South Brooklyn Corona Virus Update

I wrote down the stats because I want to see who is getting better and how this pandemic is growing (and then hopefully slowing down). Sorry if it creeps you out. 

Yes, sadly some Rigites have lost loved ones due to the coronavirus.

April 26. 2020

16, 673 NYC Residents have died from coronavirus

153,204 cases of coronavirus in NYC 

Hospitalizations: 12,839

Patients in ICU: 4,284

Patients intubated: 3,577

Total discharges: 45,557

Past 24 hours: 367 deaths

April 16, 2020

12,199 reported deaths – 7,890 confirmed and 4,309 probable Deaths

April 15, 2020 at 6 pm

 11,477 dead

32,843 hospitalizations

April 12, 2020 at  4: 30 pm

NYC – 6,898 reported deaths 

NYC – 103,208 people tested positive

NYS – 9,385 people died

NYS – 188, 902 people tested positive

Numbers from earlier today:

26,956 in Brooklyn 

22,325 in the Bronx 

13,280 in Manhattan

7,784 on Staten Island

32,123 in Queens 

April 11, 2020

98,715 total cases 

5,742 reported deaths 

26,042 in Brooklyn 

21,523 in the Bronx

12,712 in Manhattan 

7,358 on Staten Island

31,044 in Queens

April 10, 2020

NYC – 5,700 deaths

NYC has 93,414 confirmed cases

NYS – 7844 deaths (including 5,700 from NYC) 

NYC has 170,414 confirmed cases

24,635 Brooklyn

12,088 Manhattan

29,409 Queens

6,979 Staten Island

20,265 Bronx 

Across the US deaths: 18,000 

473,000 cases in the US

April 9, 2020

NYC – 4,426 deaths 

NYC – 84,373 confirmed cases

22,550 Brooklyn

11,244 Manhattan

27,063 Queens

5,831 Staten Island

17,648 Bronx

NYC – 4,260 deaths reported

NYC – 80,204 confirmed cases

21,580 Brooklyn

10,862 Manhattan

26,204 Queens

5,102 SI

16,419 Bronx 

 5489 people in NYS have died

138,836 people in NYS have been hospitalized for coronavirus.

16,488 in Brooklyn

11,820 in the Bronx 

8,781 in Manhattan 

3,355 on Staten Island  

20,371 in Queens 

NYC Residents who died from coronavirus:  1,300

NYS Residents who died (includes 1,300 from NYC):  2372   

Nationwide: 217,000 cases.  4,500 deaths.

47,000 confirmed cases in New York City. 

 93,000  confirmed cases of coronavirus in NYS.

Borough breakdown:

Brooklyn:  12,274  people with coronavirus

Queens:  15,217  people with coronavirus

SI: 2,552 people with coronavirus

Bronx:  8,607 people with coronavirus

Manhattan:  7,022 people with coronavirus

NYC Residents who died from coronavirus:  

NYS Residents who died (includes   from NYC):  1931

 83712  confirmed cases of coronavirus in NYS.

Borough breakdown:

Brooklyn:    people with coronavirus

Queens:    people with coronavirus

SI:    people with coronavirus

Bronx:     people with coronavirus

Manhattan:     people with coronavirus

NYC Residents who died from coronavirus:  932  (1096 at night)

NYS Residents who died (includes 932  from NYC):  

43,139- confirmed cases in New York City. 

75,795 confirmed cases of coronavirus in NYS.

Borough breakdown:

Brooklyn:  10904   people with coronavirus

Queens:  13,576  people with coronavirus

SI:   2314 people with coronavirus

Bronx:    7625  people with coronavirus

Manhattan:   6446  people with coronavirus

NYC Residents who died from coronavirus:  914

NYS Residents who died (includes 914 from NYC):  1218

66497 People tested positive for coronavirus in NYS. 9,517 people hospitalized

– confirmed cases in New York City.

Borough breakdown:

Brooklyn:  10171   people with coronavirus

Queens: 12756  people with coronavirus

SI:    2140  people with coronavirus

Bronx:  6925   people with coronavirus

Manhattan:  6060  people with coronavirus

NYC Residents who died from coronavirus:  776

NYS Residents who died (includes 776 from NYC):  965

33474- confirmed cases in New York City.

Borough breakdown:

Brooklyn: 8,887  people with coronavirus

Queens: 10,737 people with coronavirus

SI:  1,984  people with coronavirus

Bronx:  6,250 people with coronavirus

Manhattan: 5,582  people with coronavirus

NYC Residents who died from coronavirus:  672

NYS Residents who died (includes 672 from NYC):  

Across the US deaths from coronavirus:  

30,765 – confirmed cases in New York City.

50000+ confirmed cases in NYS 

121,000  Coronavirus cases  in the US:  2000 deaths. Source

NYC Residents who died from coronavirus:  450

NYS Residents who died (includes 450 from NYC):  

Across the US deaths from coronavirus:  

 25,398 – confirmed cases in New York City.

44,635 confirmed cases in NYS 

92.900 Coronavirus cases  in the US:  1,300 deaths.

Borough breakdown:

Brooklyn:  7091  people with coronavirus

Queens: 8,529 people with coronavirus

SI:  1,534  people with coronavirus

Bronx:  4,880  people with coronavirus

Manhattan:  4,627 people with coronavirus

NYC Residents who died from coronavirus:  281

NYS Residents who died (includes 281 from NYC ): 385

Across the US deaths from coronavirus:  

 – confirmed cases in New York City.

 37,258 – confirmed cases in NYS (5327 hospitalized.  1290 ICU Patients on ventilators)

Coronavirus cases  in the US:  81,321.  More than 1000 deaths.

NYC Residents who died from coronavirus:  199 (at 3:00 pm on 3/25)

NYS Residents who died (includes 199 from NYC ): 285 (ABC Morning News)

Across the US deaths from coronavirus:  795

 17,856 – confirmed cases in New York City.

30,811 – confirmed cases in NYS

Coronavirus cases  in the US:  58,000

Borough breakdown: (From AM Numbers so they will not match above)

Brooklyn:  4,407  people with coronavirus

Queens: 4,667 people with coronavirus

SI:  999   people with coronavirus

Bronx: 2,505  people with coronavirus

Manhattan: 3013 people with coronavirus

NYC Residents who died from coronavirus:  131

NYS Residents who died (includes 131 from NYC ): 210  tallied by The New York Times.

Across the US deaths from coronavirus: 593 deaths in the US

14,904  – confirmed cases in New York City.

25,665  confirmed cases in NYS

Coronavirus cases  in the US:  48,997

Borough breakdown:

Brooklyn: 4,237 people with caronavirus

Queens:  4,364 people with caronavirus

SI: 935 people with caronavirus

Bronx: 2,328   people with caronavirus

Manhattan: 2,887  people with caronavirus

NYC Residents who died from coronavirus:  63

 9,654  – confirmed cases in New York City. Coronavirus in the US: 16,064.

Borough breakdown:

Brooklyn: 2,857

Queens:  2,715

SI: 593

Bronx: 1,411

Manhattan: 2,072

March 21st

NYC Residents who died from coronavirus:  60

8,115 – confirmed cases in New York City. Coronavirus in the US: 16,064.

Borough breakdown:

Brooklyn: 2,484

Queens: 2,254

SI: 437

Bronx: 1071

Manhattan: 1,868

1,450 people hospitalized.   370 in the ICU.

March 20th

NYC Residents who died from coronavirus:  43

5,683 – confirmed cases in New York City 

Borough breakdown:

Brooklyn: 1,740

Queens: 1,514

SI: 285

Bronx: 736

Manhattan: 1,402

March 19th  shared at 5:00 pm (from 10:00 am)

NYC Residents who died from coronavirus:  22 

3,615 – confirmed cases in New York City – Channel 1 Mayor de Blasio (this is much higher because there are more tests being taken)

Borough breakdown:

• Brooklyn:  1,030
• Queens   980
• SI – 165
• Bronx – 463
• Manhattan: 976

New York State – 7,584 confirmed cases of coronavirus (They tested 22,284 so that’s why the number is higher now….about a third of the people tested had coronavirus).

Westchester – 1588

Nassau – 640

Albany – 307

Suffolk – 361

Saratoga – 155

Schnectady – 131

Rensselaer – 1134

Monrow – 153

Orange – 94 

An inmate in his 30’s on Ryker Island has tested positive. He was moved to another unit along with eight other inmates from his section.

Forty inmates are on the list to be released from prison because they are in the high risk bracket.

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Irish Haven is Delivering Beer in Bay Ridge

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Stores in Bay Ridge with Hours for Seniors

What grocery stores in Bay Ridge have special hours for older people amid the coronavirus?

1) Foodtown – Seniors Shop at Foodtown From 7:00 – 8:00 am

Foodtown on 3rd Avenue and 91st Street will have Senior Citizen Shopping Hour  EVERY DAY from 7:00 – 8:00 am

Foodtown wrote: “To all our customers…..7 am to 8 am will be reserved for SENIOR’S AND THE DISABLED ONLY. If you are not a senior citizen (65 OR OVER), please wait until 8 am to come and shop. This will make it easier for the seniors and disabled during this difficult time. If you are a senior, we request that you do not bring family members unless you need them to help you shop.”

2)  Superfresh is open from 6:30 – 7:30 am for Seniors.  242 Bay Ridge Avenue

3) Walgreens has one hour for seniors to shop – Tuesday from 8 am to 9 am

4) Food Dynasty at 1526 – 86th Street has 6:00 – 7:00 am set aside for seniors.

5) Netcost Market 8671- 18th Avenue AND  2339 – 65th Street

6) Whole Foods on 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue opens at 8:00 am for guest 60 and up.  Regular store hours  9:00 am -9:00 pm

7) Costco at 976 3rd Avenue opens  for those 60 and up  on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-9 a.m. No guests will be admitted.

8) Shoprite has early hours for seniors.   

9) Target: Opening each Wednesday to “vulnerable guests,” including the elderly and those with underlying health concerns, an hour early.

10) Stop and Shop  in Staten Island is open earlier every day “to serve customers who are age 60 and over only.” The special hours were listed as 6-7:30 a.m.

11) Petri Plumbing offered to shop for seniors. 718-748-1254

Rite Aide  Senior Hours-  9AM – 10AM.

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Message

Message from Christ Central Church in Bay Ridge

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Former Xaverian Principal, Tom Grenham Died

RIP Tom Grenham, former principal of Xaverian High School. 

Prayers for his wife and family. Mrs. Joanne Grenham worked at Bishop Kearney High School. 

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Put a Rainbow in Your Window Bay Ridge

Since we are socially distant due to the coronavirus, children have been staying indoors and parents have to get creative.   

One optimistic parent had her children draw rainbows and taped them to the inside of  the window.   

When the children walk around in the neighborhood with their parents to get some air, they are going to search and count rainbows.

It’s a way to help keep things light and fun.

Please draw or print out a rainbow and put it in your window. I’m going to print one out too.

Imagine being a kid during this uncertain time……It’s the least we could do. RAINBOWS UP Bay Ridge! 

To the Mother who started this in Bay Ridge — you are doing good, Mama!

And to all the other parents being creative – hang in there!!  Just a few more weeks to go!

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Good News from Channel 7

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Drive Through Coronavirus Tests in Staten Island

Congressman Max Rose shared that a drive-through COVID19 testing site will open on Staten Island tomorrow  in the parking lot of South Beach Psychiatric Center at 777 Seaview Avenue.

Testing will be by appointment only. Call to schedule: 888-364-3065. 

The Staten Island Advanced shared the photo above and this article about the coronavirus testing. 

In Bensonhurst, people saw this station on 60th Street and Bay Parkway (here)

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The Wicked Monk Changes It Up

This is on 3rd Avenue between 95th And 96th Street

People who do business know that when the world changes, they need to change with it. 

Cheers to our friends at The Wicked Monk for doing it right so many years in Bay Ridge.

BTW, the Wicked Monk always holds a place in my heart as I spent many weekends there when I was a college student.  I’m glad to see them continuing to do business during the pandemic!   

The Wicked Monk also delivers alcohol with lunch or dinner:

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Pandemic….Some Still Talking About Bike Lanes

Has the severity of the pandemic hit everyone yet?

Nope.

Local group Radiofree Bay Ridge had an interesting “loaded” tweet today: 

If Radiofree Bay Ridge thought people deserved protected bike lanes, why did members of Radiofree Bay Ridge support, push and demand painted bike lanes. 

Radiofree Bay Ridge is the only outlet that has reported that there have been accidents and people have been hurt (thankfully not seriously) near a bike lane.

Radiofree Bay Ridge is a small group, but there is no way that any one of them isn’t aware that several of their members were bike advocates and asked for the painted bike lanes in Bay Ridge.

Wait….it gets a bit more tangled. Radiofree Bay Ridge didn’t respond….but Councilman Justin Brannan does. Brannan’s used to playing the Democrat – Republican card and that’s not going to work here.

Brannan’s busy living in his head. I have never advocated for parking because I have parking (a neighbor gave me advice before I moved here and I listened to her). 

I wrote to Community Board 10 asking for covered bike lanes only. 

The children of this community need safe roads to ride on.  My student died riding a bike right outside of this district.  I wrote a letter to CB 10 because it was important. I felt Community Board 10 was very thorough and heard the community. They voted against many of the bike lanes. Brannan overrode their decision because he thought he knew better.   Look what a mess we have on the road now, especially the bike lane by the highway. 

Cyclists are not road designers and putting bikes where they ask has proved dangerous. Radiofree BayRidge.

Councilman Brannan frequently tells people “I have no idea what you are talking about.”  He does!

I leave this here for my neighbors, so we can remember who was pushing an agenda, even during a serious time like this.

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Clann Eireann 90th Anniversary Dinner

On Saturday, May 2, 2020 from 5:00 – 10:00 pm, there will be a Clan Eireann Pipes and Drums 90th Anniversary Dinner Dance at St. Pats.  

See their website here. 

See the Clan Eireann Pipes and Drums Facebook here.

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Is Senator Gounardes Making Laws for Friends?

Senator Gounardes tweeted this:

This sounds good, right?

Not so much when his friend tweeted this just hours before.

Senator Gounardes has not done anything to help Bay Ridge Merchants. Before the Pandemic, I asked him to!

When the BID information came out last year, I asked Gounardes to meet with the Bay Ridge Merchants as the group meeting for the BID lacked diversity….seriously!

Senator Gounardes didn’t. How do I know? I have asked over a dozen merchants if he has spoken with them.

The idea that business owners are wealthy and “can afford” a BID is widely held. 

But there are amazing new Merchants like Mohammed who own Iraqi House…..he can’t afford a BID.   I reviewed Iraqi House here.…I rarely write restaurant reviews so you know this place is special.

Not only do new businesses like Mohammed’s bring life into this community, they bring new visitors to the area as the New York Times reviewed this place because it is the only Iraqi Restaurant in NYC!   

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