist the students attending school in person by offering individualized homework help ...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of “The COVID-19 Report Card”, an online dashboard which tracks real-time COVID-19 infections and testing operations of every New York school and school district. The Governor acted by Executive Order directing schools, local health departments, labs and all testing sites properly collect and report COVID-19 testing data for students and staff ...

Ostroff Associates congratulates all those named a CITY & STATE 2020 ALBANY RISING STAR including our own Senior Vice President Evan Sullivan ...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed the State Department of Health to investigate the potential COVID-19 exposure at a high school graduation ceremony in Westchester County after an individual who had recently traveled to Florida and attended the ceremony subsequently began showing symptoms and tested positive for COVID-19. Since then, four more individuals who attended the ceremony and had contact ...

We are honored to announce that Rebecca Marino has been presented with the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) – NY Chapter’s, Dr. Kathleen M. Doyle, Ph.D. Government Relations Award! Rebecca has proudly represented the for AMTA-NY Licensed Massage Therapists for the past 11 years. She is passionate about this industry and works tirelessly on advocating for AMTA-NY as health ...

Ostroff Associates (OA) is helping to combat food insecurity by providing both financial resources and direct food donations to partner organizations in the Capital Region like the South End Children’s Café and Feed Albany ...