New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that nonprofit industries and public and private schools in Brooklyn and Queens will be closed Wednesday due to pending state approval in nine pin codes.
Neighborhoods include Far Rokave / Edgmer, Gravisand / Homecrest, Midwood, Bensonhurst / Mapleton, Flatlands / Midwood, Garitsen Beach / Homecrest / Shipshead Bay, K Gardens and K Gardens Hills / Pomonok.
This step has been taken in an attempt to reduce the spread of coronavirus after the areas peaked at a% positivity rate in the last seven days.
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“We can prevent this from becoming a ‘second wave’ in New York City,” De Blasio said. “In these communities, it’s a very difficult reality that needs to be addressed aggressively.”
De Blasio added that much of the city has remained stable with low positive levels and the action being taken in Brooklyn and Queens is for the safety of the entire city.
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Within those nine pin codes, the mayor says about 100 public and 200 non-public schools will remain closed. In addition, indoor dining in those areas will also be affected.
A mother arrives with her children as they arrive for the first day of individual classes at Erasmus High School in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn on Thursday, October 1, 2020 in New York. The city’s plans to send children back to classrooms rely on an ambitious plan to test students and staff randomly throughout the year. (AP Photo / Mark Lenihan)
Students with so-called pin codes are allowed to return to their schools on Mondays and Tuesdays to meet with teachers and return to school-wide in distance learning.
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To reopen these communities, de Blasio said they would have to complete a positivity rate of less than 3% in the last seven days after a 14-day break or end a 28-day wait of less than 3% of the 14-day average
