Public Officials Make Push To Rev The Economic Engines
County and town officials who’ve been focused on navigating a health crisis for the past ten weeks are now shifting attention to reawakening the local economy.
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Category: Other News
Rockland County Bits & Pieces
The Show Must Go On: Rivertown Film Streams Online
Meanwhile, curators of film festivals and organizations like Nyack-based Rivertown Film Society, are scrambling to adapt to the social-distancing world by bringing their offerings online, or postponing festivals.
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Jawonio’s CEO Says Covid-19 Has Changed Business As Usual For Now And In Future
RCBJ talks with Jawonio’s CEO Jill Warner About Response To Coronavirus, New Ways Of Doing Things, The Path Forward.
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Pfizer in Pearl River Is R&D Hub Of COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
The U.S.-based company, which is working alongside German drug maker BioNTech, said the first human participants in the U.S have been dosed with the potential vaccine, BNT162.
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Just How Legal Is Lockdown For New York Businesses?
The Governor’s closure orders distinguishing between essential and non-essential businesses created a bright line rule to determine which business could operate.
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Cuomo Says System For Filing Unemployment Benefits Claims Is Being Fixed
The New York State Department of Labor says anyone who is in the process of filing an application and was told to call back to complete their claim will not have to call back. NBC 4 is reporting that those trying to claim benefits should hear from a rep within 72 hours.
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Nyack Mask Makers Ramps Up During Pandemic Crisis
The volunteer movement called Nyack Mask Makers, born a mere two weeks ago, has since produced more than 4,000 face masks for Nyack Montifiore Hospital, nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities, Nyack Ambulance Corp, the Orangetown Police, the County Sheriff’s department, and more.
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More Than 50% Of New Yorkers Worrying About Meeting Monthly Bills
Just over half of New Yorkers, 51 percent, are concerned with being able to meet their monthly financial obligations and 37 percent of all New Yorkers, 46 percent of those 18-34 years of age and 48 percent of those 35-49 years of age, are concerned with being laid off
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Tribute To Human Resilience During A Pandemic
How Rockland Is Coping In a Crisis — In Pictures The human spirit is resilient and adaptive. Businesses are doing what they can to hold on, to reinvent themselves. Citizens are stepping up to assist those who are putting themselves on the front lines. We are talking to each other with banners and words. Our […]
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Q&A With Pfizer About COVID-19, Vaccine Research, Recovery & Death Rates
Dr. Phil Dormitzer, Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer for Viral Vaccines at Pfizer, Talks With RCBJ About Coronavirus
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