Category: News from Gale Brewer
Friends,
It’s Wednesday, July 1, 2020.
At press time, TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has 26,809 confirmed cases and 3,088 deaths; New York City as a whole has 212,412 cases and 23,104 deaths.
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The Fiscal Year 2021 budget was passed by the Council last night, minutes before midnight.
I served in the City Council for 12 years– and for all of that time was on the budget negotiating team;… Read more
Friends,
It’s Tuesday, June 30, 2020.
At press time, TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has 26,707 confirmed cases and 3,065 deaths; New York City as a whole has 211,569 cases and 22,470 deaths.
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Also at press time, the Council is poised to vote on a fiscal year 2021 budget. The details are sketchy right now, but I will try to have some reactions in tomorrow’s newsletter. See the latest … Read more
Friends,
It’s Monday, June 29, 2020.
At press time, TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has 26,707 confirmed cases and 3,065 deaths; New York City as a whole has 211,569 cases and 22,470 deaths.
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Modest good news, but I’ll take it: “The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law that critics said could have forced all but one of the state’s abortion providers to close, granting a … Read more
Friends,
It’s Friday, June 26, 2020.
At press time, TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has 26,533 confirmed cases and 3,054 deaths; New York City as a whole has 210,523 cases and 22,384 deaths.
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Mayor de Blasio announced NYC is “on track” to enter Phase 3 on July 6, a week from Monday, and released plans for reopening dog runs and outdoor recreational areas (including basketball courts). The City… Read more
Friends,
It’s Thursday, June 25, 2020.
At press time, TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has 26,533 confirmed cases and 3,054 deaths; New York City as a whole has 210,523 cases and 22,384 deaths.
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I co-hosted a town hall with the New York Public Library and U.S. Census Bureau yesterday on outreach efforts and the benefits to filling out this year’s census– watch it on YouTube.
In Manhattan we’ve … Read more
Friends,
It’s Wednesday, June 24, 2020.
At press time, TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has 26,417 confirmed cases and 3,057 deaths; New York City as a whole has 209,893 cases and 22,343 deaths.
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Many people know that I have long fought for a city budget that funds a social worker in every school.
Last year, in FY20, working with Council Member Treyger and with the support of many… Read more
Friends,
It’s Tuesday, June 23, 2020.
At press time, TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has 26,352 confirmed cases and 3,056 deaths; New York City as a whole has 209,562 cases and 22,321 deaths.
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Today (6/23) is Primary Day in New York State. If you requested an absentee ballot and haven’t mailed it back, you can also drop it off (or have someone else drop it off) at any poll… Read more
Friends,
It’s Monday, June 22, 2020.
At press time, TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has 26,352 confirmed cases and 3,056 deaths; New York City as a whole has 209,562 cases and 22,321 deaths.
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New York City entered Phase Two of reopening today.
To help kick it off and declare Manhattan open for business, I enjoyed an outdoor breakfast with my husband Cal Snyder and Jessica Lappin, president of the… Read more
Friends,
It’s Friday, June 19, 2020.
At press time, TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has 26,109 confirmed cases and 3,038 deaths; New York City as a whole has 208,097 cases and 22,199 deaths.
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Today is Juneteenth, the 155th anniversary of the end of slavery in Texas. This year’s celebration takes on added significance as the protests against systemic racism and police brutality continue. The murders of many Black… Read more
Friends,
It’s Thursday, June 18, 2020.
At press time, TheCity.nyc’s COVID-19 tracker shows Manhattan has 26,109 confirmed cases and 3,038 deaths; New York City as a whole has 208,097 cases and 22,199 deaths.
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Today the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration acted in an arbitrary and capricious way when they attempted to shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which shielded from deportation 800,000 young… Read more
