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The Get Tested Day of Action is Weds. July 8. Join us to Stop the Spread and#FightCOVIDNYC!
Get a FREE COVID-19 test
Help get the word out and STOP the spread.
Find out more at http://TestandTrace.NYC or nyc.gov/covidtest
Retweet to spread the word: https://twitter.com/nycgov/status/1280177185714814979?s=21
See below for more updates from City Hall.
Here’s what you’ll find:
o Share Resources and Announcements
o Reopening Childcare
o Broadband for NYCHA and Low-income Communities
o Get Tested! Day of Action
o Daily Indicators
o Additional Resources
SHARE RESOURCES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Immediate Release: New York City to Hold Virtual Events in Honor of the 30th Anniversary
of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
o Full Release: https://on.nyc.gov/2CaLqm2
o Share the news: https://twitter.com/NYCDisabilities/status/1280230794972233730
Open Restaurants Accessibility Requirements
o As NYC continues to re-open post-COVID19 and restaurants expand outdoor seating to
accommodate social distancing, we cannot forget about accessibility. The Mayor's Office
for People with Disabilities has created requirements for maintaining physical
accessibility for outdoor dining.
o Read Open Restaurants Accessibility Requirements:
https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/mopd/downloads/pdf/Open-Restaurant-Accessibility.pdf
o Share on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NYCDisabilities/status/1280498568600727554
The Staten Island Ferry's normal rush hour service is back!
o All aboard every 15 or 20 minutes during rush hour
o Share :https://twitter.com/NYCMayorsOffice/status/1280207385559273480
Do you own a Personal Care business?
o Join our virtual resource fair on Friday, July 10th to learn everything you need to know
about reopening your business!
o Learn more & RSVP: http://smallbizbeautyconvo.eventbrite.com
o Share the event: https://twitter.com/NYC_SBS/status/1280487845644447749
As part of Phase 3, the following businesses can reopen in NYC:
o Nail Specialty,Tattoo and Piercing Facilities, Cosmetology, Massage Therapy, Spas,
Ultraviolet (UV) and Non-UV Tanning, Waxing
o Read What Workers Need to Know at http://nyc.gov/workers
o Share the resourcehttps://twitter.com/NYCDCA/status/1280124672584056838
NYC’s health care workers have been on the front lines fighting to protect us from
COVID19.
Let's do our part to give back. Take 5 minutes to fill out the census, which we need to
have our healthcare system fully funded for the next decade.
http://My2020census.gov
Share widely: https://twitter.com/NYCImmigrants/status/1280241388836261888
REOPENING CHILDCARE
Today: NYC Board of Health voting on allowing 3,000 childcare centers to reopen on 7/13
Strict State Requirements:
o No more than 15 children per room, social distancing
o Face coverings for staff and children
o Daily health screenings
o Frequent cleanings and disinfection
o Limited sharing of items including toys
DOHMH will inspect programs to verify compliance
BROADBAND FOR NYCHA & LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES
$157M investment for high-speed internet, including $87M redirected from NYPD budget
Reach 600,000 underserved NYers, including 200,000 in NYCHA
New, lower-cost $15/month internet service
Work with M/WBEs, nonprofits to invest in low-income communities
Train and employ 100+ adults and youth
NEW State legislation to let NYC charge private internet utilities to use City streets and use revenue to pay for service in low-income neighborhoods
GET TESTED!DAY OF ACTION
Goal: 150,000 New Yorkers tested in a week
Flyering, social media, emails and phone-banking to hardest-hit communities
o 80 community-based organizations
o 32 City agencies
o Neighborhoods
Elmhurst, Queens
Fordham, Bronx
Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
East Harlem, Manhattan
Clifton, Staten Island
DAILY INDICATORS
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS – SUSPECTED COVID-19 CASES
o Threshold: 200
o Today’s report: 58
H+H ICU OCCUPANTS – SUSPECTED COVID-19 CASES
o Threshold:approx. 400
o Today’s Report: 295
PERCENT OF NYC RESIDENTS WHO TESTED POSITIVE
o Threshold: approx. 15%
o Today’s report:2 %
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Businesses that may start or expand operations once NYC has clearance to enter into Phase
Two include
o offices, in-store retail, outdoor dining, hair salons and barbershops, real estate,
commercial building management, retail rental, repair and cleaning, and vehicle sales,
leases, and rentals.
o Learn more at https://www1.nyc.gov/site/coronavirus/businesses/businesses-and-
nonprofits.page
Reopening NYC Businesses
o NYC.gov/nycbusiness provides information and guidelines for businesses reopening in
NYC.Translations of the phase one safety plan and guidelines for construction,
manufacturing, retail and wholesale trade, and more are available.
New DCWP COVID-19 Hub
o NYC.gov/DCWPAlerts provides information and translated resources on scams, funeral
planning tips, debt collection cease communications, student loans, free tax prep, license
expiration and renewal dates, price gouging, and more.
For New Yorkers with symptoms or questions about COVID-19, connect to a medical
provider
o free of charge 9am to 9pm
o 1-844-NYC-4NYC
Fact Sheet: Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/imm/covid-19-pmis.pdf
TLC Launches Resource Center
o Legal, Financial and other Services to Hard Hit Drivers
https://portal.driverresourcecenter.tlc.nyc.gov
NYC LGBTQ COVID guide.
o This mobile-accessible website contains nearly 100 listings of LGBTQ+ affirming
services still available citywide, including food programs, legal services, health resources
& more.
o Check it out:nyc.gov/lgbtqcovid
Renters have rights in New York City and we will help you fight for those rights.
o Call 311 if you're having issues. We will provide free legal help regardless of income or mmigration status.
o Spread the word in multiple languages:
https://twitter.com/NYCImmigrants/status/1258467271548252161
STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19! LEARN HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
AND OTHERS AT HOME
o English: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/imm/health-disparities-flyer
o Español | Русский | 繁體中文 | 简体中文 | Kreyòl
ayisyen | 한국어 | বাংলা | Italiano| Polski | العربية | Français | ײִדיש" | اردو | فارسى | ελληνικά | ગુ
જરાતી | עברית | हिन्दी |
日本語 | Português | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ(India) | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ(Pakistan) | Tagalog | ไทย | བོད་པ་
NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H) is making hotel rooms available for New Yorkers who may
need to self-isolate because they have COVID-19 or COVID-19 like symptoms, but their
homes do not allow for them to stay six feet away from others, or they live with someone
who is vulnerable.
o Download and share the flyer: English | Español | Shqip | االعربية | বাংলা | Français | Kreyòl
Ayisyen | हिंदी | 한국어 | Polski | Русский | 简体中文 | 繁體中文 | اُردُو
Get Tested in Your Community
o Find Community testing sites operated by NYC Health + Hospitals near you:
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/coronavirus/resources/covid-testing.page
New York City Department of Probation:One week of free groceries are available to all New
Yorkers in five boroughs at the Neighborhood Opportunity Network (NeON) Nutrition Kitchens,in partnership with the Food Bank of NYC and the NYC Young Men’s Initiative (YMI)
o https://www1.nyc.gov/site/neon/programs/nutrition-kitchen.page
COVID-19 Jobs: https://fphnyc.org/about/careers/
Translated COVID-19 Graphics available on our immigrant resource guide page at
nyc.gov/immigrants/coronavirus
Pet owner impact by COVID-19
o Call the Pet Hotline at 1-877-204-8821
o 8 a.m. to 8 p.m, 7 days a week
Student Loan Debt Tips During COVID-19
o https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dca/consumers/Student-Loan-Debt-Tips-During-
COVID19.page
FAQ for Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
o https://access.nyc.gov/faq-for-pandemic-unemployment-benefits/