Public schools in New York City will close from Thursday as a result of the rising COVID-19 test positivity rate and businesses like gyms - and indoor dining - may soon be closed, too. I just know that the need is there and the city has a responsibility to bring health care resources to this population,” said Rose. Twenty-five percent of all COVID fatalities in New York City now comes from Staten Island, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday, even as the borough’s residents make up just 5 … On Monday, 361 Staten Islanders tested positive for COVID, Richmond County’s highest one-day increase since April. Sign up for the It's not going to happen.". "I think everybody should be responsible to know whether there's a problem or not, even if there's no symptoms," said one woman waiting in line to be tested. Sign up and get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. In early April, the city made changes through its public hospitals to address the pandemic’s first wave. If they start closing everything down, it's going to turn real bad, real quick," added another man. Over the weekend, WPIX reported that New York City sheriffs had shut down a Queens party of more than 160 people in clear violation of state orders.. Read More. “Our hospitals actually need more than what city hospitals are getting, not the same level,” said Assemblymember Charles Fall (D-Staten Island). New York nears 4% COVID-19 positivity rate and 42 die as second wave spreads, Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio have been invaluable resources and have been side by side with the hospitals throughout the pandemic,” said Daniel Messina, RUMC’s CEO. Cuomo: 'There is no reason' for Staten Island to have the city's highest COVID positivity rate. NEW YORK — Upper Manhattan and Staten Island are headed for renewed coronavirus restrictions this week as infection numbers continue to increase, Gov. 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Zone Changes Go into Effect Wednesday for Businesses, Thursday for Schools South Beach Psychiatric Center Will Be Utilized for COVID-19 Hospitalization Overflow on Staten Island Positive Testing Rate in All Focus Zone Areas is 4.48 Percent; New York State Positivity Outside All Focus Zone Areas is … Their main message: COVID-19 compliance. But Rose pointed to large-scale investments –– such as the opening of Staten Island’s Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health Vanderbilt public health care clinic in 2018 and $36 million in City Council funding for a RUMC emergency unit –– as an appropriate starting point. Staten Island Borough President James Oddo’s office even formed an “Incident Command System” where the chief medical officers of both hospitals were able to speak to local officials a few times a day so the borough’s political delegation could streamline communication to state and city efforts. But the bill has never passed both state chambers in the same year, said Savino, who blamed opposition from the Mayor’s Office. The fight to remedy the hospital disparity dates back years, according to State Sen. Diane Savino (D-Staten Island/Brooklyn). It’s the Only Borough Without a Public Hospital. 'A Shot of Hope': City Frontline Workers Receive First Vaccine Doses, What’s Next for NYC: Richard Ravitch Explains How the City Can Survive a Historic Crisis, Places New York Can Learn COVID-19 Lessons From, Commuters wear face masks as they ride the Staten Island Ferry, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in New York. And Staten Island hospitals’ health care workers were excluded from an $8.2 million fundraising effort by city hospitals. When the city first sent military medical personnel to city hospitals, the borough was initially forgotten. Last year, the City Council’s Staten Island members secured $8.4 million so the hospital could create new surgical suites. As part of the Staten Island “day of action,” dozens of workers and volunteers spread across 10 locations around the island. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. Please consider joining us as a member today. Before lunch time Wednesday, more than 100 people already had been tested. It's not going to work. newsletter, These Restaurants Applied to Open During the Pandemic. Andrew Cuomo to reopen an emergency field hospital. Meanwhile, the number of outstanding repairs recently hit a record 475,000. Staten Island has averaged 209 new cases of COVID-19 per day over the past seven days - up 86% from two weeks ago. On Monday, 361 Staten Islanders tested positive for COVID, Richmond County’s highest one-day increase since April. “The need remains and Staten Islanders deserve their fair share of the city’s health care resources,” she added. Staten Island’s positive test rate now sits at 6.18%, with much of the borough in restricted state-imposed yellow or orange zones. A crowd of teachers, parents and schoolchildren from Staten Island protested against potential mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, despite there being no current plan to … Staten Island’s COVID-19 positive-test rate is the city’s highest, with 15% of the borough’s hospital beds filled with coronavirus patients and fears of more cases spurring Gov. New York will reopen a temporary field hospital on Staten Island to help treat an influx of coronavirus patients, Gov. “But just the fact that we don’t have a facility that is managed or run by [H+H] means that we are shortchanged,” said Savino. Un avion a été contraint de repartir vers son aéroport d'origine à Francfort en Allemagne, après avoir raté son atterrissage en raison des vents violents causés par la tempête Herwart. Application window widens, but some tenants are finding that extra unemployment payments knocked them out of the running. And it's very easy to get it.". Prospect Heights elementary school stages a video version of its annual dance event to keep a tradition going and spirits bright. Gov. "More restrictions? newsletter, PHOTOS: How New Yorkers Forged on Through 2020, a Year Like No Other, What the $900 Billion Federal Pandemic Aid Deal Means for New Yorkers, New York City Gained 10,000 Jobs Last Month. NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Gov. The statewide COVID-19 positivity rate has fallen slightly, but infection rates are still rising in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island, Gov. Residents and small business owners say it's all bad news for people who have already struggled to stay afloat. The borough could be heading toward orange zone designation if its numbers don't improve. Hundreds of protesters gathered on Wednesday night outside a Staten Island bar that shut down after refusing to follow Covid-19 measures, authorities said. But January Looks Bleak Without Another PPP Loan, Teachers Union Balks at de Blasio’s Suggestion School Buildings Can Remain Open Amid Possible NYC Lockdown, Prisoners Hoping for Mercy Place Little Faith in Cuomo, Cuomo Rent Relief Expansion Still Strands Many in Need of Aid, How NYCHA Allegedly Closed the Book on Repairs It Didn’t Do, ‘Nutcracker’ Performance Sweetens Brooklyn Students’ Pandemic-Wracked Year, Subway Motorman’s Widow Hasn’t Been on a Train Since His Death. The borough’s two private hospitals do get some government support. “The city has a responsibility to bring health care resources to this population,” said City Councilmember Debi Rose (D-Staten Island). Andrew Cuomo says Staten Island has gone from having the lowest COVID-19 death rate in New York City to the highest. The seven-day average of positive tests is more than 4.5% in the borough - the highest in the city. COVID-19 cases and deaths are categorized as probable or confirmed. The city has expanded its insurance vehicle, MetroPlus, to Staten Island in recent years, and brought NYC Care, a health care access program, to the borough in January. The city says it will continue its efforts on Staten Island for the foreseeable future, with a focus on testing and contact tracing to find out how the virus is spreading and discouraging residents from attending gatherings of more than ten people. Staten Island hospitalizations peaked at 554 on April 8 during the first wave. But Now She May the Take the Ride He Never Finished, What’s Working And What Isn’t? Upper Manhattan, which includes Washington Heights, is now in a yellow zone, with a 3.3% positivity rate according to state data. With every apartment that gets turned over to private management, public housing officials wipe away mold fixes and other unfinished work, an advocacy group charges. Despite the cold, a line stretches along Hylan Boulevard on Staten Island's East Shore to get into an Urgent Care clinic. “Our priority was to help save as many lives as possible by responding as one city.”. Meanwhile, the pandemic has upped the stakes. This city-run testing site inside the Greenbelt is not well-known, but it is drawing lines, too. The new unit, set to open in spring 2022, will be designed to meet that demand. An SIUH spokesperson said that supplies and equipment sent by city and state officials made it possible for its parent company to deal with COVID-19 surges. Savino and State Sen. Andrew Lanza (R-Staten Island) have long carried a bill that would allocate 10% of NYC Health + Hospitals’ nearly $8 billion annual budget to be spent on Staten Island’s existing health care infrastructure. Local politicians advocate almost every year for funding for the two hospitals, especially for RUMC, which is most accessible to residents of Staten Island’s North Shore, a diverse area with the borough’s highest share of residents living in poverty. So I don't know," one woman explained. “The technicalities of how RUMC receives city resources would be between the city and RUMC. Here’s Why They Could Soon Go Away, Public Hospital Pandemic Prep Playbook Called for Massive Mask Stockpile That Didn’t Materialize, These Brooklyn Businesses Survived the Pandemic’s First Nine Months. “In the absence of an H+H hospital on Staten Island, I want RUMC to receive the same resources that H+H hospitals are because, in reality, it serves the same population that a public hospital would,” Rose told THE CITY in a statement. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer), National Veterans and Military Families Month, The New York Congressional Delegation Project, California Consumer Do Not Sell My Personal Information, The seven-day average of positive tests is more than 4.5% in the borough - the highest in the city, In some communities here, it's higher than 6%, The city says it will focus on testing and contact tracing to find out how the virus is spreading and discouraging residents from attending gatherings of more than ten people, Staten Island could be moved into orange zone designation if its numbers don't improve, which would end indoor dining, and close non-essential businesses like nail salons and gyms — and all schools. Staten Island University Hospital, which is part of Northwell Health, New York’s largest health system, received $28 million from City Hall in 2014 for storm resilience and $1.3 million from the City Council in 2008 for a new emergency room. Delilah Goble, whose husband was killed in a March arson fire that engulfed a No. Unless specifically labeled as "probable cases," data on cases are for confirmed cases only. Email tips@thecity.nyc or visit our tips page for other ways to share. Comparatively, the rate for the four ZIP codes from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6 was 1.50 percent, and there were a total of 94 new cases. He said he acted after local medical officials told him Staten Island needed emergency beds. People are lining up for their pre-Thanksgiving COVID tests on Staten Island, hoping not to bring the virus to dinner with whoever they're seeing on Thursday. “NYC Health + Hospitals has worked with city agencies and private institutions throughout the COVID-19 health crisis to ensure that all New Yorkers had the high-quality, comprehensive healthcare they needed to fight off this virus,” said Stephanie Guzman, a city Health + Hospitals spokesperson. Download it here. Testing is just one component of the city's battle against the virus on Staten Island. STATEN ISLAND — New York City's coronavirus Test and Trace Corps shifts its focus to Staten Island on Tuesday amid concerning spikes in the borough's positivity rate. Help Us Report On Special Education Solutions in New York City. Confirmed Case: Positive result from a molecular test, such as a PCR test. Not for lack of political willpower, Staten Island has come to represent 25% of all COVID-19 deaths in New York City amid the second wave of the pandemic, even though the … Coronavirus hospitalizations are rapidly rising in New York, already straining capacity on Staten Island, Gov. In some communities here, it's higher than 6%. The hope is … Our new Spectrum News app is the most convenient way to get the stories that matter to you. There's so many people out of work, and everything already. 2 train, says a tribute run along the route planned for the anniversary of that tragic day might help her "start riding the train again.". And while advocates still call for a new public hospital, elected officials are most immediately focused on pushing for a substantial and sustained increase in public funding. But when the city first announced that it would staff up its health care workers, add intensive care unit beds and provide more testing, the Staten Island hospitals were left out. For local leaders, the growing crisis underscored Staten Island’s status as the only borough without a city-run public hospital — and sparked renewed calls for more health care funding. In some communities here, it's … Why is the COVID-19 Positivity Rate Rising on Staten Island? The governor said the … "It really doesn't sound good. The Staten Island COVID clusters represent two new fronts in the city’s battle against the virus. The Tottenville neighborhood of Staten Island, ZIP code 10307, remains the epicenter of the latest COVID-19 outbreak in New York City. They’re not anti-vaccine, they just don’t want a COVID-19 shot to be required for students or teachers to attend school. Andrew Cuomo said on Monday. The mayor closed public schools beginning Thursday, but orange zone designation would shut Catholic and private schools, too. Cuomo’s 24 commutations in his term don’t match the pace of his father. Today, that ER sees 60,000 to 65,000 patients annually. Cluster zones scattered across the state have a 4.39% positivity rate. RUMC, which has 26 intensive care unit beds, expanded that capacity to 71 during the first wave. Pete Davidson stops by Weekend Update to discuss Staten Island's protests against indoor dining restrictions.Saturday Night Live. The seven-day average of positive tests is more than 4.5% in the borough - the highest in the city. Andrew Cuomo said. RUMC received a $30 million FEMA grant this year to make its buildings more resistant to flooding. They don't get it yet, and they don't understand. We’re here to listen. Staten Island’s positive test rate now sits at 6.18%, with much of the borough in restricted state-imposed yellow or orange zones. The citywide COVID-19 positivity rate on Wednesday was 2.74. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continued to soar on Staten Island as the city Health Department recorded 363 new confirmed infections here in the past 24 hours, data shows. Across the … I don't know. Last week, dozens of city workers and volunteers spread across the borough, offering information and personal protective equipment, although not everyone was interested. As of Tuesday morning, Richmond University Medical Center and Staten Island University Hospital, the two private hospitals that serve the borough, were treating a total 175 COVID patients. The governor would make that decision — which would end indoor dining — and close non-essential businesses like nail salons and gyms. RUMC’s current emergency room was built in 1978 to serve around 25,000 people a year. “We do feel that we continue to get solid city and state support. Cuomo said Staten Islanders comprised just 5 percent of the city’s population but now accounted for 25 percent of its COVID-19 fatalities over the past month. Here's how one resident explained it: "There's a lot of people that don't get it yet. Not a single Staten Island ZIP code is below 4%, and rates in 10 of 12 of those ZIP codes have been on the rise over the past two weeks. Staten Island has a COVID-19 problem. Other local leaders argue that Staten Island hospitals should receive more money than the average Health + Hospitals facility since borough residents can’t directly reap the benefits of the public system. It's become a common sight, day after day, across the borough, as the number of coronavirus cases rise. “And I don’t like to play the victim card the way some people do, but there is absolutely no doubt that when it comes to health care, we’re getting the short end of the stick.”. You know what I'm saying?," said one resident. Staten Island has the smallest population of the five boroughs, yet the governor says it has a 40% … That was the message that about 50 protesters on Staten Island sent Saturday to the United Federation of Teachers. COVID Cases are Surging on Staten Island. Without the cluster zones, NY has a 2.2% test positivity rate. transcript ‘Staten Island Is a Serious Problem,’ Cuomo Says as Virus Cases Rise Gov. Despite the governor’s promise of a progressive overhaul of the clemency process, very few people have made the cut. 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