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Mia Edelstein
Friday, August 28
Thursday, August 27
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Friends,
It’s Thursday, August 27, 2020. Welcome to the weekly edition of my COVID newsletter.
At press time, nonprofit news site TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has 31,935 confirmed cases and 3,168 deaths; New York City as a whole has 233,140 cases and 23,674 deaths. There were 315 new cases citywide yesterday (8/26) compared to last Wednesday’s (8/19) 273 cases, a rise of 14%.
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Thursday, August 20
Wednesday, August 19
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Last week, I sent a letter to Mayor de Blasio demanding the immediate release of FY 20 funding to the School Construction Authority so we can get technology to students who need it for remote learning. I also continue to push the NYC Dept. of Education Division of Instructional and Information Technology to finalize whatever is needed to purchase Chromebooks. More than a year after winning this battle and changing… Read more
Friends,
It’s Thursday, August 20, 2020. Welcome to the weekly edition of my COVID newsletter.
At press time, nonprofit news site TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has 31,541 confirmed cases and 3,162 deaths; New York City as a whole has 231,015 cases and 23,643 deaths. There were 273 new cases citywide Tuesday (8/18) compared to last Tuesday’s (8/11) 386 cases, a fall of 29%. Gov. Cuomo yesterday announced the 12th … Read more
Friday, August 14
Thursday, August 13
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Friends,
It’s Thursday, August 13, 2020. Welcome to the weekly edition of my COVID newsletter.
At press time, nonprofit news site TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has 31,217 confirmed cases and 3,157 deaths; New York City as a whole has 229,167 cases and 23,610 deaths. There were… Read more
Friday, August 7
Thursday, August 6
Sunday, August 2
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Friends,
It’s Thursday, August 6, 2020. Welcome to the weekly edition of my COVID newsletter.
At press time, nonprofit news site TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has 30,799 confirmed cases and 3,147 deaths; New York City as a whole has 226,914 cases and 23,563 deaths. There were 333 new cases citywide yesterday, August 5, while last Wednesday, July 29, there were 312, a rise of 7%.
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Here are the latest press clips on Borough President Gale Brewer and the work of her office.
Thursday, July 30
Wednesday, July 29
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