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| Coronavirus in N.Y.C.: Latest Updates | Coronavirus in N.Y.C.: Latest Updates |
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| It’s Monday. | It’s Monday. |
| Weather: Dangerous wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. Heavy rainstorms and a high in the mid-60s. | |
| Alternate-side parking: Suspended through Friday. Meters are in effect. | Alternate-side parking: Suspended through Friday. Meters are in effect. |
| A day after Mayor Bill de Blasio said that New York City schools would be closed for the remainder of the academic year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. 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 because of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. 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,” the governor said Sunday, “but we won’t open schools one minute later than they should be opened either.” | “We won’t open schools one minute sooner than they should be opened,” the governor said Sunday, “but we won’t open schools one minute later than they should be opened either.” |
| “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.” |
| Earlier on 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 on 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. |
| Mr. de Blasio had informed Mr. Cuomo of his school-closing plan in a text message on Saturday. | Mr. de Blasio had informed Mr. Cuomo of his school-closing plan in a text message on Saturday. |
| [Get the latest news and updates on the coronavirus in the New York region.] | [Get the latest news and updates on the coronavirus in the New York region.] |
| Mr. Cuomo said on Sunday that 758 more people had died in New York, bringing the total number of people killed by the coronavirus in the state to 9,385 as of Sunday evening. | Mr. Cuomo said on Sunday that 758 more people had died in New York, bringing the total number of people killed by the coronavirus in the state to 9,385 as of Sunday evening. |
| Other indicators were on the positive side, the governor said, continuing last week’s pattern: 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 on the positive side, the governor said, continuing last week’s pattern: even as hundreds of people died daily, rates of hospitalization and other data suggested that the spread of the virus had slowed. |
| [Coronavirus in New York: A map and the case count.] | [Coronavirus in New York: A map and the case count.] |
| New York City last week released preliminary data showing that the coronavirus was killing black and Latino people in the city at twice the rate that it is killing white people. | New York City last week released preliminary data showing that the coronavirus was killing black and Latino people in the city at twice the rate that it is killing white people. |
| On Sunday, Mr. Blasio announced that the city would open testing centers to begin addressing those disparities. | On Sunday, Mr. Blasio announced that the city would open testing centers to begin addressing those disparities. |
| “We cannot accept this inequality,” he said. | “We cannot accept this inequality,” he said. |
| He said that in the coming days, the city would open the testing centers in East New York, Brooklyn; Morrisania, the Bronx; Harlem, Manhattan; Jamaica, Queens; and Clifton, Staten Island. | He said that in the coming days, the city would open the testing centers in East New York, Brooklyn; Morrisania, the Bronx; Harlem, Manhattan; Jamaica, Queens; and Clifton, Staten Island. |
| ‘I Cried Multiple Times’: Now Doctors Are the Ones Saying Goodbye | ‘I Cried Multiple Times’: Now Doctors Are the Ones Saying Goodbye |
| Hope, and New Life, in a Brooklyn Maternity Ward Fighting Covid-19 | Hope, and New Life, in a Brooklyn Maternity Ward Fighting Covid-19 |
| Want more news? Check out our full coverage. | Want more news? Check out our full coverage. |
| The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. | The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. |
| Sophie Avouris of Queens is 102, and she recovered from the coronavirus. [NY1] | Sophie Avouris of Queens is 102, and she recovered from the coronavirus. [NY1] |
| The coronavirus is taking a devastating toll on the Bronx. [The Bronx Free Press] | The coronavirus is taking a devastating toll on the Bronx. [The Bronx Free Press] |
| The rapper and Queens native Ja Rule is donating medical masks to the homeless and selling fashionable face coverings. [Page Six] | The rapper and Queens native Ja Rule is donating medical masks to the homeless and selling fashionable face coverings. [Page Six] |
| The Times’s Vincent M. Mallozzi writes: | The Times’s Vincent M. Mallozzi writes: |
| The parade of cars arrived around noon, about 50 slow-moving vehicles heading toward the driveway outside the home of Kelly Donohue, a nurse at N.Y.U. Winthrop Hospital, and Andrew Scheurlein, a Nassau County police officer. | The parade of cars arrived around noon, about 50 slow-moving vehicles heading toward the driveway outside the home of Kelly Donohue, a nurse at N.Y.U. Winthrop Hospital, and Andrew Scheurlein, a Nassau County police officer. |
| Most of the guests thought they had arrived at Ms. Donohue’s drive-in bridal shower in North Merrick, N.Y. | Most of the guests thought they had arrived at Ms. Donohue’s drive-in bridal shower in North Merrick, N.Y. |
| “Some of us were already dancing through the sunroofs of our cars,” said Kiera Egan, a cousin of the bride. But at the sight of Ms. Donohue, 27, standing on her front lawn on April 5 wearing a makeshift veil and white wedding dress, and Mr. Scheurlein, 29, standing beside her in a blue suit, they soon realized that they were actually at the couple’s drive-in wedding ceremony. | “Some of us were already dancing through the sunroofs of our cars,” said Kiera Egan, a cousin of the bride. But at the sight of Ms. Donohue, 27, standing on her front lawn on April 5 wearing a makeshift veil and white wedding dress, and Mr. Scheurlein, 29, standing beside her in a blue suit, they soon realized that they were actually at the couple’s drive-in wedding ceremony. |
| “The way the climate was going in terms of the coronavirus, it seemed more and more likely that our venue was going to cancel on us,” Mr. Scheurlein said of their original ceremony, scheduled for June 5 at the Milleridge Inn in Jericho, N.Y., where nearly 300 guests were to be in attendance. “Kelly and I have both been working 12-hour shifts, if not longer, during this coronavirus battle, so we thought that before we went back to work and got so deep into helping those affected by the virus, that we wanted to be able to experience marriage for us and with our families. We also thought it might help to cheer things up.” | “The way the climate was going in terms of the coronavirus, it seemed more and more likely that our venue was going to cancel on us,” Mr. Scheurlein said of their original ceremony, scheduled for June 5 at the Milleridge Inn in Jericho, N.Y., where nearly 300 guests were to be in attendance. “Kelly and I have both been working 12-hour shifts, if not longer, during this coronavirus battle, so we thought that before we went back to work and got so deep into helping those affected by the virus, that we wanted to be able to experience marriage for us and with our families. We also thought it might help to cheer things up.” |
| His father, Richard Scheurlein, became ordained online and officiated in front of the couple’s garage door, as their guests, including the bride’s grandparents, Lois McDonald, 86, and John McDonald, 87, who live next door, watched from a safe distance. | His father, Richard Scheurlein, became ordained online and officiated in front of the couple’s garage door, as their guests, including the bride’s grandparents, Lois McDonald, 86, and John McDonald, 87, who live next door, watched from a safe distance. |
| [Read about more couples who found a way to get married.] | [Read about more couples who found a way to get married.] |
| The very next day, the newlyweds were both back at their jobs, continuing to aid others in the battle against Covid-19. | The very next day, the newlyweds were both back at their jobs, continuing to aid others in the battle against Covid-19. |
| “What we both do for a living is emotionally draining,” Ms. Donohue said. “When we get around to it, we will have a much larger celebration with family and friends. But right now, we each have a job to do.” | “What we both do for a living is emotionally draining,” Ms. Donohue said. “When we get around to it, we will have a much larger celebration with family and friends. But right now, we each have a job to do.” |
| It’s Monday — don’t be afraid to improvise. | It’s Monday — don’t be afraid to improvise. |
| Dear Diary: | Dear Diary: |
| It was late September, and I had been a cancer patient for about three months. Brain tumors, neurosurgery and radiation therapy had rendered me wobbly and unbalanced. I was only able to enjoy my daily walks with a pair of hiking poles, which apparently made me look as though I was cross-country skiing on pavement. | It was late September, and I had been a cancer patient for about three months. Brain tumors, neurosurgery and radiation therapy had rendered me wobbly and unbalanced. I was only able to enjoy my daily walks with a pair of hiking poles, which apparently made me look as though I was cross-country skiing on pavement. |
| I say this because as I was out walking one sunny morning, a city sanitation truck slowed down beside me. | I say this because as I was out walking one sunny morning, a city sanitation truck slowed down beside me. |
| The driver leaned out the window. | The driver leaned out the window. |
| “Where’s the snow?” he said. He and his partner laughed and then drove off. Their mockery made me angry. | “Where’s the snow?” he said. He and his partner laughed and then drove off. Their mockery made me angry. |
| A short while later, I stopped at a deli for a bottle of water. There, on the checkout line, were the sanitation workers, coffee and breakfast in hand. | A short while later, I stopped at a deli for a bottle of water. There, on the checkout line, were the sanitation workers, coffee and breakfast in hand. |
| I paused and glared at them, debating whether I should give them a “Here’s why I need these poles” speech. | I paused and glared at them, debating whether I should give them a “Here’s why I need these poles” speech. |
| After a few tense moments, I decided on a different approach. | After a few tense moments, I decided on a different approach. |
| “Where’s your snowplow?” I said. | “Where’s your snowplow?” I said. |
| We all started laughing and bumped fists. | We all started laughing and bumped fists. |
| Whenever I was out walking on trash-collection day in the months that followed and saw them in their truck, they would toot their horn and give me a big thumbs-up. | Whenever I was out walking on trash-collection day in the months that followed and saw them in their truck, they would toot their horn and give me a big thumbs-up. |
| — Alan Cory Kaufman | — Alan Cory Kaufman |
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