Category Archives: Government

New York State Liquor Authority Guidance on Outdoor Expansion of Licensed Premises in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak

Effective Thursday, June 4, 2020 Pursuant to the Governor’s order, effective Thursday, June 4, 2020, all licensees in regions that have entered phase 2 of reopening and which have on-premises service privileges under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (ABC Law) may, subject to the guidance below, resume outdoor, on-premises service of alcoholic beverages and/or food.  This […]

Paycheck Protection Program Funds Still Available

Paycheck Protection Program Funds Still Available Round Two still has over $100 Billion for Borrowers in Need NEW YORK, NY – Billions of dollars in potentially forgivable Payroll Protection Program (PPP) capital remains available to small businesses and nonprofits to help provide eight weeks of payroll and certain overhead to keep workers employed. PPP, created out by […]

AMID ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, GOVERNOR CUOMO OUTLINES ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR PHASED PLAN TO RE-OPEN NEW YORK

AMID ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, GOVERNOR CUOMO OUTLINES ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR PHASED PLAN TO RE-OPEN NEW YORK Announces Creation of New York Forward Re-Opening Advisory Board Confirms 3,110 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State – Bringing Statewide Total to 295,106; New Cases in 44 Counties Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today […]

AMID ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, GOVERNOR CUOMO AND MAYOR MIKE BLOOMBERG LAUNCH NATION-LEADING COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING PROGRAM TO CONTROL INFECTION RATE

New York’s Contact Tracing Program Will Be Done in Coordination with Downstate Region as well as New Jersey and Connecticut  Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University to Build Online Curriculum and Training Program for Contact Tracers NYS DOH Will Work with Bloomberg Philanthropies Team to Identify and Recruit Contact Tracer Candidates, Including […]