NYC MAYOR CALLS FOR 2020 CENSUS EXTENSIONS DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK
Mayor Bill de Blasio: “I am calling on the Census Bureau to extend the census period so that all Americans can get counted without risking their health and…
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COMMUNITY LEADERS TO BLACK OFFICIALS: SAVE BLACK LIVES DURING COVID-19
As COVID-19 threatens to ravage prisons across the state, Black community organizers from Riverhead to Rochester called on Black elected officials to loudly and publicly reject Governor Cuomo’s…
NYC COUNCIL MEMBER INEZ BARRON TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
Speaker Johnson: “Council Member Barron is the second member of the Council to announce they tested positive. Council Member Ritchie Torres announced his positive test on Tuesday, March…
WHO IS RIDING NYC SUBWAYS AND BUSES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC?
Riders Alliance's Betsy Plum: "Many New Yorkers continue to rely on public transit even while living in fear of contracting and spreading the Coronavirus...public transit is a lifeline…
NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE CALLS FOR “SHELTER-IN-PLACE” POLICY
Williams: "I'm calling on Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio to create a defined "shelter-in-place" policy-not a quarantine- immediately, one that is reassessed on a weekly or biweekly…
NEW YORK SUSPENDS STUDENT, MEDICAL DEBT DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
James: “New Yorkers need to focus on keeping themselves safe and healthy from the coronavirus, and therefore can rest assured that state medical and student debt referred to…
NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES ALL SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE UNTIL APRIL 1
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed an executive order directing all schools in New York to close by Wednesday, March 18 for two weeks ending April 1. Photo:…
NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES PUBLIC SCHOOL CLOSINGS IN NEW YORK CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS
Governor Cuomo: "We will close these schools but it needs to be done with these contingencies in mind so that children are not harmed and our hospitals aren't…
AMID CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC ADVOCATE ANNOUNCES NEW WORKFORCE POLICES
"Our office is committed to uplifting and protecting the most vulnerable people around our city in the coming weeks and months, addressing the needs of New Yorkers while…
Assemblyman Charles Barron Tests Positive for Covid-19
Official Statement From Assemblymember Charles Barron. "Today I have learned that I have been tested positive for COVID-19. Inez and I are in high fighting spirits as usual.…