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Friday, April 3, 2020
Vol. 69, No. 14
N E W H Y D E PA R K
CURRAN HOLDS VIRUS SCHOOLS PRESS VIRTUAL TOWN HALL DISTANCE LEARNING PAGE 8
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FOYE TESTS POSITIVE FOR VIRUS PAGE 6
Coronavirus clusters tracked on North Shore 8,500 in Nassau tested positive: officials BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Clusters of the spreading coronavirus have inhabited North Shore areas, according to data provided by the Nassau County Department of Health. As of Tuesday night, Nassau County had 8,554 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said. To keep residents continuously informed, the Department of Health PHOTO BY ROSE WELDON updates a map of Nassau daily with number of positive cases and the Personnel at Jones Beach’s drive-thru coronavirus testing site take a sample from a the confirmed locations. patient. Of the 8,554 confirmed cases in
the county, more than 500 are located on the North Shore stretching just from Great Neck to Glen Cove and as far south as Mineola, according to the data. When asked what she believes is the reason for these clustered cases throughout the North Shore, Curran said it is difficult to make conclusions and that next week will surely look different than this week. “Other than density, this map proves every community in our county is vulnerable to contracting this virus,” she said. Nassau County’s rate of testing is Continued on Page 28
Aid to schools, villages threatened: Cuomo BY E M M A J ON ES
him to cut funding for schools in an attempt to close the state’s Nassau school districts are budget gap. The state budget waiting to make budget deci- deadline was Wednesday. Cuomo contended that sions after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last week that the the $2 trillion stimulus bill apcoronavirus crisis would force proved by the U.S. Senate March
25 disregarded New York’s dire financial situation. He has publicly criticized U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for not ensuring more funding for New York. As of Wednesday, $16 billion of the stimulus bill will go toward unemployment compensation for New York residents who lost their jobs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The aid package, which Schumer dubbed “un-
employment on steroids,” adds $600 per week in unemployment payments for a maximum of four months. In a radio interview on WAMC last Thursday, Cuomo said efforts to combat the coronavirus ravaging the state have left New York “basically bankrupt.” With the Wednesday budget deadline looming, legislators were pushing for a freeze in edu-
cation funding Monday in light of the governor’s warning, according to Newsday. When asked how school districts, which typically pass their budgets in May, were supposed to adjust, Cuomo responded, “State governments are losing money. Local governments are losing money. It is a reality for everyone and everyone has to adjust.” Continued on Page 29
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