Two years since #HurricaneMaria devastated Puerto Rico, we remember those we lost and the families who are still suffering.
While the Trump admin turned its back on our fellow American citizens, New York is continuing to help the island build back stronger than before.
New York has deployed student volunteers and critical resources to help some of the island's most vulnerable communities.
In Summer 2018 and Summer 2019, SUNY and CUNY students logged a combined 67,000 hours of volunteer work and restored 247 homes. #HurricaneMaria
New York will never forget the strength and resiliency the Puerto Rican community has shown in the aftermath of #HurricaneMaria, and we will continue to offer our full support on the island's path to recovery.
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In the last four weeks, Erie County’s 7-day average positivity rate has increased from 1.20 percent to 4.39 percent, meeting the metrics for a yellow zone designation.
Local governments have not done an effective job of enforcement in these hotspot ZIP codes.
NYS will be doing aggressive enforcement starting tomorrow.
As we saw with bars and restaurants, when the state initiated enforcement actions compliance greatly increased.
However the State can't take over effective enforcement for every jurisdiction. If a local jurisdiction cannot or will not perform effective enforcement of violating entities, notify the State & we will close all business activity in hotspots where local gov't can't do compliance
I’m concerned about the lack of testing in the schools. If the localities do not do testing immediately in the schools in those areas, the State will close them immediately.
-@SuburbanPropane for propane services
-@GoldmanSachs for masks
-@Wayfair for mattresses, linens, sheets & pillows for field hospitals
-@Walmart for use of parking lots & store facilities infrastructure
-@Keurig/@drpepper for coffee/beverages for volunteers
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Thank you to:
-@Niagara_Water for bottles of water
-@AmnealPharma for Hydroxychloroquine
-Long Island Ambulatory Surgery Center for a ventilator
-@Uniqlo for masks
-@Corning Life Sciences for centrifuge tubes and cryovials
-@NBCUniversal for medical supplies and PPE
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On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the New York women & women around the world who shaped history and led the path forward. New York State is committed to supporting women in both policy & practice.
Last year, we tackled pay equity. This year, we're tackling economic inequities at every level and pushing to eliminate the #PinkTax. governor.ny.gov/news/governor-…
Last year, New York extended the statute of limitations for 2nd & 3rd degree rape. Now we're working to close the rape intoxication loophole. governor.ny.gov/news/governor-…
UPDATE: There are now 33 confirmed cases of #Coronavirus in NYS — 11 new positive tests since yesterday.
All new cases are connected to the original New Rochelle case.
As we do more tests, the number of positive cases will rise, as we are seeing.
New York State is implementing a statewide #Coronavirus testing protocol.
There is an order of priority for testing, defined below (1 through 5):
There are currently ~4,000 NYers under precautionary quarantine right now.
Precautionary quarantine applies to those who:
-Returned from a country of concern but are NOT symptomatic
-Had proximate (not direct) exposure to a positive case
-Others recommended by health officials