June 26th Press Conference – 2020 Summer Youth Services Programming and Niagara Falls Social Justice Commission Announcements

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Niagara Falls Social Justice Commission

The Niagara Falls Social Justice Commission will address inequality across a variety of platforms in the community.  The task of the commission is to break out in the various committees to examine ways for our community to address inequality in various areas. The results may involve local action–or may require state or federal action. Whatever the case may be, the commission will present a blueprint or roadmap for how these items may be addressed. The commission will meet during the months of July and August.

The five principal areas the commission will address include: law enforcement, health care, education, housing, and employment.

Listed below is a list of commissioners who will be serving on the various committees:

Law Enforcement

• Rev. Craig Pridgen – President of NF Ministerial Council
• Anthony Restaino – City of Niagara Falls City Administrator

Health Care

• Dr. LaVonne Ansari – Chief Executive Officer of Community Health Center
• Joseph Ruffalo – President and Chief Executive Officer of NFMMC

Education

• Fr. James Maher – President of Niagara University
• Mark Laurrie – Superintendent of NF School District

Housing

• Robyn Krueger – President and Chief Executive Officer of Community Missions
• Clifford Scott – Executive Director of the NF Housing Authority

Employment

• Bishop Jesse Scott – President of Niagara Organizing Alliance for Hope
• Dr. Rolanda Ward – Faculty Director of Niagara University’s OSTAPENKO Center for Race, Equality and Mission

The Niagara Falls Social Justice Commission was created—and overseen by Mayor Robert Restaino.

Starting Monday, June 29th, parking restrictions such as alternate parking and time limited parking will be in effect.

• Alternate Overnight Parking
• One Side of the Street Parking
• Alternate Overnight Parking Rules

Governor Cuomo Announces Gatherings of up to 25 People Will Be Allowed in Phase Three of Reopening

Restaurants in the Seven Regions that Have Already Entered Phase Two Can Reopen for Outdoor Dining Beginning Tomorrow, June 4th

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced outdoor dining at restaurants will be permitted in phase two of reopening. Restaurants in the seven regions that have already entered phase two – the Capital Region, Central New York, the Finger Lakes, the Mohawk Valley, the North Country, the Southern Tier and Western New York – can reopen for outdoor dining beginning tomorrow, June 4th. Outdoor tables must be spaced six feet apart, all staff must wear face coverings and customers must also wear face coverings when not seated.

Face Covering Executive Order

MOST RECENT STATE EXECUTIVE ORDER RELATING TO GATHERINGS, RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCES

Executive Order 202.10 (as later extended by Executive Order 202.18 and Executive Order 202.29) which prohibited all non-essential gatherings of any size for any reason, is hereby modified to permit a gathering of ten or fewer individuals for any religious service or ceremony, or for the purposes of any Memorial Day service or commemoration, provided that social distancing protocols and cleaning and disinfection protocols required by the Department of Health are adhered to, and provided further, that any drive-in or remote religious service may continue in excess of the ten person limit so long as there is no in-person contact between participants. Vehicle caravans are permitted.

• New York State Has Given The Green To Host Garage and Yard Sales
  Garage and yard sales – as informal events for the sale of used goods by private individuals in residential settings – are permitted to operate so long as sellers ensure that (1) occupancy of the space used for the sale is limited to the number of people who can be safely and appropriate spaced such that each person is at least six feet away from others and, in no case, should the space be occupied by more than 10 people at any given time, in accordance with Executive Order 202.33, as extended; (2) appropriate face coverings must be used by people in areas or situations where they are likely to come within six feet of another individual, in accordance with Executive Order 202.17, as extended; and (3) adequate hand hygiene supplies (e.g. hand sanitizer) and regular cleaning/disinfection protocols are in place. Sellers may consult the New York Forward safety plan template for additional precautions that they should consider implementing during such sales.
  *Subject to Change
• New York State has extended sales tax filing to Monday, June 22nd 2020.
• Click here for the NFTA-METRO Bus Route Changes for our 54-Military Rd. service- Effective Sunday, May 24, 2020
• New York State Contact Tracing
• New York Contact Tracing (in Spanish)

National Grid Announcement

There will be power outages in the area of Hyde Park Boulevard and Lafayette Avenue as a result of work being performed by National Grid.

The information regarding outages for the voltage conversion will be a 3 part process.

The first outage will be on Wednesday May 27^th 2020 from 6:00am-8:30am. This will have a rain date of Thursday May 28^th 2020 with the same time. This will affect 103 customers.

The second outage will be on Thursday May 28^th 2020 from 6:00am-8:30am. This will have a rain date of Friday May 29^th 2020 with the same time. This will affect 168 customers.

The third and last outage will be on Friday May 29^th 2020 from 6:00am-7:00am. This will have a rain date of Saturday May 30^th 2020 with the same time. This will affect 677 customers.

NY Forward: Reopening New York: Phase 1