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Legislature to Hold Two Joint Legislative Public Hearings on the Impacts of COVID-19 on New York State
NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins today announced the Legislature will soon hold two public hearings to address the impacts of COVID-19 on New York State. In the interest of public health and safety, the hearings will be conducted virtually using web-based video conferencing. Additional details will be released at a later date. One hearing will evaluate the... -
GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES SCHOOLS AND COLLEGE FACILITIES STATEWIDE WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR THE REST OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR
Directs Schools and Colleges to Create Re-Opening Plans that Re-Imagine Facilities to Be Approved by the State State is Partnering with Kate Spade New York Foundation and Crisis Text Line to Provide 24/7 Emotional Support Service for Frontline Workers; Workers Can Text NYFRONTLINE to 741-741 Department of Financial Services to Require New York State-Regulated Health Insurers to Waive Out-of-Pocket Costs for Mental Health Services for Frontline Essential Workers Announces... -
AMID ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES CONTACT TRACING PILOT PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY MAYOR MIKE BLOOMBERG TO BEGIN IN COMING WEEKS
New York’s Nation-Leading Program Expected to Have 6,400 to 17,000 Tracers Statewide Depending on Projected Number of Cases State Health Department Working with Mayor Bloomberg, Johns Hopkins University and Vital Strategies to Build Army of Contact Tracers for Program Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York’s contact tracing pilot program, with leadership from Mayor Mike Bloomberg, will begin in the coming weeks. This... -
Walmart CEO joins coronavirus relief effort with business opportunity
By Lisa Fickenscher (New York Post) – Entrepreneurs looking to sell their wares at Walmart, listen up. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon has signed up for the digital fundraising campaign, All-In Challenge, to help fight the coronavirus crisis, and it includes a chance for small businesses to have their products sold at the nation’s largest retailer. McMillon and his management team have agreed to vet 10 small businesses who participate... -
Lifespan Volunteers Making Connections with Older Adults
By Ginny Ryan WHAM 13 Rochester, N.Y. — COVID-19 repurcussions are fueling concerns of another public health crisis: the impact of isolation and loneliness among older adults. It was a concern even before social distancing. Now, a group of local volunteers with Lifespan – armed with a phone – are working to make a connection. “They’re sort of like extended family now. It’s been since March 17 was the... -
Siemens Mobility donates to food banks
(Trn.trains) – Siemens Mobility is making donations totaling $150,000 to food banks in 10 U.S. cities to support those in need during the coronavirus pandemic. “We have all been impacted by the pandemic and each community is working to manage through its challenges,” Marc Buncher, CEO of Siemens Mobility in North America, said in a press release. “Now, more than ever, we need to unite and support our neighbors.... -
AMID ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, GOVERNOR CUOMO OUTLINES ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR PHASED PLAN TO RE-OPEN NEW YORK
Announces Creation of New York Forward Re-Opening Advisory Board Confirms 3,110 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State – Bringing Statewide Total to 295,106; New Cases in 44 Counties Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today outlined additional guidelines for the phased plan to re-open New York on a regional basis. Each region of the state – Capital Region, Central New York, Finger Lakes, Mid-Hudson Valley,... -
GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES PHASE II RESULTS OF ANTIBODY TESTING STUDY SHOW 14.9% OF POPULATION HAS COVID-19 ANTIBODIES
State is Expanding Antibody Testing Survey to Test FDNY and NYPD Officers, Health Care Workers and Transit Workers State is Opening Five New Drive-Through Testing Facilities in Monroe, Erie, Broome, Niagara and Oneida Counties State is Providing $25 Million for Food Banks and Providers Most Impacted by COVID-19 Announces Nourish New York Initiative to Purchase Food and Products from Upstate Farms and Direct it to Food Banks Across the... -
Everytown Support Fund, Moms Demand Action Respond after Supreme Court Ruling in Suit over Now-repealed New York City Gun Rule
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund (“Everytown”) and Moms Demand Action, the grassroots volunteer network of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statements after the Supreme Court issued its opinion in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. City of New York, a challenge to a since-repealed New York City gun rule brought by the state chapter of the National Rifle Association: “As the... -
Comptroller DiNapoli Announces $50 Million Toward Small Business Relief, Job Retention State Pension Fund Supports Paycheck Protection Program; Pursuing Additional $100 Million Allocation
Comptroller DiNapoli Announces $50 Million Toward Small Business Relief, Job RetentionState Pension Fund Supports Paycheck Protection Program; Pursuing Additional $100 Million Allocation New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the New York State Common Retirement Fund (the Fund) is putting $50 million toward the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a component of the latest coronavirus relief package. Under the PPP, employers can secure loans that will...
