Secondly, as you likely heard from sources with a wider reach than this newsletter, Mayor Adams announced that school mask mandates and vaccine screening at restaurants and other private businesses are slated to end a week from today on Monday, March 7th. However, let’s not forget that while the positivity rate is certainly in a “good” place, we’re still seeing roughly one thousand New Yorkers test positive for Covid-19 every day. Also, mask mandates and vaccine screenings will remain in various settings. For example, public transportation, healthcare, and hospitals still require masks, and some cultural venues, such as Broadway shows, will still require masks and vaccine verification.
Third, this week was scheduled to have 2 CB6 committee meetings, but unfortunately, the Department of Transportation CANNOT update us regarding the BQE this Thursday, March 3rd. The BQE is an incredibly important issue to our community. We’d already moved the date for this presentation at DOT’s request to be notified only a few days in advance that it’s not possible is, to say the least, very frustrating. So hopefully, this can be re-re-scheduled sooner rather than later.
I could continue complaining, but I’ll stop here. Many items are listed below my contact information, and I’d recommend checking them out. Those items include more meetings, job listings, and civic opportunities that could be beneficial. However, whether or not you find them beneficial, stay safe and enjoy the rest of your day.
P.S Please forgive any typos or brain freezes in the text as I get these updates out in haste at the end of the day, and if there is a community-centric item you think I should know aboutplease reach out.
