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The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut announced broad restrictions on public life on Monday, with gatherings of more than 50 people banned in all three states and many nonessential businesses ordered closed.The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut announced broad restrictions on public life on Monday, with gatherings of more than 50 people banned in all three states and many nonessential businesses ordered closed.
All schools in New York State were also closed for at least two weeks, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced. The move came after New York City’s public school system, the nation’s largest, shut down for at least five weeks.All schools in New York State were also closed for at least two weeks, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced. The move came after New York City’s public school system, the nation’s largest, shut down for at least five weeks.
Casinos, gyms and movie theaters in the three states must close by 8 p.m. Monday, Mr. Cuomo of New York said on a joint call with Govs. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey and Ned Lamont of Connecticut. Casinos, gyms and movie theaters in the three states must close by 8 p.m. Monday, Mr. Cuomo of New York said on a joint call with Govs. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey and Ned Lamont of Connecticut.
Bars and restaurants will be limited to takeout and delivery, Mr. Cuomo said. Groceries, gas stations, pharmacies and some other businesses can stay open. Mr. Cuomo said he was also encouraging other businesses to close at 8 p.m.Bars and restaurants will be limited to takeout and delivery, Mr. Cuomo said. Groceries, gas stations, pharmacies and some other businesses can stay open. Mr. Cuomo said he was also encouraging other businesses to close at 8 p.m.
The closing of bars and restaurants pre-empted a plan by New York City, which announced on Sunday that restaurants, bars, nightclubs, small theaters, and movie houses would close Tuesday morning.
“When states can work together well, it makes all the difference in the world,” Mr. Cuomo said.
Some of the region’s most famous landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the Empire State Building, also shut down.Some of the region’s most famous landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the Empire State Building, also shut down.
On Monday, Mr. Cuomo praised the federal government for letting the state increase its capacity to test for the virus but he criticized the Trump administration’s overall response to the crisis.
“It’s inexcusable,” Mr. Cuomo said of the federal response. Two drive-though testing sites will open in New Jersey, at Bergen County Community College and the PNC Bank Arts Center.
Mr. Cuomo and his counterparts said there were no plans to close public transit in the region.Mr. Cuomo and his counterparts said there were no plans to close public transit in the region.
On Monday, Mr. Murphy asked state residents to stay at home from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. every day for now, a day after suggesting that he was considering a mandatory curfew.On Monday, Mr. Murphy asked state residents to stay at home from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. every day for now, a day after suggesting that he was considering a mandatory curfew.
The mayor of New Jersey’s second largest city, Jersey City, said he had gotten no guidance on how the police should interpret Mr. Murphy’s recommendationThe mayor of New Jersey’s second largest city, Jersey City, said he had gotten no guidance on how the police should interpret Mr. Murphy’s recommendation
“Some of this stuff, we’re going to try to learn on the job,” Mayor Steven M. Fulop said.“Some of this stuff, we’re going to try to learn on the job,” Mayor Steven M. Fulop said.
Mr. de Blasio announced on Monday afternoon that New York City was rushing to bring additional hospital beds online over the next week or two. Mr. de Blasio announced on Monday that New York City was rushing to add more hospital beds in the next few weeks.
By canceling elective surgeries and more quickly dismissing patients from hospitals, the city can clear room for about 7,000 patient beds in existing hospitals, the mayor said. Another 1,200 to 1,300 beds could be added by taking over unused space in existing hospitals and converting a newly built but unoccupied nursing home in Brooklyn. By canceling elective surgeries and dismissing patients from hospitals more quickly, the city can free up about 7,000 patient beds in existing hospitals, the mayor said. Another 1,200 to 1,300 beds could be added by taking over unused space in existing hospitals and converting a newly built nursing home in Brooklyn that is not yet occupied.
Mr. de Blasio said the city would try to add even hospital rooms, perhaps by converting former health facilities and other sites not previously used for medical purposes. To conserve rooms for coronavirus patients, the mayor asked anyone with flulike symptoms to wait up to four days or more to allow for possible improvement before seeking medical help.
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Mr. de Blasio said the city would try to add hospital rooms beyond those 8,200, perhaps by converting former health facilities and other sites not previously used for medical purposes. The mayor appealed for federal assistance in helping to staff the new beds. He said he would like to bring health care workers from other states that have not been hit as hard by the pandemic and to use military doctors and nurses.
The mayor made an appeal for federal assistance in helping staff the new beds. He said he would like to bring health care workers from other states not hit as hard from the virus pandemic and use doctors and nurses in the United States military. “These are battlefield-level conditions,” he said.
“We need health care professionals here,” the mayor said. “These are battlefield-level conditions.” With help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the city also announced plans to open five drive-through testing sites. Details on their locations were not released. (New Jersey officials said the state would open drive-though test centers at Bergen County Community College and the PNC Bank Arts Center.)
The mayor’s concerns about the capacity of New York City’s health care system echoed those of Mr. Cuomo, who has urged Mr. Trump to deploy the Army Corps of Engineers to build hospitals in the state. Mr. de Blasio’s concerns about the capacity of New York City’s health care system echoed those of Mr. Cuomo, who has urged Mr. Trump to deploy the Army Corps of Engineers to build hospitals in the state.
About 80 percent of New York State’s 3,000 intensive-care hospital beds are already full, the governor has said. The state plans to mobilize the National Guard and to work with unions and builders to find locations for temporary health care facilities and has already identified more than 9,000 potential hospital beds, Mr. Cuomo said. About 80 percent of New York State’s 3,000 intensive-care hospital beds are already full, the governor has said. The state plans to mobilize the National Guard and to work with unions and builders to find locations for temporary health care facilities, Mr. Cuomo said. More than 9,000 potential hospital beds have been identified, Mr. Cuomo said.
Mr. Trump said on Monday that his administration was considering having the corps build hospitals. As of Monday, New York State had 950 confirmed coronavirus cases, officials said, up from 729 on Sunday. Nine people have died from the virus, including seven in New York City; 158 people have been hospitalized. In a bright note, the City Council speaker, Corey Johnson, said 16 people who had been hospitalized had been discharged.
As of Monday, New York State had 950 confirmed coronavirus cases, officials said, up from 729 on Sunday. Nine people have died from the virus, including seven in New York City; 158 people have been hospitalized. In a bright note, the City Council speaker, Corey Johnson, said that 16 people who had been hospitalized had been discharged. Cases in New Jersey nearly doubled in a day, to 178 on Monday, up from 98 on Sunday. Two people in the state died after testing positive for the virus. Connecticut reported 41 confirmed cases on Monday, up from 26 on Sunday. No coronavirus death had been reported in the state.
Cases in New Jersey nearly doubled in a day, to 178 on Monday, up from 98 on Sunday. Two people in the state died after testing positive for the virus. Connecticut reported 26 confirmed cases and no deaths as of Sunday. The largest concentration of cases in New York State is in New York City, where 463 people had tested positive. There were 220 confirmed cases in Westchester County. On Long Island, there were 109 confirmed cases in Nassau County and 63 in Suffolk County.
The largest concentration of cases in New York State is in New York City, where 463 people have tested positive, up from 329 on Saturday. There were 220 confirmed cases in Westchester County. On Long Island, there were 109 confirmed cases in Nassau County and 63 in Suffolk County. Amid the climbing case counts, President Trump wrote on Twitter Monday that a teleconference with the nation’s governors had gone well but he also urged Mr. Cuomo to “do more,” without elaborating.
Monday afternoon, President Trump tweeted that a teleconference with the nation’s governors had gone well but he urged Mr. Cuomo to “do more,” without elaboration.
Mr. Cuomo responded quickly.Mr. Cuomo responded quickly.
“I have to do more?” he wrote on Twitter. “No — YOU have to do something! You’re supposed to be the President.”“I have to do more?” he wrote on Twitter. “No — YOU have to do something! You’re supposed to be the President.”
Mr. Trump later deleted the tweet.Mr. Trump later deleted the tweet.
In Albany, the state legislative session is being postponed until later in the week. The decision to close New York City’s 1.1-million-student public school system came after days of mounting pressure on Mr. de Blasio. He had vowed to keep schools open as long as possible because so many working families depend on them not just for education but for child care and meals.
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The decision to close New York City’s 1.1-million-student public school system, effective this morning, came after days of mounting pressure on Mr. de Blasio. He had vowed to keep schools open as long as possible because so many working families depend on them not just for education but for child care and meals.
“This is not something in a million years I could have imagined having to do,” the mayor said.“This is not something in a million years I could have imagined having to do,” the mayor said.
The city plans to restart classes on Monday, March 23, with instruction offered online only. Students who do not have computers at home will be lent laptops, the mayor said, and the city will help students get internet access.The city plans to restart classes on Monday, March 23, with instruction offered online only. Students who do not have computers at home will be lent laptops, the mayor said, and the city will help students get internet access.
“These children need you,” the mayor said in an appeal to the city’s teachers. “Keep their education going.” “These children need you,” the mayor said in an appeal to the city’s teachers.
Some school buildings will reopen next Monday as “enrichment centers” to provide instruction and services for vulnerable students, including homeless children and those with special needs.Some school buildings will reopen next Monday as “enrichment centers” to provide instruction and services for vulnerable students, including homeless children and those with special needs.
The mayor said he hoped to reopen the rest of the school system April 20 but cautioned that schools might stay shut for the rest of the academic year. The mayor said he hoped to reopen the rest of the school system April 20 but cautioned that schools might stay shut through the end of the academic year.
“The facts have given us no other choice,” he said.
In New Jersey, where most schools were already closed, Governor Murphy said that a statewide shutdown was “imminent.”In New Jersey, where most schools were already closed, Governor Murphy said that a statewide shutdown was “imminent.”
In Connecticut, Mr. Lamont said on Sunday that all public schools in the state would shut down on Tuesday and stay closed until at least March 31.In Connecticut, Mr. Lamont said on Sunday that all public schools in the state would shut down on Tuesday and stay closed until at least March 31.
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Sandra Martinez and her daughter, Nicole, wore face masks on Monday and headed to a grocery store in Jackson Heights, Queens, to pick up canned food and toilet paper.Sandra Martinez and her daughter, Nicole, wore face masks on Monday and headed to a grocery store in Jackson Heights, Queens, to pick up canned food and toilet paper.
Nicole, 11, would normally be at her middle school, while her mother worked as a waitress at a Colombian restaurant. But the closing of New York City’s public school system had forced them to overhaul their daily routines.Nicole, 11, would normally be at her middle school, while her mother worked as a waitress at a Colombian restaurant. But the closing of New York City’s public school system had forced them to overhaul their daily routines.
“I’m worried about the bills, the car, the rent,” said Ms. Martinez, 42, who will be out of work and not getting paid for an indefinite period as restaurants and bars shift to delivery only.“I’m worried about the bills, the car, the rent,” said Ms. Martinez, 42, who will be out of work and not getting paid for an indefinite period as restaurants and bars shift to delivery only.
Families across New York City were scrambling for resources and child care as the threat of the coronavirus prompted a school shutdown that put a heavy strain on parents. Families across New York City were scrambling for resources and child care as the threat of the coronavirus prompted a school shutdown that put a heavy strain on parents. (Of the 750,000 students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals in New York City schools, about 14,000 students received breakfast and lunch from schools on Monday, officials said.)
The challenge facing Ms. Martinez showed not just the impact of the schools being closed, but also the affect of the virus’s spread on New York City’s restaurant industry.The challenge facing Ms. Martinez showed not just the impact of the schools being closed, but also the affect of the virus’s spread on New York City’s restaurant industry.
From storied steakhouses to humble corner saloons, owners, waiters, chefs and bartenders arrived for work Monday as if for a funeral, given the order to close by Tuesday morning.From storied steakhouses to humble corner saloons, owners, waiters, chefs and bartenders arrived for work Monday as if for a funeral, given the order to close by Tuesday morning.
“We’re completely lost,” said Odalys Rivera, pouring coffee at a new taqueria, Cena, that opened in Brooklyn’s Windsor Terrace last year, the dream of her brother and her cousin, the owners.“We’re completely lost,” said Odalys Rivera, pouring coffee at a new taqueria, Cena, that opened in Brooklyn’s Windsor Terrace last year, the dream of her brother and her cousin, the owners.
The shutdown promises to hurt everyone from owners and celebrity chefs to waiters, waitresses, bar-backs and busboys, raising the specter of layoffs, permanent closings and an inability of workers to pay their rent. The shutdown promises to hurt everyone from owners and celebrity chefs to waiters, waitresses, bar-backs and busboys.
“We have never experienced something like this,” said Daniel Boulud, the chef and restaurateur who owns Daniel.“We have never experienced something like this,” said Daniel Boulud, the chef and restaurateur who owns Daniel.
New York City faces the prospect of sweeping job losses and business failures, with theaters, bars, restaurants and tourism all closing down or heavily restricted.New York City faces the prospect of sweeping job losses and business failures, with theaters, bars, restaurants and tourism all closing down or heavily restricted.
James Parrott, director of economic and fiscal policies at the Center for New York City Affairs at the New School, said the city could lose up to 500,000 tourism jobs, with lost wages amounting to $1 billion a month.James Parrott, director of economic and fiscal policies at the Center for New York City Affairs at the New School, said the city could lose up to 500,000 tourism jobs, with lost wages amounting to $1 billion a month.
Scott M. Stringer, the New York City comptroller, estimated that the latest restrictions “could conservatively cost the city $3.2 billion in lost tax revenues over the next six months.”Scott M. Stringer, the New York City comptroller, estimated that the latest restrictions “could conservatively cost the city $3.2 billion in lost tax revenues over the next six months.”
“We’re facing the possibility of a prolonged recession,” he said.“We’re facing the possibility of a prolonged recession,” he said.
Mr. de Blasio, asked early Monday about relief for businesses and workers affected by the decision to close bars and restaurants, said, “We’re getting grants and loans and things for small businesses, but that’s a small piece.”Mr. de Blasio, asked early Monday about relief for businesses and workers affected by the decision to close bars and restaurants, said, “We’re getting grants and loans and things for small businesses, but that’s a small piece.”
“We need a massive federal relief program,” he said.“We need a massive federal relief program,” he said.
The mayor said on Monday that the Police Department would not enforce a law barring the use of electric bikes during the coronavirus crisis. The move would help those who use such bike to make food deliveries. He also said his administration was considering suspending alternate-side parking regulations.
In addition, New York’s courts postponed many criminal cases indefinitely and will stop performing all but their most essential functions. Eviction proceedings have also been suspended.
New York’s courts postponed many criminal cases indefinitely and will stop performing all but their most essential functions.
Eviction proceedings have also been suspended statewide until further notice.
People charged with felonies who are out on bail will have their cases adjourned “until further notice,” the state’s chief administrative judge, Lawrence K. Marks, wrote.People charged with felonies who are out on bail will have their cases adjourned “until further notice,” the state’s chief administrative judge, Lawrence K. Marks, wrote.
Defendants awaiting trial in jail will have their hearings delayed or conducted via video. People’s initial court appearances will also be conducted by video in New York City.
Visits to city jails will be suspended starting on Wednesday. The city said it would increase access to phones and postal service to help detainees stay in contact, and officials said they might also establish a “televisit” system.Visits to city jails will be suspended starting on Wednesday. The city said it would increase access to phones and postal service to help detainees stay in contact, and officials said they might also establish a “televisit” system.
The coronavirus has reached the upper echelon of the nation’s largest police department. The chief of the New York police transit bureau, Edward Delatorre, tested positive for the virus recently, an official briefed on the matter said.
. It was unclear whether other top Police Department officials and employees at Police Headquarters had been exposed to Mr. Delatorre before he developed symptoms, the official said.
The coronavirus has reached the top brass of the nation’s largest police department. The chief of the New York police transit bureau, Edward Delatorre, tested positive for the virus recently, an official briefed on the matter said.
It was unclear whether other top Police Department officials and employees at Police Headquarters were exposed to Mr. Delatorre before he developed symptoms, the official said.
Also, a 56-year-old investigator for the city’s Department of Correction who tested positive for the coronavirus has died, officials said on Monday.Also, a 56-year-old investigator for the city’s Department of Correction who tested positive for the coronavirus has died, officials said on Monday.
The investigator, who lived in the Bronx, had “limited contact” with inmates, correction officials said. Correction Department investigators examine misconduct allegations and accusations against employees and inmates that involve sexual assaults. The mayor said that the city had retraced his last days at work, which did not involve interactions with inmates.The investigator, who lived in the Bronx, had “limited contact” with inmates, correction officials said. Correction Department investigators examine misconduct allegations and accusations against employees and inmates that involve sexual assaults. The mayor said that the city had retraced his last days at work, which did not involve interactions with inmates.
Jonah Engel Bromwich, Michael Gold, Matthew Haag, Patrick McGeehan, Jesse McKinley, Andy Newman, Edgar Sandoval, Eliza Shapiro, Liam Stack, Tracey Tully and Benjamin Weiser contributed reporting.Jonah Engel Bromwich, Michael Gold, Matthew Haag, Patrick McGeehan, Jesse McKinley, Andy Newman, Edgar Sandoval, Eliza Shapiro, Liam Stack, Tracey Tully and Benjamin Weiser contributed reporting.