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It’s Monday.It’s Monday.
Weather: Chilly, with a chance of rain all day. High around 50.Weather: Chilly, with a chance of rain all day. High around 50.
Alternate-side parking: Suspended through Tuesday. Meters are in effect.Alternate-side parking: Suspended through Tuesday. Meters are in effect.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Sunday that construction and manufacturing businesses in upstate regions that were spared the worst of the coronavirus outbreak might be able to reopen after May 15, when his executive order shutting down New York is set to expire.Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Sunday that construction and manufacturing businesses in upstate regions that were spared the worst of the coronavirus outbreak might be able to reopen after May 15, when his executive order shutting down New York is set to expire.
The reopening of those businesses, with certain precautions left in place, would constitute a first phase of reopening, he said.The reopening of those businesses, with certain precautions left in place, would constitute a first phase of reopening, he said.
In a second phase, businesses would reopen based on an assessment of how essential they were to the populace and how much risk was involved in reopening them.In a second phase, businesses would reopen based on an assessment of how essential they were to the populace and how much risk was involved in reopening them.
[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.]
The governors of New York and New Jersey announced sharp declines in their states’ reported daily death tolls on Sunday.The governors of New York and New Jersey announced sharp declines in their states’ reported daily death tolls on Sunday.
Governor Cuomo said that 367 more people in New York had been killed by the virus. The last time fewer than 375 deaths were reported in a single day in the state was on March 31, when the single-day toll was 332.Governor Cuomo said that 367 more people in New York had been killed by the virus. The last time fewer than 375 deaths were reported in a single day in the state was on March 31, when the single-day toll was 332.
In total, 16,966 people in New York have been killed by the virus.In total, 16,966 people in New York have been killed by the virus.
Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey said on Twitter that 75 more people had died in his state, a steep drop from the 249 deaths announced the previous day and the lowest single-day toll in New Jersey since April 5. The state has now lost 5,938 people to the virus.Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey said on Twitter that 75 more people had died in his state, a steep drop from the 249 deaths announced the previous day and the lowest single-day toll in New Jersey since April 5. The state has now lost 5,938 people to the virus.
[Coronavirus in New York: A map and the case count.][Coronavirus in New York: A map and the case count.]
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday announced that a number of groups — advisory councils, task forces and a commission — would form to help imagine New York City’s future after the coronavirus outbreak.Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday announced that a number of groups — advisory councils, task forces and a commission — would form to help imagine New York City’s future after the coronavirus outbreak.
“All sorts of basic questions have to be answered to determine what’s our ideal,” the mayor said, “but also, practically, what can we get done at any given moment.”“All sorts of basic questions have to be answered to determine what’s our ideal,” the mayor said, “but also, practically, what can we get done at any given moment.”
Advisory councils, divided by industry and sector, will begin to meet in early May, he said. The councils will help shape rules to guide the economy as it slowly reopens.Advisory councils, divided by industry and sector, will begin to meet in early May, he said. The councils will help shape rules to guide the economy as it slowly reopens.
[University Hospital in Brooklyn shows the inequities of health care during the pandemic.][University Hospital in Brooklyn shows the inequities of health care during the pandemic.]
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The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle.The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle.
The farmer who sent Governor Cuomo an N95 mask said he found the governor’s address “on the internet.” [Gothamist]The farmer who sent Governor Cuomo an N95 mask said he found the governor’s address “on the internet.” [Gothamist]
An incumbent lawmaker’s paperwork was incomplete. Now, her opponent, a doorman from the Upper East Side, may become a legislator. [New York Post]An incumbent lawmaker’s paperwork was incomplete. Now, her opponent, a doorman from the Upper East Side, may become a legislator. [New York Post]
At the beginning of the public health crisis, all eyes were on the West Coast, where the coronavirus hit first. But California, the most populous state in the country, has a fraction of the deaths that New York does. What happened?At the beginning of the public health crisis, all eyes were on the West Coast, where the coronavirus hit first. But California, the most populous state in the country, has a fraction of the deaths that New York does. What happened?
Join Thomas Fuller, The Times’s San Francisco bureau chief, and Jesse McKinley, the Albany bureau chief, for an audio call on Monday at 4 p.m. for a discussion on the reasons for California’s relative success and New York’s struggles.Join Thomas Fuller, The Times’s San Francisco bureau chief, and Jesse McKinley, the Albany bureau chief, for an audio call on Monday at 4 p.m. for a discussion on the reasons for California’s relative success and New York’s struggles.
R.S.V.P. here. You may submit questions at any time during the call.R.S.V.P. here. You may submit questions at any time during the call.
Elspeth Velten writes:Elspeth Velten writes:
Where there was once a collection of plants and a dart board above the wooden counter at Glou + Glick, a wine bar in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, there is now a shiny new shelf stocked with pancake mix, kosher salt, tomato paste and hand soap.Where there was once a collection of plants and a dart board above the wooden counter at Glou + Glick, a wine bar in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, there is now a shiny new shelf stocked with pancake mix, kosher salt, tomato paste and hand soap.
The items are for sale.The items are for sale.
Glou + Glick is not alone. Many restaurants in Brooklyn, most of which have ended full-menu takeout service, are continuing to order raw ingredients and pantry items from their suppliers to resell them to local residents.Glou + Glick is not alone. Many restaurants in Brooklyn, most of which have ended full-menu takeout service, are continuing to order raw ingredients and pantry items from their suppliers to resell them to local residents.
Updated August 6, 2020 Updated August 12, 2020
It is a pandemic pivot that makes sense when grocery stores have long lines and dwindling selections.It is a pandemic pivot that makes sense when grocery stores have long lines and dwindling selections.
“I saw firsthand the experience of needing one staple, waiting in line, and then they don’t have the hand soap, they’re out of yeast and flour, they don’t have any eggs,” said Jef Diesel, the owner of Glou + Glick. So, Mr. Diesel has continued to buy many of these staples wholesale, even though his business is otherwise offering only baked goods, a few prepared food items and wine.“I saw firsthand the experience of needing one staple, waiting in line, and then they don’t have the hand soap, they’re out of yeast and flour, they don’t have any eggs,” said Jef Diesel, the owner of Glou + Glick. So, Mr. Diesel has continued to buy many of these staples wholesale, even though his business is otherwise offering only baked goods, a few prepared food items and wine.
[Read more about the goods for sale at Brooklyn restaurants and bars.][Read more about the goods for sale at Brooklyn restaurants and bars.]
Rebecca Beeman, who lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant and works in education, recently bought a produce box from a nearby Mexican restaurant, Boca Santa. “Avoiding the grocery store brings peace of mind right now,” she said.Rebecca Beeman, who lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant and works in education, recently bought a produce box from a nearby Mexican restaurant, Boca Santa. “Avoiding the grocery store brings peace of mind right now,” she said.
And Colonia Verde, a Latin American restaurant in Fort Greene, is delivering orders of frozen pão de queijo, a Brazilian cheese bread, as well as raw steaks, salsas and rice. The evidence of its customers’ creativity is showing up on social media. “Every single night, people are posting on their Instagram stories all of the things that they’re doing in their kitchen,” said Felipe Donnelly, a co-owner and the chef at Colonia Verde. “It’s a real treat to see.”And Colonia Verde, a Latin American restaurant in Fort Greene, is delivering orders of frozen pão de queijo, a Brazilian cheese bread, as well as raw steaks, salsas and rice. The evidence of its customers’ creativity is showing up on social media. “Every single night, people are posting on their Instagram stories all of the things that they’re doing in their kitchen,” said Felipe Donnelly, a co-owner and the chef at Colonia Verde. “It’s a real treat to see.”
Some restaurants have reported seeing an uptick in new customers who are interested only in the groceries.Some restaurants have reported seeing an uptick in new customers who are interested only in the groceries.
It’s Monday — and you’re not the only one asking what day it is.It’s Monday — and you’re not the only one asking what day it is.
Dear Diary:Dear Diary:
It was the 1970s, and I had recently moved to the area now known as Dumbo from the West Coast. I had a new pair of pants that needed altering, and I found a tailor in a basement shop in Brooklyn Heights.It was the 1970s, and I had recently moved to the area now known as Dumbo from the West Coast. I had a new pair of pants that needed altering, and I found a tailor in a basement shop in Brooklyn Heights.
A bell rang as I opened the door and entered the shop. The tailor, an older man, was doing something behind the counter. He continued to stand with his back to me while I awaited his attention.A bell rang as I opened the door and entered the shop. The tailor, an older man, was doing something behind the counter. He continued to stand with his back to me while I awaited his attention.
Finally, after a minute or two that seemed much longer, he spoke without turning to face me.Finally, after a minute or two that seemed much longer, he spoke without turning to face me.
“What do you want?”“What do you want?”
I held up the pants.I held up the pants.
“I need to have these pants taken in,” I said.“I need to have these pants taken in,” I said.
He swiveled slightly and glanced quickly at the waist of the pants and then at my waist. Without making eye contact, he swiveled back away.He swiveled slightly and glanced quickly at the waist of the pants and then at my waist. Without making eye contact, he swiveled back away.
“No you don’t,” he said.“No you don’t,” he said.
— Don Merkt— Don Merkt
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