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January 18, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Sabrina Rezzy
rezzys@nyassembly.gov
718-940-0428
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How To Order at-Home COVID Tests Today
amid the Coronavirus pandemic
Hochul Announces NYS Budget Proposal; NYS Provides $2 million for Bronx Fire Residents; NYC Distributed 4.5 Million at-Home Rapid Tests; and More!
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Latin Post: Fair Pay for Home Care Act Reaches Democratic Majority in State Senate & Hits 71 Dem Sponsors in Assembly. Read more here.
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PoliticsNY: Lawmakers on the Move, Jan. 17, 2022. Read more here.
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Photo credit: Mike Groll- Office of Governor Kathy Hochul
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- Governor Hochul announced the FY 2023 budget proposal.
- The $216.3 billion proposed spending plan includes $31.2 billion in school aid, an increase of 7.1 percent. Other highlights include:
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$2.2 billion for property tax relief (FY 2023)
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$2 billion for pandemic recovery initiatives (reserve funded in FY 2022)
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$1 billion to enlarge the DOT capital plan (deployed over three years, FY 2023-FY 2025)
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$1 billion for health care transformation (reserve funded from FY 2023 and 2024 operations)
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$1.2 billion for bonuses for health care/frontline workers (FY 2023)
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$350 million for pandemic relief for businesses and theater/musical arts (FY 2023). Learn more here.
- The governor delivered remarks at the National Action Network's Annual Martin Luther King Day Public Policy Forum in New York City. Read more here.
- Governor Hochul announced that $2 million in assistance will help tenants impacted by the deadly fire in the Tremont neighborhood of the Bronx. Read more here.
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Photo credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images |
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- Mayor Adams backs Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's bill that brings attention to maternal mortality, especially among Black women. Read more here.
- Schools Chancellor David C. Banks announced that roughly 200,000 students are out of school due to COVID-19 illnesses. Read more here.
- NYC has distributed 4.5 million at home rapid tests.
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25 thousand positive tests were reported. Read more here.
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Photo credit: Ted S. Warren/AP Photo
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- The Biden administration has launched a portal where Americans can order FREE at-home Covid-19 tests TODAY through the USPS website.
- You can order up to four tests. Order your tests here.
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New CDC guidance encourages wearing N95 or KN95 to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Read more here.
- U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned that the omicron surge of the coronavirus has yet to peak nationally. Read more here.
- The Biden administration is working with Legislators to create regulations for how the Education Department oversees colleges and universities . Read more here.
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Vice President Harris is urging the Senate to pass voting rights bills. Read more here.
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ASSEMBLYMEMBER RODNEYSE BICHOTTE HERMELYN CELEBRATES MLK DAY |
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Mayor Adams provides remarks during NAN's MLK Day event. |
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City Council Majority Leader Adrienne Adams provides remarks and sings during NAN's MLK Day event. |
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JANUARY LISTENING TOUR UPDATES |
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Due to the rapid spread of COVID, we have made the difficult decision to postpone in-person January 'listening tour' dates. Please stay tuned for updates, as we will be transitioning the majority of the planned sessions to a virtual setting on a similar timetable. |
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SNAP benefits are a lifeline for New York families. New changes include providing a simplified one-page application form, allowing older New Yorkers to recertify their benefits for 36 months instead of 24 months and eliminating the interview requirement for recertification. To learn more about SNAP and apply for benefits, visit: www.otda.ny.gov/programs/snap
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If you are 18 or older and receive HRA benefits, you may be eligible to apply for a Pursuit Fellowship that trains adults to code and build tech careers. Pursuit Fellows go from $18,000 pre-program to $85,000 on average.
- The deadline is 1/31, apply now
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NHS Brooklyn is providing assistance to disabled Brooklyn veterans who own a home and needs modifications in order for them to continue to live independently.
- Modifications include:
- Wheelchair Ramps, Lifts, Roll-in-showers, Door widening.
- Applications are processed on a first-come, first served basis.
- Contact:
- Angella Cummings, Director of Operation
- Email: acummings@nhsbrooklyn.org
- Phone: 718-469-4679
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COVID-19 VACCINATION SITES |
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If you or someone you love would like to schedule an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine, please visit here or call 1-833-NYS-4-VAX ( 1-833-697-4829). |
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New York State is partnering with counties to provide in-home vaccinations for those who can't travel to a vaccine provider for medical or nonmedical reasons.
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MUTUAL AID NYC FOOD RESOURCES |
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Mutual Aid NYC is providing food assistance, resources, and other services. To get more information call their hotline at which you can call at 646-437-8080. |
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NYC SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCE NETWORK |
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The NYC Small Business Resource Network is a unique private/public partnership that provides our local businesses with the free, personalized guidance they need right now to survive the pandemic. If you have a small business, you can sign up for this network today.
Once you fill out the brief intake form, you will be matched with a business support specialist. Through this program, all five borough Chambers of Commerce have specialists offering one-on-one support to businesses in their boroughs.
The program is funded by a $2.8 million grant from the New York City-based Peter G. Peterson Foundation and supported by in-kind contributions from other partners, this collaboration, led by the Partnership for New York City, the NYC Economic Development Corporation and all five Chambers of Commerce, leverages the city’s corporate, financial and professional services sectors, as well as universities, philanthropies and expert volunteers to help small business owners gain access to a range of programs and services.
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COVID-19 RAPID TESTING BROOKLYN LOCATIONS |
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Photo Credit: Pixabay/CDC |
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- Notify NYC: Beware of COVID-19 scams!
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Report price gouging to 311 or NYC.gov/dcwp. You can also file a complaint to the Attorney General's office by filling out a complaint form.
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NYS Price Gouging Hotline: 800-697-1220.
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CDC staff will NOT go door-to-door. If you experience this, call 911.
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Due to the impact of COVID-19 on New York City's workforce, the City of New York has developed a list of resources for those who may be unemployed due to COVID-19 or are seeking additional assistance. The list below will be updated frequently.
It has information on the following categories:
- Employment Resources
- Food Assistance
- Health & Medical Assistance
- Financial Assistance
- Rent Arrears and Public Assistance
- Emotional Support & Spiritual Care
- Other Assistance
NYS Department of Health Hotline for people who want to be assessed and get appointment for test (888-364-3065). NYC residents should call (844-692-4692).
The Hebrew Educational Society in partnership with MET Council has a food pantry that is open to all. To reserve a spot, visit here.
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Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn represents the 42nd Assembly District in Brooklyn covering Ditmas Park, Flatbush, East Flatbush and Midwood. She is currently the Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs), Chair of the Task Force on Women's Issues and serves on the following committees: Housing, Government Operations, Education, Banks, Health, and Higher Education. She also sits on Governor Hochul's Domestic Violence Advisory Council and Mayor Adams MWBE Task Force.
As a current Assemblymember, District Leader, and Chair of Brooklyn Democratic Party, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn has been an outspoken advocate on issues concerning immigration, education, economic development, unemployment, education reform, health care access, senior citizen centers, affordable housing, school safety, women's and LGBTQ rights, as well as other issues affecting the quality of life in the community.
Learn more about
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn by visiting her websites:
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