News & Updates from The Murray Hill Neighborhood Association.
Join your friends and neighbors at The Murray Hill Neighborhood Association annual tree lighting celebration on the Park Avenue Mall. Sunday, December 6, 5-6pm on the Park Avenue Mall (between 34th & 39th Street).
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Join the Green & Clean Committee, Council Member Keith Powers and ACE, as we kick-off this important community event. This event takes place on Saturday, December 5 from 10:30am - 12pm, at El Rio Grande (In the plaza upstairs at 37th Street & 3rd Avenue). This is a safe outdoor event. Receive your FREE Starter Kit when you Adopt Your Block: Campaign Hat, Mask, Gloves, Grabbers, Vest and Bag. Sign up to Adopt a Block at bit.ly/KeepMurrayHillClean.
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NYC's Reopening
IMPORTANT: There is still no cure or vaccine available for distribution for COVID-19.
New York City is in Phase 4 of the coronavirus reopening. Further increases in the statewide coronavirus positivity rate are expected after the Thanksgiving holiday.
To prevent the spread of COVID-19
All New Yorkers can get tested for covid-19. Sites run by New York State are free. coronavirus.health.ny.gov/find-test-site-near-you. You can also check with your doctor, pharmacies and walk-in urgent care to find out if they do testing and if there will be charges.
NYC's Phase 4 businesses may open on July 20 (final phase).
Phase 4 Industry guidance forward.ny.gov/phase-four-industries
Schools (must have an approved plan), Low-Risk Outdoor Arts & Entertainment (zoos, botanical gardens), Media Production, Professional Sports Competitions With No Fans, bowling alleys, low risk indoor cultural venues (25% capacity), indoor dining (25% capacity), malls, gyms (but no classes).
IMPORTANT: The following NYC businesses and nonprofits remain CLOSED: venues with large indoor gatherings.
Localized hot-spot clusters are requred to have various degrees of closure, according to the zone (red, orange, yellow).
11/13/2020 (Effective date) New COVID-19 Restrictions [Due to concerns about the rising rate of coronavirus infections statewide] Bars, restaurants and gyms will be required to close from 10pm-5am daily, and private gatherings will be limited to 10 people. [Source: Gov. Cuomo's press release of November 11, 2020, governor.ny.gov/news]
10/27/2020 Mayor de Blasio is recommending celebrating the holidays at home this year, due to the high rates of infection in other places.
NYC's Phase 3 businesses may open on July 6.
Phase 3 Industry guidance forward.ny.gov/phase-three-industries
Restaurants / Food Services (But not indoor dining), Personal Care
NYC's Phase 2 businesses and nonprofits may reopen on June 22.
Phase 2 industry guidance forward.ny.gov/phase-two-industries. Small Business Services guidance www1.nyc.gov/nycbusiness.
Offices, Real Estate, Essential and Phase II In-Store Retail, Vehicle Sales, Leases, and Rentals, Retail Rental, Repair, and Cleaning, Commercial Building Management
NYC's Phase 1 businesses and nonprofits may reopen on June 8.
Phase 1 industry guidance forward.ny.gov/phase-one-industries.
Construction, Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, Wholesale Trade, Higher Education Research
For an overview of industries that are authorized to reopen during Phases 1-4 see forward.ny.gov.
Also see NYC's Small Business Services coronavirus page www1.nyc.gov/site/coronavirus/index.page.
For more information about reopening see the MHNA Reopening page.
More details at the links below
NYC Test and Trace Corps: NYC Health + Hhospitals is operate the NYC Test and Trace Corps. If you test positive for COVID-19, you will receive a call from the Test and Trace Corps. These calls will either appear on caller ID as “Test and Trace”, or a 212 number. Contact tracers will never ask for your Social Security number, your immigration status, any private financial information, or a credit card number.
Mental health resources: NYC Well, a confidential 24/7 helpline, staffed by trained counselors. They can provide brief counseling and referrals to care in over 200 languages. Call 888-NYC-WELL (888-692-9355), text "WELL" to 65173, chat at NYC.gov/nycwell. The state's hotline is 844-863-9314 to get free emotional support, consultations and referrals to a provider. New Yorkers can access additional mental health resources at headspace.com/ny.
Domestic violence resources: All domestic violence shelters are operating and hotlines are available 24/7. National Domestic Violence Hotline, call 1-800-799-7233 (TTY: 1-800-799-7233), log onto thehotline.org, or text LOVEIS to 22522, Safe Horizon call 1-800-621-HOPE or visit Safehorizon.org/SafeChat to speak with an advocate. The state hotline is 800-942-6906.
Pet hotline: Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) is a member of the City's Animal Planning Task Force, which is now providing a COVID-19 Pet Hotline and supportive services for NYC residents with pets. If you have a COVID-19 pet-related issue call the hotline at 877-204-8821 (8am to 8pm daily).
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The Murray Hill Neighborhood Association is offering you the opportunity to sponsor the beautiful holiday lighting of our Park Avenue Malls. This is an ideal way for Co-Op Boards, Property Management Companies, small businesses and Individuals to participate in this wonderful event. Sponsorships are $500. All sponsors will be listed in MHNA publications for an entire year. To become a sponsor please contact Victoria Spagnola, 50 Park Avenue, Apt. 14C, New York, NY 10016 or donate at www.murrayhillnyc.org/donate.
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The Murray Hill Neighborhood Association is organizing a new initiative called Keep Murray Hill Clean, which will allow us to take an active role in keeping Murray Hill clean. Let's roll up our sleeves, chip in and be part of the solution. Please join us in this effort. There are many ways for people of all ages and physical abilities to take part. To join the Green and Clean Committee please reach out to the committee co-chairs Stein Berre at steinerikberre@me.com and Michael-Ann Rowe at michaelannrowe@gmail.com. Sign up to adopt a block at forms.gle/XuNAHMRKAZ861n5KA. Read more about the group's activities facebook.com/groups/KeepMurrayHillClean.
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There is good news for building owners in the Murray Hill Neighborhood Historic District and in the National Register of Historic Places. The Landmarks Preservation Commission has confirmed that they have a small grant program that provides federally funded grants to low and moderate income eligible homeowners and non-profits for restoration work. In addition, there is a State Historic Preservation Tax credit for homeowners in certain eligible census tracts. The New York Landmarks Conservancy also has a low interest loan program called the Historic Properties Fund for Restoration which provides free project management as part of the program.
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Grafitti, litter, noise, homeless assistance, unsafe traffic, condition of streets or sidewalks, and more can be reported to 311.
Call 311 for information about city services or you can visit the nyc.gov website.
If you see illegal activity or danger to yourself or others, call 911.
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The Murray Hill Neighborhood Association Green and Clean Committee is pleased to announce a program designed to help individual homeowners and residential buildings in Murray Hill repair or replace broken tree guards on their property. Tree guards (hoops) have proven very helpful in protecting our trees. Any resident wishing to have the Association help out with a project of this type should contact Tom Horan at horan.tc@gmail.com.
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The Murray Hill Neighborhood Association annual survey was sent to everyone on the MHNA email list. Our email list includes both members and non-members who have signed up for our emails. 174 people responded to the survey. We thank them for their thoughtful comments. Questions ranged from general opinions about Murray Hill to specific questions about MHNA programs. The survey contained many free format answer fields, which allowed respondents to give unstructured answers.
The MHNA uses the responses to the survey to help understand our member's concerns and priorities and also to prioritze our work. We share the survey summary with government officials.
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The Business Committee has designed stickers exclusively for business members that will let the neighborhood know that your business is a proud member of The Murray Hill Neighborhood Association. The stickers display the MHNA logo, and can be posted in your window.
There are two variations: SUPPORT LOCAL is for our business members and DISCOUNT PROGRAM PARTICIPANT is for businesses that offer our members a discount on their goods or services. Any MHNA business member or Discount Program participant that would like a sticker should contact Co-Chairs, Michael-Anne Rowe or Lilli Seidman at info@murrayhillnyc.org.
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Thursday, December 31, 2020
12:00 AM to 12:00 AM
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Be involved in the preservation, beautification and improvement of this very special neighborhood, and receive discounts at some of the finest Murray Hill restaurants and merchants.