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OUTDOOR DINING

Posted on June 3, 2020 by John Bailey

WPCNR WEDNESDAY GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING. From the Governor’s Press Office. June 3, 2020:

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced outdoor dining at restaurants will be permitted in phase two of reopening.

Restaurants in the seven regions that have already entered phase two – the Capital Region, Central New York, the Finger Lakes, the Mohawk Valley, the North Country, the Southern Tier and Western New York – can reopen for outdoor dining beginning tomorrow, June 4th.

Outdoor tables must be spaced six feet apart, all staff must wear face coverings and customers must also wear face coverings when not seated.

Governor Cuomo also announced that Erie County is now eligible to resume elective surgeries and ambulatory care. The Governor previously announced that the state will allow elective outpatient treatments to resume in counties and hospitals without significant risk of COVID-19 surge in the near term, and a total of 52 counties can now resume elective surgeries (4 counties do not have hospitals).

“COVID-19 is still a real threat and we’re still battling it. I know it’s not on the front pages today, but it is still in people and in society,” Governor Cuomo said. “But thanks to the people of New York and the nurses, doctors and essential workers, today we have the lowest number of hospitalizations ever and we have the lowest death toll ever. We are continuously evaluating activities that can be safely reopened, and today we are adding outdoor seating at restaurants to phase two.”

The Governor also confirmed 1,045 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 374,085 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 374,085 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	1,920	20
Allegany	49	1
Broome	589	11
Cattaraugus	90	1
Cayuga	96	3
Chautauqua	89	3
Chemung	137	0
Chenango	133	0
Clinton	97	0
Columbia	399	8
Cortland	41	0
Delaware	82	0
Dutchess	3,951	15
Erie	6,234	61
Essex	38	0
Franklin	23	0
Fulton	213	1
Genesee	202	0
Greene	241	0
Hamilton	5	0
Herkimer	113	2
Jefferson	74	0
Lewis	20	0
Livingston	120	1
Madison	319	2
Monroe	3,048	59
Montgomery	94	1
Nassau	40,644	72
Niagara	1,067	19
NYC	204,872	495
Oneida	1,058	9
Onondaga	2,256	28
Ontario	215	6
Orange	10,460	11
Orleans	246	5
Oswego	112	2
Otsego	73	0
Putnam	1,264	2
Rensselaer	495	2
Rockland	13,259	36
Saratoga	489	5
Schenectady	701	5
Schoharie	51	0
Schuyler	12	0
Seneca	60	1
St. Lawrence	206	1
Steuben	243	1
Suffolk	40,062	82
Sullivan	1,393	1
Tioga	133	2
Tompkins	165	1
Ulster	1,701	5
Warren	256	1
Washington	238	1
Wayne	120	4
Westchester	33,691	58
Wyoming	87	1
Yates	39	0

Governor Cuomo: Western NY, Capitol Region Moves to Phase 2 Wednesday; Summer Day Camps May Open June 29

Posted on June 2, 2020 by John Bailey

WPCNR ALBANY ROUNDS. From the Governor’s Press Office. June 2, 2020:

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced Western New York is entering phase two of reopening today. The Capital Region is still on track to enter phase two of reopening tomorrow, June 3rd, and New York City is still on track to enter phase one of reopening on June 8th.

Governor Cuomo also announced that summer day camps statewide can open on June 29th. The state will make a decision on sleep-away camps in the coming weeks.

Governor Cuomo also issued an Executive Order allowing low-risk, outdoor recreational activities and businesses providing such activities to open in regions that have met the public health and safety metrics required for phase one.

“Today is day 94 of the COVID-19 pandemic and if you look at the progress we have made in New York, it’s breathtaking how far and how fast we’ve come,” Governor Cuomo said. “We have more good news today – the number of hospitalizations is down, the number of new COVID cases walking in the door is at an all-time low and the number of deaths is just about as low as we have seen it. As the numbers continue to decline, Western New York is now ready to begin phase two of reopening, and the Capital Region remains on track to open for phase two tomorrow.”

Dr. Michael Osterholm, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, said, “As the next two regions in New York State have been given the green light to begin to move from phase 1 to phase 2 the State’s new early warning dashboard will help to mitigate any problems that arise. It is critical to continue to move forward based on data and New York State is doing just that.”

Dr. Samir Bhatt, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Geostatistics, The Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, said, “As the Western New York and Capital regions begin to move from Phase 1 to Phase 2, the State’s metrics provide a comprehensive view for tracking and controlling the disease. We will continue to monitor these data closely in order to make sure the next phase is implemented in a manner that balances public health and economic activity.”

The Governor also confirmed 1,329 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 373,040 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 373,040 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	1,900	18
Allegany	48	0
Broome	578	4
Cattaraugus	89	0
Cayuga	93	1
Chautauqua	86	1
Chemung	137	0
Chenango	133	0
Clinton	97	1
Columbia	391	2
Cortland	41	0
Delaware	82	1
Dutchess	3,936	12
Erie	6,173	50
Essex	38	1
Franklin	23	0
Fulton	212	2
Genesee	202	0
Greene	241	2
Hamilton	5	0
Herkimer	111	2
Jefferson	74	0
Lewis	20	0
Livingston	119	0
Madison	317	1
Monroe	2,989	25
Montgomery	93	2
Nassau	40,572	93
Niagara	1,048	2
NYC	204,377	613
Oneida	1,049	13
Onondaga	2,228	31
Ontario	209	1
Orange	10,449	27
Orleans	241	5
Oswego	110	0
Otsego	73	1
Putnam	1,262	5
Rensselaer	493	1
Rockland	13,223	38
Saratoga	484	1
Schenectady	696	3
Schoharie	51	1
Schuyler	12	1
Seneca	59	0
St. Lawrence	205	0
Steuben	242	1
Suffolk	39,980	275
Sullivan	1,392	3
Tioga	131	1
Tompkins	164	0
Ulster	1,696	5
Warren	255	0
Washington	237	2
Wayne	116	0
Westchester	33,633	81
Wyoming	86	0
Yates	39	0

County Announces “Reopening Task Force” Parker the Boss.

Posted on June 1, 2020 by John Bailey

WPCNR COUNTY CLARION-LEDGER. From the Westchester County Department of Communications. June 1, 2030:

Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced today the formation of the Westchester County Reopening Task Force – a group charged with working to find solutions to advance the interests of local businesses in a post-coronavirus economy.

Latimer said: “What we have here is a group of individuals who have served in a variety of capacities, to serve in this particular capacity, to help organize our efforts to reach out to the businesses of Westchester County and do everything we can to help them reopen as fast as possible and as successfully as possible.”

This task force will provide guidance to the County as it works through the four phases of reopening and help ensure that businesses in each phase have what they need to reopen safely and successfully.

The task force is co-chaired by Westchester County Legislator Catherine Parker, a former small business owner and past President, Rye Chamber of Commerce, and Louis Lanza, a restaurateur with businesses in Westchester County. Both bring deep expertise and broad connections which will enable the task force to maximize its impact.

Parker said: “I see this reopening task force as a unified voice for all different sectors of business in Westchester County with the ‘rock stars’ of those sectors. This will be a way to get Westchester back to where we were – and even better than before.”

Lanza said: “Restaurants are working ahead of the curve in getting ready everything they will need to do to open. We can do this safely. There are safe ways of running our businesses and once we get the go ahead, we can safely reopen and serve our customers.”

Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairman Ben Boykin said: “This is an important challenge. We are in a place we have never been before and we must reopen in a more vibrant and smarter way so businesses can survive, grow and move to the next level.”

The task force will play a significant role in communicating out to the business and nonprofit communities, their colleagues and the organizations that they lead about guidelines and best practices as our region enters each stage of phased reopening. The task force will also establish working groups that will focus on each critical area such as health care, labor, hospitality, general business, etc. These working groups will allow for all Westchester business owners to have an opportunity to give input.

The first meeting of the Reopening Task Force will take place this Thursday at 10:00am via Webex and it anticipates meeting virtually going forward.

New Coronavirus Testing Site at Calvary Baptist Church Mayor Announces.

Posted on June 1, 2020 by John Bailey

New York State has established a temporary testing site for White Plains residents at Calvary Baptist Church. Parking is available in the church parking lot off of Post Road. Testing will be conducted this week only, Monday through Friday, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm and is free.

Both diagnostic and antibody testing are available, though not on the same day. You must make an appointment in order to be tested. Call 1-833-422-7369 to schedule an appointment and for any other questions you may have.

The most recent data provided by the county today indicates the cumulative number of people who have tested positive in White Plains since testing began is 1,743.

5 regions of the State (North Country, Finger Lakes, Central NY, Mohawk Valley, and Southern tier) have advanced to Phase 2 of reopening, with Western New York and the Capital District regions expected to follow on Wednesday.

We are scheduled to join them on June 8th as long as the Covid-19 data continues on the positive track we have established.

Phase 2, among other things, means haircuts and walk-in retail. Compliance levels in White Plains continue to be excellent overall, but I do want to remind everyone that masks are required inside public establishments and outside when it is likely you will be within 6 feet of others such as on the sidewalk or while on the running tracks.

The county estimates the number of active cases in White Plains to be 41. NYS makes additional statewide and county-by-county data available at covid19tracker.health.ny.gov.