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| Cuomo Calls Subway Sleeping by Homeless People Unsafe | Cuomo Calls Subway Sleeping by Homeless People Unsafe |
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| It’s Wednesday. | It’s Wednesday. |
| Weather: Maybe a sprinkle, with a high in the mid-50s. | Weather: Maybe a sprinkle, with a high in the mid-50s. |
| Alternate-side parking: Suspended through May 12. Meters are in effect. | Alternate-side parking: Suspended through May 12. Meters are in effect. |
| Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday waded into a struggle between New York City and the state agency that runs the city’s transit system over the issue of homeless people sleeping on subway trains. | Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday waded into a struggle between New York City and the state agency that runs the city’s transit system over the issue of homeless people sleeping on subway trains. |
| At his daily briefing, Mr. Cuomo held up a front-page photo in The Daily News of homeless people camping on subway trains. | At his daily briefing, Mr. Cuomo held up a front-page photo in The Daily News of homeless people camping on subway trains. |
| “That is disgusting, what is happening on those subway cars,” he said, adding that what was shown in the image was “disrespectful to the essential workers” who rely on the subway. | “That is disgusting, what is happening on those subway cars,” he said, adding that what was shown in the image was “disrespectful to the essential workers” who rely on the subway. |
| “It’s not even safe for the homeless people to be on trains,” he added. “No face masks, you have this whole outbreak, we’re concerned about homeless people, so we let them stay on the trains without protection in this epidemic of the Covid virus? No. We have to do better than that, and we will.” | “It’s not even safe for the homeless people to be on trains,” he added. “No face masks, you have this whole outbreak, we’re concerned about homeless people, so we let them stay on the trains without protection in this epidemic of the Covid virus? No. We have to do better than that, and we will.” |
| He did not elaborate on what measures would be taken, but he said in a subsequent radio interview on WCBS that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the subways, needed to “take dramatic action, and they have to take it now.” | He did not elaborate on what measures would be taken, but he said in a subsequent radio interview on WCBS that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the subways, needed to “take dramatic action, and they have to take it now.” |
| Mr. Cuomo called on the authority, which he effectively controls, to tell him what steps needed to be taken. | Mr. Cuomo called on the authority, which he effectively controls, to tell him what steps needed to be taken. |
| [“Governors don’t do global pandemics”: Cuomo faults others over virus.] | [“Governors don’t do global pandemics”: Cuomo faults others over virus.] |
| The number of coronavirus patients newly admitted to hospitals in New York State has fallen more than 70 percent since the outbreak’s peak this month, according to statistics that Mr. Cuomo cited on Tuesday. | The number of coronavirus patients newly admitted to hospitals in New York State has fallen more than 70 percent since the outbreak’s peak this month, according to statistics that Mr. Cuomo cited on Tuesday. |
| The number reported Tuesday was below 1,000 for the first time in over a month, down from more than 3,000 reported on April 4 — further evidence that the outbreak was waning. | The number reported Tuesday was below 1,000 for the first time in over a month, down from more than 3,000 reported on April 4 — further evidence that the outbreak was waning. |
| Deaths from the virus remained flat — 335 more people died on Tuesday, Mr. Cuomo said, an almost identical figure to the 337 deaths reported on Monday. | Deaths from the virus remained flat — 335 more people died on Tuesday, Mr. Cuomo said, an almost identical figure to the 337 deaths reported on Monday. |
| [Coronavirus in New York: A map and the case count.] | [Coronavirus in New York: A map and the case count.] |
| Six weeks into a profoundly disrupted semester, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday announced a new grading system effective through the end of the school year for the city’s 1.1 million students. | Six weeks into a profoundly disrupted semester, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday announced a new grading system effective through the end of the school year for the city’s 1.1 million students. |
| Students across the system will not receive failing grades, the mayor said as he laid out the policies: | Students across the system will not receive failing grades, the mayor said as he laid out the policies: |
| Elementary school: Students in kindergarten through fifth grade will be graded either as “meets standards” or “needs improvement.” Because summer school plans are still being worked out, it is not yet clear whether children will be held back if they fall behind academically. | Elementary school: Students in kindergarten through fifth grade will be graded either as “meets standards” or “needs improvement.” Because summer school plans are still being worked out, it is not yet clear whether children will be held back if they fall behind academically. |
| Middle school: Students will be assessed using the same marks but can also receive a grade of “course in progress,” if teachers need more information to determine whether a student has mastered a class’s coursework. Those students will get priority for remedial help during the summer and fall. | Middle school: Students will be assessed using the same marks but can also receive a grade of “course in progress,” if teachers need more information to determine whether a student has mastered a class’s coursework. Those students will get priority for remedial help during the summer and fall. |
| High school: Students will still get letter grades, but they will have until early next school year to complete courses that they do not finish to their teachers’ satisfaction. They will also be given the option for this semester of switching from grades to a pass or fail mark. | High school: Students will still get letter grades, but they will have until early next school year to complete courses that they do not finish to their teachers’ satisfaction. They will also be given the option for this semester of switching from grades to a pass or fail mark. |
| Mr. de Blasio said the city was trying to strike a balance. Educators want to maintain high standards and motivate students to log on to online school each morning. | Mr. de Blasio said the city was trying to strike a balance. Educators want to maintain high standards and motivate students to log on to online school each morning. |
| But the city also wants to keep high school students on track for graduation and to avoid penalizing students, particularly those who have lacked the internet access they need for remote learning. | But the city also wants to keep high school students on track for graduation and to avoid penalizing students, particularly those who have lacked the internet access they need for remote learning. |
| [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.] |
| De Blasio Breaks Up Rabbi’s Funeral and Lashes Out Over Virus Distancing | De Blasio Breaks Up Rabbi’s Funeral and Lashes Out Over Virus Distancing |
| Does Andrew Yang Want to Be New York’s Post-Coronavirus Mayor? | Does Andrew Yang Want to Be New York’s Post-Coronavirus Mayor? |
| N.Y. Building Sites Reopen, Carefully, in Sign of Life Gearing Back Up | N.Y. Building Sites Reopen, Carefully, in Sign of Life Gearing Back Up |
| Hundreds of Miles From Home, Nurses Fight Coronavirus on New York’s Front Lines | Hundreds of Miles From Home, Nurses Fight Coronavirus on New York’s Front Lines |
| Tina Girouard, Experimental Artist in 1970s SoHo, Dies at 73 | Tina Girouard, Experimental Artist in 1970s SoHo, Dies at 73 |
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| The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. | The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. |
| Residential noise complaints in New York City have gone up by 22 percent compared to the same period last year. [Gothamist] | Residential noise complaints in New York City have gone up by 22 percent compared to the same period last year. [Gothamist] |
| A doctor has thoughts about Cristina Cuomo’s treatment for Covid-19. [Jezebel] | A doctor has thoughts about Cristina Cuomo’s treatment for Covid-19. [Jezebel] |
| A critical-care nurse on Long Island shares his diary entries: “The war is not over.” [New York Post] | A critical-care nurse on Long Island shares his diary entries: “The war is not over.” [New York Post] |
| Updated June 5, 2020 | Updated June 5, 2020 |
| A study by European scientists is the first to document a strong statistical link between genetic variations and Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. Having Type A blood was linked to a 50 percent increase in the likelihood that a patient would need to get oxygen or to go on a ventilator, according to the new study. | |
| The unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent in May, the Labor Department said on June 5, an unexpected improvement in the nation’s job market as hiring rebounded faster than economists expected. Economists had forecast the unemployment rate to increase to as much as 20 percent, after it hit 14.7 percent in April, which was the highest since the government began keeping official statistics after World War II. But the unemployment rate dipped instead, with employers adding 2.5 million jobs, after more than 20 million jobs were lost in April. | The unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent in May, the Labor Department said on June 5, an unexpected improvement in the nation’s job market as hiring rebounded faster than economists expected. Economists had forecast the unemployment rate to increase to as much as 20 percent, after it hit 14.7 percent in April, which was the highest since the government began keeping official statistics after World War II. But the unemployment rate dipped instead, with employers adding 2.5 million jobs, after more than 20 million jobs were lost in April. |
| Mass protests against police brutality that have brought thousands of people onto the streets in cities across America are raising the specter of new coronavirus outbreaks, prompting political leaders, physicians and public health experts to warn that the crowds could cause a surge in cases. While many political leaders affirmed the right of protesters to express themselves, they urged the demonstrators to wear face masks and maintain social distancing, both to protect themselves and to prevent further community spread of the virus. Some infectious disease experts were reassured by the fact that the protests were held outdoors, saying the open air settings could mitigate the risk of transmission. | Mass protests against police brutality that have brought thousands of people onto the streets in cities across America are raising the specter of new coronavirus outbreaks, prompting political leaders, physicians and public health experts to warn that the crowds could cause a surge in cases. While many political leaders affirmed the right of protesters to express themselves, they urged the demonstrators to wear face masks and maintain social distancing, both to protect themselves and to prevent further community spread of the virus. Some infectious disease experts were reassured by the fact that the protests were held outdoors, saying the open air settings could mitigate the risk of transmission. |
| Exercise researchers and physicians have some blunt advice for those of us aiming to return to regular exercise now: Start slowly and then rev up your workouts, also slowly. American adults tended to be about 12 percent less active after the stay-at-home mandates began in March than they were in January. But there are steps you can take to ease your way back into regular exercise safely. First, “start at no more than 50 percent of the exercise you were doing before Covid,” says Dr. Monica Rho, the chief of musculoskeletal medicine at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago. Thread in some preparatory squats, too, she advises. “When you haven’t been exercising, you lose muscle mass.” Expect some muscle twinges after these preliminary, post-lockdown sessions, especially a day or two later. But sudden or increasing pain during exercise is a clarion call to stop and return home. | Exercise researchers and physicians have some blunt advice for those of us aiming to return to regular exercise now: Start slowly and then rev up your workouts, also slowly. American adults tended to be about 12 percent less active after the stay-at-home mandates began in March than they were in January. But there are steps you can take to ease your way back into regular exercise safely. First, “start at no more than 50 percent of the exercise you were doing before Covid,” says Dr. Monica Rho, the chief of musculoskeletal medicine at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago. Thread in some preparatory squats, too, she advises. “When you haven’t been exercising, you lose muscle mass.” Expect some muscle twinges after these preliminary, post-lockdown sessions, especially a day or two later. But sudden or increasing pain during exercise is a clarion call to stop and return home. |
| States are reopening bit by bit. This means that more public spaces are available for use and more and more businesses are being allowed to open again. The federal government is largely leaving the decision up to states, and some state leaders are leaving the decision up to local authorities. Even if you aren’t being told to stay at home, it’s still a good idea to limit trips outside and your interaction with other people. | States are reopening bit by bit. This means that more public spaces are available for use and more and more businesses are being allowed to open again. The federal government is largely leaving the decision up to states, and some state leaders are leaving the decision up to local authorities. Even if you aren’t being told to stay at home, it’s still a good idea to limit trips outside and your interaction with other people. |
| Touching contaminated objects and then infecting ourselves with the germs is not typically how the virus spreads. But it can happen. A number of studies of flu, rhinovirus, coronavirus and other microbes have shown that respiratory illnesses, including the new coronavirus, can spread by touching contaminated surfaces, particularly in places like day care centers, offices and hospitals. But a long chain of events has to happen for the disease to spread that way. The best way to protect yourself from coronavirus — whether it’s surface transmission or close human contact — is still social distancing, washing your hands, not touching your face and wearing masks. | Touching contaminated objects and then infecting ourselves with the germs is not typically how the virus spreads. But it can happen. A number of studies of flu, rhinovirus, coronavirus and other microbes have shown that respiratory illnesses, including the new coronavirus, can spread by touching contaminated surfaces, particularly in places like day care centers, offices and hospitals. But a long chain of events has to happen for the disease to spread that way. The best way to protect yourself from coronavirus — whether it’s surface transmission or close human contact — is still social distancing, washing your hands, not touching your face and wearing masks. |
| Common symptoms include fever, a dry cough, fatigue and difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. Some of these symptoms overlap with those of the flu, making detection difficult, but runny noses and stuffy sinuses are less common. The C.D.C. has also added chills, muscle pain, sore throat, headache and a new loss of the sense of taste or smell as symptoms to look out for. Most people fall ill five to seven days after exposure, but symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as many as 14 days. | Common symptoms include fever, a dry cough, fatigue and difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. Some of these symptoms overlap with those of the flu, making detection difficult, but runny noses and stuffy sinuses are less common. The C.D.C. has also added chills, muscle pain, sore throat, headache and a new loss of the sense of taste or smell as symptoms to look out for. Most people fall ill five to seven days after exposure, but symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as many as 14 days. |
| If air travel is unavoidable, there are some steps you can take to protect yourself. Most important: Wash your hands often, and stop touching your face. If possible, choose a window seat. A study from Emory University found that during flu season, the safest place to sit on a plane is by a window, as people sitting in window seats had less contact with potentially sick people. Disinfect hard surfaces. When you get to your seat and your hands are clean, use disinfecting wipes to clean the hard surfaces at your seat like the head and arm rest, the seatbelt buckle, the remote, screen, seat back pocket and the tray table. If the seat is hard and nonporous or leather or pleather, you can wipe that down, too. (Using wipes on upholstered seats could lead to a wet seat and spreading of germs rather than killing them.) | If air travel is unavoidable, there are some steps you can take to protect yourself. Most important: Wash your hands often, and stop touching your face. If possible, choose a window seat. A study from Emory University found that during flu season, the safest place to sit on a plane is by a window, as people sitting in window seats had less contact with potentially sick people. Disinfect hard surfaces. When you get to your seat and your hands are clean, use disinfecting wipes to clean the hard surfaces at your seat like the head and arm rest, the seatbelt buckle, the remote, screen, seat back pocket and the tray table. If the seat is hard and nonporous or leather or pleather, you can wipe that down, too. (Using wipes on upholstered seats could lead to a wet seat and spreading of germs rather than killing them.) |
| Taking one’s temperature to look for signs of fever is not as easy as it sounds, as “normal” temperature numbers can vary, but generally, keep an eye out for a temperature of 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. If you don’t have a thermometer (they can be pricey these days), there are other ways to figure out if you have a fever, or are at risk of Covid-19 complications. | Taking one’s temperature to look for signs of fever is not as easy as it sounds, as “normal” temperature numbers can vary, but generally, keep an eye out for a temperature of 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. If you don’t have a thermometer (they can be pricey these days), there are other ways to figure out if you have a fever, or are at risk of Covid-19 complications. |
| The C.D.C. has recommended that all Americans wear cloth masks if they go out in public. This is a shift in federal guidance reflecting new concerns that the coronavirus is being spread by infected people who have no symptoms. Until now, the C.D.C., like the W.H.O., has advised that ordinary people don’t need to wear masks unless they are sick and coughing. Part of the reason was to preserve medical-grade masks for health care workers who desperately need them at a time when they are in continuously short supply. Masks don’t replace hand washing and social distancing. | The C.D.C. has recommended that all Americans wear cloth masks if they go out in public. This is a shift in federal guidance reflecting new concerns that the coronavirus is being spread by infected people who have no symptoms. Until now, the C.D.C., like the W.H.O., has advised that ordinary people don’t need to wear masks unless they are sick and coughing. Part of the reason was to preserve medical-grade masks for health care workers who desperately need them at a time when they are in continuously short supply. Masks don’t replace hand washing and social distancing. |
| If you’ve been exposed to the coronavirus or think you have, and have a fever or symptoms like a cough or difficulty breathing, call a doctor. They should give you advice on whether you should be tested, how to get tested, and how to seek medical treatment without potentially infecting or exposing others. | If you’ve been exposed to the coronavirus or think you have, and have a fever or symptoms like a cough or difficulty breathing, call a doctor. They should give you advice on whether you should be tested, how to get tested, and how to seek medical treatment without potentially infecting or exposing others. |
| If you’re sick and you think you’ve been exposed to the new coronavirus, the C.D.C. recommends that you call your healthcare provider and explain your symptoms and fears. They will decide if you need to be tested. Keep in mind that there’s a chance — because of a lack of testing kits or because you’re asymptomatic, for instance — you won’t be able to get tested. | If you’re sick and you think you’ve been exposed to the new coronavirus, the C.D.C. recommends that you call your healthcare provider and explain your symptoms and fears. They will decide if you need to be tested. Keep in mind that there’s a chance — because of a lack of testing kits or because you’re asymptomatic, for instance — you won’t be able to get tested. |
| Joshua M. Bernstein writes: | Joshua M. Bernstein writes: |
| Liquor and grocery stores are seeing increased sales of beer in cans and bottles, but shuttered bars and canceled events have created a backlog of draft beer — some of which is being sent to wastewater treatment plants for disposal, freeing up tanks and kegs for breweries to restart future production. | Liquor and grocery stores are seeing increased sales of beer in cans and bottles, but shuttered bars and canceled events have created a backlog of draft beer — some of which is being sent to wastewater treatment plants for disposal, freeing up tanks and kegs for breweries to restart future production. |
| Most small craft breweries don’t sell to grocery stores, and they normally rely on draft beer sales at their high-margin taprooms and brew pubs to bolster bottom lines. Draft beer makes up 10 percent of the average American brewery’s volume, said Bart Watson, the chief economist at the Brewers Association, but almost 40 percent for small brewers. | Most small craft breweries don’t sell to grocery stores, and they normally rely on draft beer sales at their high-margin taprooms and brew pubs to bolster bottom lines. Draft beer makes up 10 percent of the average American brewery’s volume, said Bart Watson, the chief economist at the Brewers Association, but almost 40 percent for small brewers. |
| So, as weeks of shelter-in-place orders stretch into months, brewers’ hard work may increasingly go down the drain. | So, as weeks of shelter-in-place orders stretch into months, brewers’ hard work may increasingly go down the drain. |
| At its brewery in the Bronx, Torch & Crown Brewing Company has dozens of kegs of hoppy beers that are past the freshness window of about 45 days. They’re slated for disposal. But the brewery is busy transferring kegs of its still-fresh beer to tanks, and then repackaging it in 16-ounce cans — a pint at the bar, now for home. | At its brewery in the Bronx, Torch & Crown Brewing Company has dozens of kegs of hoppy beers that are past the freshness window of about 45 days. They’re slated for disposal. But the brewery is busy transferring kegs of its still-fresh beer to tanks, and then repackaging it in 16-ounce cans — a pint at the bar, now for home. |
| “I never thought it would be anything I’d do in my brewing career,” said Joe Correia, the head brewer and an owner. | “I never thought it would be anything I’d do in my brewing career,” said Joe Correia, the head brewer and an owner. |
| The process takes three to four days, involving constant measurements for damaging exposure to oxygen and bacterial infection, before the brewery cans beers such as its Runner Up pilsner and Heavy Crown imperial stout. | The process takes three to four days, involving constant measurements for damaging exposure to oxygen and bacterial infection, before the brewery cans beers such as its Runner Up pilsner and Heavy Crown imperial stout. |
| “There’s no reason this beer should go to waste,” Mr. Correia said. | “There’s no reason this beer should go to waste,” Mr. Correia said. |
| It’s Wednesday — cheers! | It’s Wednesday — cheers! |
| Dear Diary: | Dear Diary: |
| It was 1980. We met by chance on Broadway in January when he was walking home from work. | It was 1980. We met by chance on Broadway in January when he was walking home from work. |
| We had seen each other a few times since that first meeting, mostly through and with my roommate, a high school friend of his. There was definitely a mutual interest, but neither of us had acted on it beyond some minor flirting. | We had seen each other a few times since that first meeting, mostly through and with my roommate, a high school friend of his. There was definitely a mutual interest, but neither of us had acted on it beyond some minor flirting. |
| Then, on April 1, the city’s transit workers went on strike, 33,000 union members walking off the job. The subways and buses all stopped running. There was disruption and chaos all across New York. Commuting to and from work became quite an ordeal. | Then, on April 1, the city’s transit workers went on strike, 33,000 union members walking off the job. The subways and buses all stopped running. There was disruption and chaos all across New York. Commuting to and from work became quite an ordeal. |
| As it turned out, we both worked in Midtown — he at Rockefeller Center and me near the Pan Am Building on Park Avenue — and we both lived on the Upper West Side. We agreed to walk home from work together, and continued to every night the strike was going on. | As it turned out, we both worked in Midtown — he at Rockefeller Center and me near the Pan Am Building on Park Avenue — and we both lived on the Upper West Side. We agreed to walk home from work together, and continued to every night the strike was going on. |
| Our route took us through Central Park. Everything was in bloom and beautiful. It was crazily romantic. | Our route took us through Central Park. Everything was in bloom and beautiful. It was crazily romantic. |
| The strike lasted 11 days. By the time it was settled, we were falling in love. | The strike lasted 11 days. By the time it was settled, we were falling in love. |
| — Marianne Koch | — Marianne Koch |
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