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The Marion & Aaron Gural JCC’s Sustenance Hope Opportunities Place has seem a nearly 40 percent rise in clients as the coronavirus pandemic has caused record-setting unemployment and a continuing need for meals.

With the U.S. economy nearing the end of a major shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, the nationwide unemployment rate is nearly 15 percent — a historic number that dwarfs the peak of the Great Recession of 2008-09 and draws comparisons to the Great Depression in the 1930s. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/20/20

Long Island beaches, including this one in Long Beach, will be open on Memorial Day weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. Beach clubs and Atlantic Beach village beaches will open May 30.

Beach clubs and Atlantic Beach village beaches opening May 30

Not all local beaches, or beach clubs, will be open Memorial Day weekend. The Village of Atlantic Beach is keeping its eight beaches closed until at least until early June, when they traditionally open, and will not allow the beach clubs that dot its shoreline to open this weekend. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/20/20

Long Island beaches including this one in Long Beach, above, will be open for Memorial Day weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

Long Island beaches will be open for Memorial Day weekend

Though the coronavirus pandemic is not over and Long Island and New York City are not hitting all the benchmarks to reopen in comparison to other regions or parts of upstate, Gov. Andrew Cuomo will allow beaches to open next Friday, May 22, in time for the Memorial Day weekend, he said at his daily briefing on May 15. more

By Jeff Bessen and Jim Bernstein and Scott Brinton and Karen Bloom | 5/15/20

Hewlett High School sophmores Kira Grossman, left, and Julia Klayman, right, research work on the the Women's Suffrage movement was acknowledged by the New York History Fair.

Hewlett-Woodmere students recognized for history research work

Hewlett High School and Woodmere Middle School students are being recognized for their work in historical research. Junior students Julia Klayman and Kira Grossman placed second in the New York … more

By Matthew Ferremi | 5/12/20

Governor Cuomo plans to restart New York's economy in four phases, by region, starting May 15. When a region opens will depend on local conditions.

Governor elaborates on New York Forward reopening in new guide

Gov. Andrew Cuomo elaborated on his plan to reopen New York's economy in a 51-page report titled "New York Forward," which he released on Twitter Monday night. Reopening of the economy, which is … more

By Scott Brinton | 5/12/20

Bernie Igielski said in his April 21 Zoom video discussion that despite the traumatic experience of being in the Holocaust, he always tries to find the good in people.

Commemorating the Holocaust amid the pandemic

Despite not being able commemorate Holocaust Remembrance in person because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC and the UJA-Federation of New York found a way to have a Holocaust survivor share his story. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 4/24/20

The Nassau County Bridge Authority that oversees the Atlantic Beach Bridge, above, has also been financially affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Requesting the state’s help for small businesses

Advocating for business owners who have either closed or suffered a steep decline in revenue, Nassau County Bridge Authority Chairman James Vilardi sent a letter on April 13 to the New York State … more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/23/20

New York to open marinas with Connecticut and New Jersey

New York, Connecticut and New Jersey are allowing marinas, boatyards and marine manufacturers to open for personal use, provided they adhere to social distancing protocols and sanitize their … more

4/19/20

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Saturday that the number of deaths dropped overnight from 630 to 540, a roughly 14 percent decrease.

Number of deaths in N.Y. drops overnight, as new hospitalizations continue at steady pace: Cuomo

The number of deaths because of the coronavirus dropped a little more than 14 percent across New York state overnight from Friday into Saturday, from 630 to 540, Governor Cuomo said Saturday … more

By Scott Brinton | 4/18/20

Governor Cuomo issued an executive order keeping "non-essential" businesses closed until May 15. Social distancing requirements will remain in effect until that date as well.

Cuomo keeps 'non-essential' businesses, schools closed to May 15

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has extended New York on PAUSE, a 10-point plan that shuts down “non-essential” businesses and schools and requires social distancing, through May 15. The announcement came during his daily briefing Thursday, when he also continued to lay out his vision to reopen the economy — and the challenges doing so will present. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/16/20

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