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Information that may be of interest... June 29, 2020 This information is provided by The Murray Hill Neighborhood Association. We are sharing it as a service to our members. If this notice does not interest you, please disregard it. You can also find these weekly newsletters online in PDF (printable) format at www.murrayhillnyc.org in the News section, look for Weekly Eblasts 2020. Please share this email with a friend, neighbor or colleague. You can sign up for these emails at www.murrayhillnyc.org, scroll down the Also Happening column. Reopening & coronavirus updates NYC's Reopening NYC is on track for Phase 3 reopening on July 6. NYC's Phase 2 businesses and nonprofits may reopen on June 22. Small Business Services guidance www1.nyc.gov/nycbusiness. Phase 2 includes outdoor dining, in-store shopping and office work, with limits. As many as 300,000 more workers are expected to come to NYC. All of these businesses must operate at half capacity and with mandatory COVID safeguards in place, including social distancing and facial coverings. Phase 2 industry guidance forward.ny.gov/phase-two-industries NYC's Phase 1 businesses and nonprofits may reopen on June 8. The COVID Stay-at-Home (PAUSE) directive has been extended to June 27. IMPORTANT NOTE: There is still no cure or vaccine for COVID-19. Even as the city reopens, we must all continue to wear face coverings in public, practice social distancing and wash or sanitize our hands and surfaces that are touched. These are the businesses that can reopen in Phase 1 forward.ny.gov/phase-one-industries. Reopening is expected to bring 200,000 or more additional people to NYC. For more information about reopening see the MHNA Reopening page. All New Yorkers can get tested for covid-19. If you participated in a protest or have been spending time with people outside your household, get tested! Sites run by New York State are free. Check with the others and with your doctor to find out if there will be charges. coronavirus.health.ny.gov/find-test-site-near-you. See the MHNA Reopening page for more details. Remember the Core 4 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 • wear face coverings when in public • maintain distance • practice good hand hygiene • stay home if sick More details at the links below • Reopening guidelines for New York State (NY Forward) NYC is still in Stay-at- Home (PAUSE) for industries that have not reopened. (updated) • Preventing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and medical information • Directives for gatherings and facilities • Transportation and travel (updated) • Legislation and executive orders • Assistance (and jobs) for individuals, homeowners, artists, workers, the unemployed (and pets) • Food assistance resources • Medical resources and calls for medical professionals and volunteers • Small business and nonprofits assistance and resources • Schools and children • Government offices and resource lists • How you can help - volunteer, suppliers, jobs and donation opportunities (updated) • Online entertainment, culture & learning • Neighborhood houses of worship, museums, educational and cultural institutions • Neighborhood restaurants, food & spirits that are open for delivery & pickup (updated) • Neighborhood retail, health care (including pets) & services that are open (updated) • Neighborhood businesses that are closed until further notice • COVID-19 scams and public service announcements (updated) NYC Test and Trace Corps: NYC Health + Hospitals is operate the NYC Test and Trace Corps. If you test positive for COVID-19, you will receive a call from the Test and Trace Corps. These calls will either appear on caller ID as “Test and Trace”, or a 212 number. Contact tracers will 2 never ask for your Social Security number, your immigration status, any private financial information, or a credit card number. Mental health resources: NYC Well, a confidential 24/7 helpline, staffed by trained counselors. They can provide brief counseling and referrals to care in over 200 languages. Call 888-NYC-WELL (888-692-9355), text "WELL" to 65173, chat at NYC.gov/nycwell. The state's hotline is 844-863-9314 to get free emotional support, consultations and referrals to a provider. New Yorkers can access additional mental health resources at headspace.com/ny. Domestic violence resources: All domestic violence shelters are operating and hotlines are available 24/7. National Domestic Violence Hotline, call 1-800-799-7233 (TTY: 1-800-799- 7233), log onto thehotline.org, or text LOVEIS to 22522, Safe Horizon call 1-800-621-HOPE or visit Safehorizon.org/SafeChat to speak with an advocate. The state hotline is 800-942-6906. Pet hotline: Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) is a member of the City's Animal Planning Task Force, which is now providing a COVID-19 Pet Hotline and supportive services for NYC residents with pets. If you have a COVID-19 pet-related issue call the hotline at 877-204-8821 (8am to 8pm daily). FROM NOTIFY NYC: NYC beaches will open for swimming on July 1. New Yorkers must continue to practice social distancing. Only swim when lifeguards are present. Travel advisory issued jointly by NY, NJ, CT: People coming from high-risk states with a rate of covid-19 infection higher than 10 per 100,000 residents or from states with more than 10 percent positivity rate over a seven-day rolling average must quarantine for 14 days (currently Arizona, Missouri, Alabama and Georgia). Anyone caught violating this advisory will be fined. New Yorkers who visit high-risk states and return must also quarantine for two-weeks. (effective 6/25/2020) Related: E.U. Plans to Bar Most U.S. Travelers When Bloc Reopens June 26, 2020, nytimes.com, by Matina Stevis-Gridneff Pence: 'We want to defer to local officials' on requiring masks June 28, 2020, thehill.com, by Zack Budryk 2020 TCS New York City Marathon, Scheduled for November 1, Is Canceled Due to Coronavirus-Related Health and Safety Concerns June 24,2020, nyrr.org, Press Release 3 Broadway League Predicts Broadway Will Not Reopen Until January 2021 May 26, 2020, iheartradiobroadway.com, by Deanna Moore Charlotte St. Martin, the president of the Broadway League, predicts that Broadway will not reopen until January 2021…Broadway’s post-pandemic reopening means safety protocols being in place to ensure audience members can sit next to each other as they did before, likely—at least in the first phase of reopening—wearing masks, with actors, singers, and dancers able to perform in the same numbers and proximity, and with the same energy, as before. NYC COVID-19 TESTING CENTERS COVID-19 diagnostic testing centers in New York City. If you are protesting, please be safe, wear a mask, and get tested! Remember, testing is FREE and available. Free testing in Murray Hill and nearby: CareMount Medical Appointment required, Referral required, Testing for all patients Verify testing center info before going. Address: 317 E 34th St, New York, NY 10016 Phone: (212) 726-7400 Tisch Hospital Appointment required, Referral required, Testing for all patients Located in: NYU Langone Health Address: 550 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Phone: (212) 263-5800 NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue Appointment not required, Referral not required, Testing for all patients Phone: (212) 562-4141 Address: 462 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10016 MedRite Urgent Care Appointment not required, Referral required, Testing for all patients Verify testing center info before going. Address: 919 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10017 Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 10PM ProHEALTH Urgent Care of Gramercy Park Appointment not required, Referral required, Testing for all patients Address: 291 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10010 Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8AM Tue Phone: (646) 609-3403 4 In memoriam: Milton Glaser, Master Graphic Designer Milton Glaser, Master Designer of ‘I ♥ NY’ Logo, Is Dead at 91 June 26, 2020, nytimes.com, by William Grimes He was also a founder of New York Magazine, created a memorable Bob Dylan poster and produced designs for everything from supermarkets to restaurants to “Mad Men.” [Editor's note: Milton Glaser was a valued neighbor and New Yorker. His ‘I ♥ NY’ logo for NYC during the city’s fiscal crisis in the 1970s was done pro bono. He never made a dollar from this design, although you now see it everywhere (not only for NYC). Look up at the corner of 3rd Avenue & 32nd Street to see the secondary name of the street, named after New York Magazine. His lovely studio and incubator for young artists on 32nd Street next to the PS116 school yard is in a historic building. He also taught at the School of Visual Arts on east 23rd Street. For eye candy, see miltonglaser.com.] The MHNA Discount Program Please be prepared to show proof of membership when you ask for a discount. Restaurant and Food Discounts General Discounts Photo album 5 34th Street between 2nd & 3rd Avenue, photo by Nancy Idaka Sheran Elections Suraj Patel files lawsuit in 12th District ballot battle with Rep. Carolyn Maloney June 25, 2020, nypost.com, by Carl Campanile and Priscilla DeGregory We will not know the results from the June 23 primary elections in NYC until all of the absentee ballots have been counted. The counting begins on Wednesday. 6 (opinion) Dropping the ballot: Find out how many New Yorkers failed to get their absentee ballots in time, and extend deadlines June 24, 2020, nydailynews.com, by Daily News Editorial Board For late and missing absentee ballots, of which reports are rampant, there must be an audit of every Board of Elections statewide, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo should extend next Tuesday’s cutoff for ballots to be received and also extend the postmark deadline. Important election dates IN PERSON REGISTRATION for the General Election.