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COVID-19 Digest: June 10

COVID-19 Digest: June 10

June 10, 2020 • Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutes

COVID-19 Digest

Wednesday, June 10, 2020As NYC begins reopening, the digest will focus on the resources that help you make decisions about your businesses and your lives as New Yorkers.

Below and in our resource guide, you’ll find the latest information on government resources for businesses, city and state reopening measures, and return-to-office preparedness plans. If this can be useful to your colleagues and network, encourage them to sign up here.

The Latest in New York

The latest: Police reform package passes; the state encourages financial service firms by lowering barriers to entry; subway ridership up to 800,000 daily; Mayor de Blasio considers later public pool openings. Confirmed Cases:

New York State: 380,156 (+674)
New York City: 208,118 (+425)
Statewide Fatalities: 24,404 (+53)

General Updates:

Today, the New York State Legislature passed the final two bills in its 10-bill police reform package. Gov. Cuomo is expected to sign them into law immediately (and very well may have by the time many of you read this). (CNN)
Long Island joined the other regions of the state (except NYC) in Phase II of reopening today. (CBS New York)
Across the Hudson, New Jersey lifted its stay-at-home order yesterday. The change comes as the state prepares to allow limited indoor and outdoor gatherings, outdoor dining, and in-store retail beginning June 15. (CNBC)
Following Memorial Day reopenings, more than a dozen states are reporting their highest rates of new cases since the pandemic began. (Washington Post)
Researchers around the world are developing more than 135 vaccines against the coronavirus. Here’s where they stand. (New York Times)
Mayor de Blasio announced that one street in each borough will be renamed and painted in honor of Black Lives Matter. (Staten Island Advance)
One new thing: New York’s Department of Financial Services has launched DFS Next, a new platform for engaging innovators in financial services. The first initiative will support new startups and active financial service firms by reducing barriers and accelerating the regulatory process, with the goal of boosting economic development and job creation following the impact of COVID-19. Learn more here.

One request: Pilot is collecting information on how the NYC tech community is adapting to WFH transitions and challenges. Help out by taking their quick survey here.One useful read: 5 Rules to Live By During a Pandemic (New York Times)

Survey

Yesterday's results: Assuming the pandemic and response continue to unfold as expected, when do you expect to be able to work in a shared office again?

12.7%: Sometime this summer
23.6%: 3 to 6 months
46.8%: 6 to 12 months
12.7%: Sometime next year or later
4.2%: Never/I don’t expect to return to a shared office

Today’s poll: As Phase I of NYC’s reopening continues, people are slowly returning to mass transit — this week, subway ridership topped 800,000 for the first time since March. When do you think you’ll take your next subway ride?

*|SURVEY: This month|*
*|SURVEY: Not until later this summer|*
*|SURVEY: Not until the fall|*
*|SURVEY: Not until 2021|*

Find the poll results from all previous editions of this newsletter here. If you have a question you’d like to ask the broader community in this newsletter, send us your ideas and we’ll try to include them!

What You Need to Know

What to Know: Reopening:

As New Yorkers begin returning to work, subway ridership has topped 800,000 for the first time since March. (New York Post)
The city’s Department of Education is mulling a phased reopening plan and holding some classes remotely for the next school year. (New York Post)
Mayor de Blasio said he is reassessing the decision to keep NYC public pools closed for the summer, saying they could reopen later in the season if cases continue dropping. (Wall Street Journal)