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| Coronavirus in N.Y.C.: Latest Updates | Coronavirus in N.Y.C.: Latest Updates |
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| It’s Friday. | It’s Friday. |
| Weather: Increasingly cloudy, with a high around 50. Overnight rain will taper off on Saturday, and Sunday should be mostly sunny and warm. | Weather: Increasingly cloudy, with a high around 50. Overnight rain will taper off on Saturday, and Sunday should be mostly sunny and warm. |
| Alternate-side parking: Suspended through April 28. Meters are in effect. | Alternate-side parking: Suspended through April 28. Meters are in effect. |
| Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday proposed a pared-down New York City budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 that reflects the damage the coronavirus has done to the city’s revenue stream. | Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday proposed a pared-down New York City budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 that reflects the damage the coronavirus has done to the city’s revenue stream. |
| To balance the budget, the city will need to make “over $2 billion in very tough budget cuts,” Mr. de Blasio said at a news briefing. | To balance the budget, the city will need to make “over $2 billion in very tough budget cuts,” Mr. de Blasio said at a news briefing. |
| The $89.3 billion spending plan is $6 billion less than what the mayor initially proposed in January. | The $89.3 billion spending plan is $6 billion less than what the mayor initially proposed in January. |
| It is also $3.5 billion less than the budget for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. | It is also $3.5 billion less than the budget for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. |
| The proposal anticipates a major decline in tax revenue: $7.4 billion over the current fiscal year and the next. | The proposal anticipates a major decline in tax revenue: $7.4 billion over the current fiscal year and the next. |
| The dozens of proposed cuts outlined by the mayor — some large, some small — affect some popular programs and include not opening the city’s outdoor pools this summer. | The dozens of proposed cuts outlined by the mayor — some large, some small — affect some popular programs and include not opening the city’s outdoor pools this summer. |
| [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.] |
| New York City’s public transportation system is facing losses of up to $8.5 billion by year’s end as the coronavirus pandemic limits ridership and threatens the system’s other revenues, officials said on Thursday. | New York City’s public transportation system is facing losses of up to $8.5 billion by year’s end as the coronavirus pandemic limits ridership and threatens the system’s other revenues, officials said on Thursday. |
| The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the city’s subway, buses and two commuter railroads, said the bleak forecast had prompted it to seek $3.9 billion in federal aid, on top of the $3.8 billion it received last month. | The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the city’s subway, buses and two commuter railroads, said the bleak forecast had prompted it to seek $3.9 billion in federal aid, on top of the $3.8 billion it received last month. |
| The new financial analysis, which is based on ridership declines of about 95 percent on the subway and the commuter lines, projects up to $5.9 billion in lost fare and toll revenue, and nearly $2 billion in lost tax revenue. The two revenue streams make up 86 percent of the authority’s operating budget. | The new financial analysis, which is based on ridership declines of about 95 percent on the subway and the commuter lines, projects up to $5.9 billion in lost fare and toll revenue, and nearly $2 billion in lost tax revenue. The two revenue streams make up 86 percent of the authority’s operating budget. |
| In previous financial crises, the authority has typically raised fares, cut service or delayed capital projects. But this crisis has plunged the M.T.A. into uncharted territory. | In previous financial crises, the authority has typically raised fares, cut service or delayed capital projects. But this crisis has plunged the M.T.A. into uncharted territory. |
| [Coronavirus in New York: A map and the case count.] | [Coronavirus in New York: A map and the case count.] |
| Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Thursday that he would extend New York State’s shutdown until May 15, in coordination with other states. | Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Thursday that he would extend New York State’s shutdown until May 15, in coordination with other states. |
| Mr. Cuomo said that New York continued to make progress in containing the coronavirus, and he cited encouraging statistics, but he also said that the rate of infection would have to slow much more before he would lift any restrictions. | Mr. Cuomo said that New York continued to make progress in containing the coronavirus, and he cited encouraging statistics, but he also said that the rate of infection would have to slow much more before he would lift any restrictions. |
| “What happens after then? I don’t know,” Mr. Cuomo said of the new end date for the restrictions. “We will see depending on what the data shows.” | “What happens after then? I don’t know,” Mr. Cuomo said of the new end date for the restrictions. “We will see depending on what the data shows.” |
| One sign that New York would not be ready to begin returning to normal by then came later when a spokeswoman for Mayor Bill de Blasio said New York City was canceling all events requiring permits for May. | One sign that New York would not be ready to begin returning to normal by then came later when a spokeswoman for Mayor Bill de Blasio said New York City was canceling all events requiring permits for May. |
| The affected events include BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn concerts in Prospect Park, SummerStage concerts in Central Park and the Brooklyn Half Marathon. A decision on June events was expected later in the week, the spokeswoman said. | The affected events include BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn concerts in Prospect Park, SummerStage concerts in Central Park and the Brooklyn Half Marathon. A decision on June events was expected later in the week, the spokeswoman said. |
| 29 Dead at One Nursing Home From the Virus. Or More. No One Will Say. | 29 Dead at One Nursing Home From the Virus. Or More. No One Will Say. |
| Michael Che of ‘S.N.L.’ Wants to Pay Rent for 160 N.Y.C. Families | Michael Che of ‘S.N.L.’ Wants to Pay Rent for 160 N.Y.C. Families |
| A Week Inside New York’s Public Hospitals | A Week Inside New York’s Public Hospitals |
| How Does a New Yawker Tawk? | How Does a New Yawker Tawk? |
| George Soros’s Foundation Pledges $130 Million in Coronavirus Relief | George Soros’s Foundation Pledges $130 Million in Coronavirus Relief |
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| The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. | The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. |
| The authorities said a Brooklyn man was dismembered by his son. [Daily News] | The authorities said a Brooklyn man was dismembered by his son. [Daily News] |
| Attention, apartment-bound animal lovers: The Wildlife Conservation Society has new live streams from the Bronx Zoo and the New York Aquarium. [Gothamist] | Attention, apartment-bound animal lovers: The Wildlife Conservation Society has new live streams from the Bronx Zoo and the New York Aquarium. [Gothamist] |
| His Brooklyn bedroom has no windows: “Without human interaction, I’m wilting.” [Curbed New York] | His Brooklyn bedroom has no windows: “Without human interaction, I’m wilting.” [Curbed New York] |
| The Times’s Melissa Guerrero writes: | The Times’s Melissa Guerrero writes: |
| Although most performance spaces, museums and community centers are closed, people are finding creative ways to connect through virtual events and programs. Here are some suggestions for maintaining a New York social life this weekend while keeping a safe distance from other people: | Although most performance spaces, museums and community centers are closed, people are finding creative ways to connect through virtual events and programs. Here are some suggestions for maintaining a New York social life this weekend while keeping a safe distance from other people: |
| Join the Chefs Advocate, a Brooklyn-based consulting agency specializing in the marketing and branding of chefs, for a food chat at noon today with the chef Zoe Adjonyoh. The chat is part of the agency’s “Kitchen Talk Live!” series, which educates and entertains audiences with conversations, recipes and more. | Join the Chefs Advocate, a Brooklyn-based consulting agency specializing in the marketing and branding of chefs, for a food chat at noon today with the chef Zoe Adjonyoh. The chat is part of the agency’s “Kitchen Talk Live!” series, which educates and entertains audiences with conversations, recipes and more. |
| “I ask viewers to join us with an open mind. Come willing to learn,” said Annette Davidson, the agency’s founder and the host of the series. “Viewers can expect the unexpected.” | “I ask viewers to join us with an open mind. Come willing to learn,” said Annette Davidson, the agency’s founder and the host of the series. “Viewers can expect the unexpected.” |
| Updated June 12, 2020 | |
| 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. | |
| So far, the evidence seems to show it does. A widely cited paper published in April suggests that people are most infectious about two days before the onset of coronavirus symptoms and estimated that 44 percent of new infections were a result of transmission from people who were not yet showing symptoms. Recently, a top expert at the World Health Organization stated that transmission of the coronavirus by people who did not have symptoms was “very rare,” but she later walked back that statement. | So far, the evidence seems to show it does. A widely cited paper published in April suggests that people are most infectious about two days before the onset of coronavirus symptoms and estimated that 44 percent of new infections were a result of transmission from people who were not yet showing symptoms. Recently, a top expert at the World Health Organization stated that transmission of the coronavirus by people who did not have symptoms was “very rare,” but she later walked back that statement. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. |
| For the live stream, go to the Instagram page of the Chefs Advocate or Ms. Adjonyoh. | For the live stream, go to the Instagram page of the Chefs Advocate or Ms. Adjonyoh. |
| Fareeha Khan, a Brooklyn-based comedian and artist, will host an evening with a lineup of friends from the Brooklyn comedy scene. The show, which starts at 8 p.m. tomorrow, “is arguably a lot weirder than Manhattan, so comics can truly do what they want,” Ms. Khan said. “This show will bring that same energy, but more unhinged as quarantine chips away at our sanity.” | Fareeha Khan, a Brooklyn-based comedian and artist, will host an evening with a lineup of friends from the Brooklyn comedy scene. The show, which starts at 8 p.m. tomorrow, “is arguably a lot weirder than Manhattan, so comics can truly do what they want,” Ms. Khan said. “This show will bring that same energy, but more unhinged as quarantine chips away at our sanity.” |
| The show is part of the Central Brooklyn Food Co-op’s virtual programming, which aims to expand and build community by featuring Ms. Khan and its other members. | The show is part of the Central Brooklyn Food Co-op’s virtual programming, which aims to expand and build community by featuring Ms. Khan and its other members. |
| “Not surprisingly, our members have a lot of talent, and folks offered up a lot of different skills,” said Taylor Pate, one of the organizers. “There’s a diverse number of events to look forward to.” | “Not surprisingly, our members have a lot of talent, and folks offered up a lot of different skills,” said Taylor Pate, one of the organizers. “There’s a diverse number of events to look forward to.” |
| Access the live stream on the co-op’s Instagram page. | Access the live stream on the co-op’s Instagram page. |
| End your weekend with a dance party. At 6 p.m. Sunday, BRIC, the nonprofit arts organization in Brooklyn, is hosting a live, all-vinyl set from D.J. Nickodemus. The event is part of its BRICxHome programming, in which the organization partners with artists to organize virtual offerings focused on poetry, art, music and more. | End your weekend with a dance party. At 6 p.m. Sunday, BRIC, the nonprofit arts organization in Brooklyn, is hosting a live, all-vinyl set from D.J. Nickodemus. The event is part of its BRICxHome programming, in which the organization partners with artists to organize virtual offerings focused on poetry, art, music and more. |
| Visit BRIC’s Instagram page for the live stream. | Visit BRIC’s Instagram page for the live stream. |
| It’s Friday — try some distant socializing. | It’s Friday — try some distant socializing. |
| Dear Diary: | Dear Diary: |
| I was walking to the corner store to pick up a soda when I noticed a postal worker unlocking one of those olive-colored mailboxes that have always been a mystery to me. | I was walking to the corner store to pick up a soda when I noticed a postal worker unlocking one of those olive-colored mailboxes that have always been a mystery to me. |
| I slowed down to try to get a peek inside. I saw three stacks of letters next to a tall can of beer with a neon-pink sticky note attached to it. | I slowed down to try to get a peek inside. I saw three stacks of letters next to a tall can of beer with a neon-pink sticky note attached to it. |
| I watched as the mail carrier reached in and replaced the beer with a bag of chips. Chuckling as he read whatever was scribbled on the note, he slipped the tallboy and the note into his satchel. | I watched as the mail carrier reached in and replaced the beer with a bag of chips. Chuckling as he read whatever was scribbled on the note, he slipped the tallboy and the note into his satchel. |
| The light at the intersection turned green and he continued on his route. | The light at the intersection turned green and he continued on his route. |
| — Andrew Marrotta | — Andrew Marrotta |
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