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For years, Greenpoint and Williamsburg residents have fought to complete Bushwick Inlet Park. I've been proud to be part of that fight, allocating critically-needed funds and even leading a community sleep-out in 2016. Now we are taking another major step.

City promises $75M for Bushwick Inlet Park, including long-delayed demolition of CitiStorage site • Brooklyn Paper The city has allocated a bundle of money toward the fabled completion of Bushwick Inlet Park, promising $75 million for the development of the CitiStorage

Update from today’s ’s briefing:

NYC UPDATE (Reporting 12/26):
🔹Hospitalizations: 332
🔹Hospitalization Rate: 4.76%
🔹New Reported Cases (Over 7-Day Rolling Average): 20,200 (Including “Probable” Cases)
🔹Data: nyc.gov/coronavirus

NYC UPDATE
🔹13,127,187 total doses administered
🔸96% of employees are now vaccinated
🔹No appointments required at City-run vaccine sites
🔹VISIT: NYC.gov/VaccineFinder
🔹OR CALL: 1-877-VAX-4-NYC

NYC UPDATE
🔹City will double PCR testing in every school:
🔸Testing will include both vaccinated & unvaccinated students
🔸Teachers & staff will also have access to testing
🔹City is adding 40+ city-run test sites, totaling 160+ sites citywide
🔹State will provide 2 million tests to NYC for testing in schools

🔹NYC Schools Guidance UPDATE:
🔸At-home testing kits will be distributed if a student tests positive
🔸All students will report back to school the next day if they are asymptomatic & test negative
🔸Students will take 2 at-home tests over the course of 7 days

NYC COVID-19 and Flu Vaccine Finder Find a vaccine near you.

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“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
— Desmond Tutu

The passing of Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu is a heartbreaking loss for our global community.

A champion of civil rights whose voice brought down apartheid in South Africa and advanced the fight for human and economic justice throughout the world, Archbishop Tutu's advocacy resonated across generations, cultures, and communities. His lessons of love, justice, and empowerment have personally inspired me throughout my journey as a public servant.

One quote of his in particular always stays with me: ‘There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.’

Rest in power, Archbishop Tutu.

Desmond Tutu, Whose Voice Helped Slay Apartheid, Dies at 90 The archbishop, a powerful force for nonviolence in South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984.

This , so close to Christmas, I am always grateful for the good work of the Salvation Army’s Greater New York Division, which was there for me and my family during tough holiday seasons, and I know they will be there for so many families in need. Last year, my office partnered with the Salvation Army’s Greater New York Division to donate 1,000 toys to children at New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)’s Howard Houses, Tilden Houses, and Van D**e Houses.

Update from today’s ’s briefing:

NYC UPDATE (Reporting 12/20):
🔹Hospitalizations: 220
🔹Hospitalization Rate: 2.21%
🔹New Reported Cases (Over 7-Day Rolling Average): 10,991 (Including “Probable” Cases)
🔹Data: nyc.gov/coronavirus

NYC UPDATE
🔹13,011,904 total doses administered
🔸​​ is expanding site hours: NOW OPEN 7AM-7PM
🔸For Testing Sites VISIT: https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/covid-19-testing-sites/
🔹No appointments required at City-run vaccine sites
🔹VISIT: NYC.gov/VaccineFinder
🔹OR CALL: 1-877-VAX-4-NYC

NYC COVID-19 and Flu Vaccine Finder Find a vaccine near you.

Happy Winter Solstice! Today marks the first astronomical day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, which is also the day with the fewest hours of sunlight in the entire calendar year. The good news is that it also means we’re that much closer to the warmer days of summer.

Update from today’s ’s briefing:

NYC UPDATE (Reporting 12/19):
🔹Hospitalizations: 200
🔹Hospitalization Rate: 1.93%
🔹New Reported Cases (Over 7-Day Rolling Average): 9,297 (Including “Probable” Cases)
🔹Data: nyc.gov/coronavirus

NYC UPDATE
🔹12,988,773 total doses administered
🔹No appointments required at City-run vaccine sites
🔹VISIT: NYC.gov/VaccineFinder
🔹OR CALL: 1-877-VAX-4-NYC

🔹NYC UPDATE
🔸Starting TODAY: Get a booster vaccine at a city-run site & get $100
🔸Runs through 12/31
🔸At-home vaccinations are available to ALL NYers
🔸VISIT: NYC.gov/HomeVaccine

[ NYC] COVID-19 Vaccination - Homebound Residents New York City is offering in-home COVID-19 vaccinations to any City resident who requests one. Any New Yorker requesting in-home vaccination will now have the option to request their vaccine brand preference (Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson).

Update from today’s briefing:

NYS UPDATE (Reporting 12/19)
🔹Daily hospitalizations: 4,020
🔹Deaths: 60
🔹Nearly a 4x increase in COVID cases over the past week

NYS UPDATE
🔹32,,962,600 total doses administered
🔸94.3% of NYers 18+ have received at least 1 dose
🔸82.3% of NYers 18+ are fully vaccinated
🔸74.4% 12-17 - 1 dose
🔸65.6% 12-17 - fully vaccinated
🔹VISIT: ny.gov/vaccine
🔹OR CALL: 1-833-NYS-4-VAX

🔹NYC UPDATE
🔸State will send 5 million tests to schools
🔸400,000 tests to sites
🔸1.6 million tests to NYC
🔸VISIT: Coronavirus.health.ny.gov

NYS UPDATE
🔹3,908,969 NYers have received a booster dose
🔹VISIT: ny.gov/boosters to determine eligibility
🔹VISIT: vaccines.gov to find a vaccine or booster

NYS Boosters Administered per Region:
🔹 : 1,355,042
🔹 : 575,288
🔹 : 467,039
🔹 : 91,796
🔹 : 314,490
🔹 : 107,680
🔹 : 351,467
🔹 : 194,328
🔹 : 309,326
🔹 : 142,513

NYS Regional Cases per 100k population (7-day Avg.):
🔹 : 112.35
🔹 : 112.50
🔹 : 75.01
🔹 : 56.33
🔹 : 56.51
🔹 : 73.30
🔹 : 55.63
🔹 : 68.33
🔹 : 62.37
🔹 : 110.42

🔹MASK ACTIONS: Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services will distribute 6 million masks directly to county emergency managers

Booster Doses Maximize your protection against COVID-19. Free booster shots are widely available statewide.

It was a pleasure on Friday to host my final Interfaith Breakfast as borough president, and to welcome BP-elect Antonio Reynoso to Christian Cultural Center in East New York with members of our dynamic and diverse faith-based community.

to my most recent at Brooklyn Borough Hall, where volunteers helped to load up vehicles with thousands of pounds of fresh produce for food pantries and faith-based orgs to distribute to Brooklynites experiencing . According to , more than 1.5 million NYers are struggling to feed themselves and their families right now — a 36 percent increase over pre-pandemic figures.