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Governor Cuts Number of Signatures Needed on Ballot Petitions to Slow Spread of CoronaVirus in NYS. closes Petition Period on March 17.

Posted on March 14, 2020 by John Bailey

WPCNR CAMPAIGN 2020. From the Governor’s Press Office. March 14, 2020:

To keep New Yorkers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed an executive order temporarily modifying election rules, suspending the petition period 14 days, ending it 5 PM Tuesday, May 17

The executive order also modifies the signature requirements for ballot access; candidates will only need to collect 30 percent of the statutory threshold. For Congress, candidates would need 375 signatures rather than 1,250. For State Senate, candidates would need 300 signatures rather than 1,000. For Assembly, candidates would only need 150 signatures rather than 500.

“Public health experts have been clear that one of the most common ways to communicate COVID-19 is through direct person to person contact, and we are doing everything in our immediate power to reduce unnecessary interactions,” Governor Cuomo said. “This executive order modifies the election process in a way that both protects public health and ensures the democratic process remains healthy and strong regardless of the ongoing pandemic.”

The executive order also modifies deadlines and procedures to better allow New Yorkers to vote absentee for the Queens Borough President special election on March 24. It extends the current deadline to register to vote absentee to March 23, the day before the special election. Absentee votes must be postmarked or delivered in person up until the day of the election on March 24.

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Cases of Corona Virus Today Up 100 Net Throughout State. Westchester: 172. Containing the Spread of the virus the goal, to Preserve Hospital Capacity the Objective Governor Assures. Will Not Direct Schools to Close. Temple Israel Persons Released from Quarantine Today.

Posted on March 14, 2020 by John Bailey

WPCNR CORONAVIRUS REPORT. From the Governor’s Press Office (Edited) and News Teleconference, and WPCNR reporting. March 14, 2020:

Governor Cuomo confirmed 100 additional cases of novel coronavirus, since Friday, bringing the statewide total to 524 confirmed cases in New York State.

Of the 524 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, included were 213 in New York City, including the first death in the state, (an 82 year-old hospitalized woman with emphysema ) and 172 total in Westchester County . The geographic breakdown is as follows:

Albany County: 3 (1 new)

Broome County: 1

Delaware County: 1

Dutchess County: 3

Herkimer County: 1

Monroe County: 2

Nassau County: 68 (17 new)

New York City: 213 (59 new)

Orange County: 6 (3 new)

Rockland County: 10 (1 new)

Saratoga: 3

Schenectady: 1

Suffolk County: 33 (3 new)

Tioga County: 1 (1 new)

Tompkins County: 1 (1 new)

Ulster County: 5

Westchester County: 172 (14 new)

During telephone questions from reporters. the Governor said the Quarantine of 36 persons associated with the Temple Israel exposure to the virus would have their mandatory quarantines ended today.

Additionally, Governor Cuomo said he will sign an Executive Order today to help relieve the economic impact of COVID-19 on workers and assure school aid for schools that have been directed to close.

As part of the Governor’s Executive Order, the state will waive the 7-day waiting period for workers in shared work programs to claim unemployment insurance for those that have been put out of work by COVID-19.

The Executive Order will also eliminate the aid penalty for schools directed to close by state or local officials or those closed under a state or local declaration of emergency that do not meet 180-day requirements if they are unable to make up school days.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the State Department of Financial Services will require insurance companies to waive co-pays for telehealth visits. This action will encourage New Yorkers to seek medical attention from their homes rather than visit a hospital or doctor’s office — ultimately reducing strain on the healthcare system and preventing further spread of the virus.

The Governor also authorized the State to open a drive-through mobile testing facility on Long Island in the coming week. This follows the success of the New Rochelle mobile testing center, which opened yesterday and serviced 150 cars and tested 263 people, exceeding the initial goal of testing 200 people in the first day. Once fully operational, the New Rochelle facility will be able to test up to 500 people per day. Drive-through mobile testing facilities help keep people who are sick or at risk of having contracted coronavirus out of healthcare facilities where they could infect other people.

The addition of a mobile testing facility on Long Island is part of the State’s initiative to replicate the New Rochelle Mobile Testing Center model at other locations, helping allow the state to run at least 6,000 tests per day starting next week — six times the state’s target goal when this outbreak first came to New York. This is on top of the testing that will be conducted at the 28 public and private labs across the state and the out of state labs that New York is already contracting with. All of this is a result of the proactive steps taken by Governor Cuomo and the Department of Health to get as many New Yorkers tested as possible.

“As the novel coronavirus continues to spread and the number of positive cases increases, we are encouraging New Yorkers to use tele-medicine if they are sick and we will set up a new drive-through mobile testing facility on Long Island to help keep people out of emergency rooms and reduce the strain on our healthcare system,” Governor Cuomo said.

“The more tests we do, the higher the number of positive cases we will see — so we need to keep that context in mind when we see these numbers continuing to go up. And we will continue to communicate the facts, because the facts and the information defeat the fear and anxiety in this situation.”

GOVERNOR CUOMO SUSPENDS OPEN MEETINGS LAW, ENABLING GOVERNMENTS TO HOLD MEETINGS WITHOUT PUBLIC OR BY PHONE

Posted on March 14, 2020 by John Bailey

WPCNR COUNTY CLARION-LEDGER. By County Board of Legislators Chairman Benjamin Boykin. March 14, 2020:

On Monday, March 16, 2020, the Westchester County Board of Legislators will exercise Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order No. 202.1, “Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency,” effective March 12 through April 11, which temporarily suspends portions of the New York State Open Meetings Law.A section of the order, “Suspension of law allowing the attendance of meetings telephonically or other similar services.”

It provides for the suspension of “Article 7 of the Public Officers Law, to the extent necessary to permit any public body to meet and take such actions authorized by the law without permitting in public in-person access to meetings and authorizing such meetings to be held remotely by conference call or similar service, provided that the public has the ability to view or listen to such proceeding and that such meetings are recorded and later transcribed.”

As a result, the Board will hold next week’s Committee meetings “without permitting in public in-person access.”

Per the Executive Order and longstanding Board practice, the public may view and listen to the Committee meetings both in real-time and as archived through our website, https://westchesterlegislators.com.View our meeting schedule at: https://westchestercountyny.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1.

WHITE PLAINS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER RESCHEDULES

Posted on March 13, 2020 by John Bailey

The presence of novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Westchester County reminds us of the importance of taking care of ourselves and one another, as we come together to experience the magic of live entertainment at the WPPAC.

After numerous discussions with the City of White Plains & Westchester County officials, and with an abundance of caution, we have made the difficult decision to suspend and reschedule all of our upcoming special events and Mainstage performances for the next several weeks. We have joined our colleagues of Broadway, Performing Arts Center @ Purchase College, Carnegie Hall, the NBA, the NHL, MLB, the PGA Tour, Seattle 5^th Avenue Theatre, The Metropolitan Opera, and many other arts organization which hold events for audiences greater than 250 persons. In making this decision we have put the health and well-being of our wonderful patrons, artists and staff at the forefront.

We are in the process of reorganizing our 2020 calendar to accommodate these rescheduled performances. The new dates are as follows:

· The Spouse Whisperer: May 21 at 8pm

· Mainstage production of Side Show: October 9 -25

· John Lloyd Young Jukebox Hero: November 7 or 14 (final date will be announced next week upon artist confirmation)

Questions about tickets to any upcoming event please email [email protected] for assistance. In order to provide the best service we are suggesting that everyone email us in the event it becomes necessary to restrict staffing our box office. All of our staff can monitor emails and our ticketing system remotely.

We thank our patrons for their patience and understanding and wish the best of health to them, their family and friends during this challenging time.