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Cuomo and De Blasio Continue to Spar Over Closing Schools: Live Updates Cuomo and De Blasio Continue to Spar Over Closing Schools: Live Updates
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A day after Mayor Bill de Blasio said that New York City schools would be closed for the remainder of the academic year, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo continued to insist that the final decision was his.A day after Mayor Bill de Blasio said that New York City schools would be closed for the remainder of the academic year, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo continued to insist that the final decision was his.
“We won’t open schools one minute sooner than they should be opened but we won’t open schools one minute later than they should be opened either,” the governor said Sunday.“We won’t open schools one minute sooner than they should be opened but we won’t open schools one minute later than they should be opened either,” the governor said Sunday.
“I do not know what we will be doing in June,” he added, in a seeming rebuke to the mayor. “Nobody knows what we will be doing in June.”“I do not know what we will be doing in June,” he added, in a seeming rebuke to the mayor. “Nobody knows what we will be doing in June.”
Asked if he had any plans to announce school closures, Mr. Cuomo demurred.Asked if he had any plans to announce school closures, Mr. Cuomo demurred.
“We are where we are,” he said. “We are where we were.”“We are where we are,” he said. “We are where we were.”
Reopening schools, businesses and transportation had to be coordinated regionally because “you can’t restart the economy without fully restarting schools,” Mr. Cuomo said.
Earlier Sunday, Mr. de Blasio said that the governor had “done a very good job in this crisis,” but that it was clear that schools should be closed until September.Earlier Sunday, Mr. de Blasio said that the governor had “done a very good job in this crisis,” but that it was clear that schools should be closed until September.
Mayor Bill de Blasio first announced the closure on Saturday, seemingly confirming that more than three months of regular schooling for 1.1 million children would be lost because of the coronavirus. In a Saturday evening interview, he said that he was in charge the city’s school system, along with the schools chancellor, Richard A. Carranza.Mayor Bill de Blasio first announced the closure on Saturday, seemingly confirming that more than three months of regular schooling for 1.1 million children would be lost because of the coronavirus. In a Saturday evening interview, he said that he was in charge the city’s school system, along with the schools chancellor, Richard A. Carranza.
But Mr. Cuomo’s aides have insisted that Mr. de Blasio does not have the legal authority to extend school closures.But Mr. Cuomo’s aides have insisted that Mr. de Blasio does not have the legal authority to extend school closures.
The mayor said Sunday that he had a duty to the children of New York City.
“This is not a legal or jurisdictional question,” he said. “This is a moral question.”
The decision to extend the closure would add to an enormous challenge for roughly 1,800 schools across the city’s five boroughs, which have scrambled to adjust to remote learning since they were initially closed on March 16.The decision to extend the closure would add to an enormous challenge for roughly 1,800 schools across the city’s five boroughs, which have scrambled to adjust to remote learning since they were initially closed on March 16.
Mr. Cuomo said on Sunday that 758 more people had died in New York, bringing the total killed by the coronavirus in the state to 9,385.Mr. Cuomo said on Sunday that 758 more people had died in New York, bringing the total killed by the coronavirus in the state to 9,385.
Other indicators were more positive, the governor said, continuing last week’s pattern during which, even as hundreds of people died daily, rates of hospitalization and other data suggested that the spread of the virus had slowed.Other indicators were more positive, the governor said, continuing last week’s pattern during which, even as hundreds of people died daily, rates of hospitalization and other data suggested that the spread of the virus had slowed.
The governor compared the feeling of reliving the same reality day after day to the film “Groundhog Day.”
“You get up every day, it’s the same routine, you almost lose track of what day of the week it is because they don’t have any meaning any more,” he said.
Other updates from the governor’s Sunday briefing:Other updates from the governor’s Sunday briefing:
8,236 new people tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total statewide to 188,694. 103,208 of those people are in New York City, where 4,900 new positive cases were reported on Sunday.8,236 new people tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total statewide to 188,694. 103,208 of those people are in New York City, where 4,900 new positive cases were reported on Sunday.
53 additional people were hospitalized on Saturday, “the lowest number since we started doing these charts,” Mr. Cuomo said.53 additional people were hospitalized on Saturday, “the lowest number since we started doing these charts,” Mr. Cuomo said.
The total number of people currently hospitalized statewide is now 18,707. That figure has hovered around 18,000 for the last five days. The total number of people currently hospitalized statewide is now 18,707.
189 new patients were admitted to intensive care units, bringing the statewide total to 5,198.189 new patients were admitted to intensive care units, bringing the statewide total to 5,198.
110 more patients have been intubated, for a statewide total of 4,449.110 more patients have been intubated, for a statewide total of 4,449.
1,862 people were discharged from New York hospitals, which is on par for the past two days. 1,862 people were discharged from New York hospitals.
Overall, Mr. Cuomo said, “You’re not seeing a great decline in the numbers but you are seeing a flattening.”Overall, Mr. Cuomo said, “You’re not seeing a great decline in the numbers but you are seeing a flattening.”
Mr. Cuomo again criticized federal action responding to the coronavirus, saying that money had been misdirected, and that states that were less hard-hit had been given a disproportionate amount of funding.Mr. Cuomo again criticized federal action responding to the coronavirus, saying that money had been misdirected, and that states that were less hard-hit had been given a disproportionate amount of funding.
He said that he would sign an executive order on Sunday that would direct employers at essential businesses to provide employees with cloth or surgical face masks to wear when interacting with the public.He said that he would sign an executive order on Sunday that would direct employers at essential businesses to provide employees with cloth or surgical face masks to wear when interacting with the public.
As he stood to leave his news briefing, a reporter asked the governor, who in an earlier appearance on Sunday did not wear a mask or gloves, if he had a plan should he get infected.As he stood to leave his news briefing, a reporter asked the governor, who in an earlier appearance on Sunday did not wear a mask or gloves, if he had a plan should he get infected.
Mr. Cuomo replied, “My plan is to do this from home.”Mr. Cuomo replied, “My plan is to do this from home.”
On Sunday afternoon, the governor’s office released a warning about extreme weather conditions that are expected to hit Western New York and the Finger Lakes regions starting Sunday night.On Sunday afternoon, the governor’s office released a warning about extreme weather conditions that are expected to hit Western New York and the Finger Lakes regions starting Sunday night.
“This storm has the potential to cause widespread power outages across most of New York, and I have directed our state’s emergency response assets to be prepared to help our local partners should they need it,” the governor said in a statement. “New Yorkers across the state are heeding our guidance to stay home during the Covid-19 pandemic, but this storm makes that call all the more urgent.”“This storm has the potential to cause widespread power outages across most of New York, and I have directed our state’s emergency response assets to be prepared to help our local partners should they need it,” the governor said in a statement. “New Yorkers across the state are heeding our guidance to stay home during the Covid-19 pandemic, but this storm makes that call all the more urgent.”
New York City last week released preliminary data showing that the coronavirus is killing black and Latino New Yorkers at twice the rate that it is killing white New Yorkers.New York City last week released preliminary data showing that the coronavirus is killing black and Latino New Yorkers at twice the rate that it is killing white New Yorkers.
On Sunday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city would open testing centers in an effort to begin to address those disparities.On Sunday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city would open testing centers in an effort to begin to address those disparities.
“We cannot accept this inequality,” he said. “We have to attack it with every tool we have.” “We cannot accept this inequality,” he said.
He said that by the end of next week, the city would open the testing centers in East New York, Brooklyn; Morrisania, Bronx; Harlem, Manhattan; Jamaica, Queens; and Clifton, Staten Island.He said that by the end of next week, the city would open the testing centers in East New York, Brooklyn; Morrisania, Bronx; Harlem, Manhattan; Jamaica, Queens; and Clifton, Staten Island.
Mr. de Blasio said that despite the ongoing hardship, there continued to be encouraging signs in the city’s struggle against the virus. He reminded New Yorkers that the previous week had been expected to be one of the most painful of the outbreak, but that it had delivered some promising signs. Mr. de Blasio said that despite the ongoing hardship, there continued to be encouraging signs in the city’s struggle against the virus. The number of those who needed to be intubated on a daily basis continued to fall, down from between 200 and 300 patients a day to about 70 patients a day, he said.
“This was a tough and painful week but it was also a very different week from the one we expected, and thank God for that,” he said. Last Sunday was a moment that we were preparing for the worst and then we started to see some improvement.” The mayor added that the city had a large enough supply of ventilators to get through the week. He said that all city workers who had contact with the public would be required to wear face coverings starting Monday.
The number of those who needed to be intubated on a daily basis continued to fall, down from between 200 and 300 patients a day to about 70 patients a day, he said. He added that the city had a large enough supply of ventilators to get through the week. Mr. de Blasio repeated that progress in the fight against the virus was contingent on more testing, something that the city did not have the capability to provide for itself. He said that he had continued to ask the White House and FEMA for more testing.
He said that all city workers who had contact with the public would be required to wear face coverings starting Monday.
Mr. de Blasio repeated that progress in the fight against the virus was contingent on more testing, something that the city did not have the capability to provide for itself.
“We continue to plead for more testing,” he said. “It still has not come in anywhere near the numbers that we need.”
He said that he was continuing to ask the White House and FEMA for more testing.
“We must have the testing to help us move towards that next phase, where we get out of widespread transmission of coronavirus and move to low-level transmission,” he said.“We must have the testing to help us move towards that next phase, where we get out of widespread transmission of coronavirus and move to low-level transmission,” he said.
President Trump said Sunday that 418 doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists who had previously been stationed on the Navy hospital ship, the Comfort and at the makeshift hospital at the Jacob K. Javits center, had been redeployed to hospitals around New York City and state.President Trump said Sunday that 418 doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists who had previously been stationed on the Navy hospital ship, the Comfort and at the makeshift hospital at the Jacob K. Javits center, had been redeployed to hospitals around New York City and state.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan spoke to rows of empty pews at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City on Easter Sunday, his voice echoing across the church as parishioners watched online.Cardinal Timothy Dolan spoke to rows of empty pews at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City on Easter Sunday, his voice echoing across the church as parishioners watched online.
He praised the technology that allowed him, and many other area churches, to broadcast the mass.He praised the technology that allowed him, and many other area churches, to broadcast the mass.
“We’re glad that through live streaming,” he said, “so many of you can be with us.”“We’re glad that through live streaming,” he said, “so many of you can be with us.”
Cardinal Dolan said he would follow the guidance of doctors, scientists and civic leaders about when to reopen church doors to congregants.Cardinal Dolan said he would follow the guidance of doctors, scientists and civic leaders about when to reopen church doors to congregants.
“Faith, of course, doesn’t depend on things physical,” he said in an interview on CBS. “And we have faith these days that even though we can’t sadly get to the synagogue or to our parish churches, we can still be in union with God through prayer, through sincerity, through earnestness, through charity to others.”“Faith, of course, doesn’t depend on things physical,” he said in an interview on CBS. “And we have faith these days that even though we can’t sadly get to the synagogue or to our parish churches, we can still be in union with God through prayer, through sincerity, through earnestness, through charity to others.”
“And, thanks be to God, so many are using the technological advances that we have, live-streaming, radio, TV, you name it,” he said.“And, thanks be to God, so many are using the technological advances that we have, live-streaming, radio, TV, you name it,” he said.
President Trump has been open about his eagerness to jump start the American economy, suggesting that stay-at-home orders could be lifted as soon as May. On Friday afternoon, a man in Montclair, N.J. sat in his living room, with a dog on his lap. His family was safe, but, he said, “I can feel the storm going on around, outside me.”
But on Sunday, officials still watching the death tolls rise in their cities and states urged caution, fearing that relaxing protective measures too early could cause the virus to surge once again. The next night, a young woman in Brooklyn said that when she walks outside she sees “so much fear on people’s faces.” “She said she looked forward to getting married after this pandemic but wondered if the ceremony would have to be much smaller than she imagined.”
“We could be pouring gas on the fire, even inadvertently,” Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey said in an interview with CNN on Sunday. Minutes later, another woman chimed in to say she was “currently in the backyard of someone” who she was in the midst of a second date with. “Our first date was a walk, a hike in the woods,” she said.
He said that returning to a semblance of life before the outbreak was crucial but was not his highest priority. These are among the dozens of recordings people have left as part of a new project called Social Distancing Stories.
“It’s not job number one, because right now, the house is on fire, and job number one is to put the fire out,” he said, though he added that the state was beginning to examine how what reopening might look like. The project was created late last month by Matthew Chavez, an artist; Thomas Reintjes, an audio producer; and Dean Haddock, a creative technologist and Knight Nieman Visiting Fellow.
In an appearance on CBS, the governor emphasized that New Jersey was still reeling from the outbreak. “It’s interesting for people to describe whatever fishbowl they’re trapped in,” Mr. Chavez said in a Zoom interview from his apartment in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. “What a wonderful, weird time it was to notice things.”
“Any sort of economic reopening or recovery depends first and foremost on complete health care recovery,” he said. To participate, people can call a telephone number (951-963-3643) and they can either record a short message for other people to hear, or listen to what others have said. Callers are asked to leave “a reflection, thought or story.” Callers are asked to keep themselves, as well as those they mention in their recordings, anonymous.
The governor said the state still does not have enough personal protective equipment or ventilators and continues to ask the White House for assistance. Its creators want the project to do more than distract and entertain. They hope to partner with an organization to preserve the recordings, as a time capsule, they said.
“We are constantly and persistently not just asking the White House from this federal stockpile for more support, but also turning over every stone in New Jersey, around the country and frankly around the world,” Mr. Murphy said. Mr. Haddock — who was stuck in California after an ill-timed trip from his home in Green Point — said if the material collected by the project “is used to justify improvements in our health care or our way of life that ultimately remind us that we don’t want to go through this again, than it will have served some purpose.”
What does a baker with no customers to bake for do with herself?What does a baker with no customers to bake for do with herself?
For now, Agatha Kulaga applies for loans, spends hours on hold and sometimes — when she comes up for air — still bakes, dropping packages out her window to passing friends.For now, Agatha Kulaga applies for loans, spends hours on hold and sometimes — when she comes up for air — still bakes, dropping packages out her window to passing friends.
Ms. Kulaga, 40, is a founder of Ovenly bakery, which shut down its four New York City locations on March 16.Ms. Kulaga, 40, is a founder of Ovenly bakery, which shut down its four New York City locations on March 16.
Sixty-seven people lost their jobs, including Ms. Kulaga. She is now doing what she can to obtain the funds necessary to allow the business to reopen when the time comes.Sixty-seven people lost their jobs, including Ms. Kulaga. She is now doing what she can to obtain the funds necessary to allow the business to reopen when the time comes.
Ms. Kulaga said that she had told her staff that the bakery has every intention of opening its doors again.Ms. Kulaga said that she had told her staff that the bakery has every intention of opening its doors again.
“We will do everything in our power to make that happen,” she said.“We will do everything in our power to make that happen,” she said.
The illustrator Julia Rothman asked the staff of Ovenly if she could draw their portraits, to put faces to the experience of retail workers throughout New York. Thirty-five said yes.The illustrator Julia Rothman asked the staff of Ovenly if she could draw their portraits, to put faces to the experience of retail workers throughout New York. Thirty-five said yes.
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