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Friday, April 22, 2022
Bronx Chamber of Commerce - Bronx Business News You Can Use
MAYOR ADAMS AND MOIA COMMISSIONER CASTRO ANNOUNCE OVER $2 MILLION IN FUNDING TO HELP CURRENTLY RESIDING AND NEWLY ARRIVED UKRAINIANS
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Manuel Castro today announced that the New York City will provide more than $2 million in funding to help currently residing and newly arrived Ukrainian New Yorkers get access to immigration legal assistance, translation services, social services, and other resources. The funds will go towards expanding personnel and increasing access to the robust resources that are available for all currently residing and new arrived Ukrainians. New York city will also offer an expanded suite of resources in the coming weeks.
“New York City remains home to the largest Ukrainian population in America and we stand in solidarity with everyone affected, both here and abroad,” said Mayor Adams. “We are a city of immigrants and will be ready with open arms to provide as much support as needed. This newly proposed funding will ensure that these resources are available to currently residing and newly arrived Ukrainians, and will also allow us to tailor our offerings in the future as new refugees arrive.”
“This dedicated funding for legal services, language access, and resettlement costs will be coordinated through city agencies and Ukrainian community-based organizations,” said Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom. “The Ukrainian community has long been a vibrant part of New York City, and we are prepared to support our Ukrainian brothers and sisters during this difficult time and will welcome all new arrivals to New York City.”
“Today’s announcement shows our city’s continued and relentless commitment to the Ukrainian community during this difficult time,” said MOIA Commissioner Manuel Castro. “From the very beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the mayor and I called on our federal partners to extend Temporary Protective Status for Ukrainians already living here and to streamline the process to help refugees and asylum seekers come to the United States, particularly those with family here. I’m committed to ensuring all immigrant New Yorkers know that their city has their back.”
“The city of New York continues to be proactive in supporting the Ukrainian communities here and abroad,” said Mayor’s Office of International Affairs Commissioner Edward Mermelstein. “This funding will be critical in providing important support to help people rebuild their lives across our five boroughs and we look forward to supporting these efforts.”
The Biden administration has announced that the United States will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and others fleeing Russia’s aggression through the established resettlement pathways, as well as the newly announced Uniting for Ukraine process.
The city is implementing an initiative to provide key services and support to Ukrainian New Yorkers impacted by the Russian-Ukrainian war. The initiative will include immigration legal assistance to help residing and newly-arriving members take advantage of available forms of relief and resettlement pathways, including Temporary Protected Status, humanitarian parole through Uniting for Ukraine , and more. The initiative will also include a public information and education campaign, case management, interpretation and translation, and direct assistance for displaced Ukrainian families resettling in New York City. The initiative will be carried out by a coalition of city agencies, citywide service providers, and Ukrainian-serving community-based organizations.
Ukrainian New Yorkers can go online for more information or call MOIA’s Immigration Legal Services Hotline at 800-354-0365 for connections to city-funded, free, and safe immigration legal help, including help in applying for Temporary Protected Status.
Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - APRIL 22, 2022
Central New York 7-day Average Case Rates - Highest in State - Starting to Level Off
As New Yorkers Continue to Travel During Spring Recess, Remember to Use the Toolkit: Vaccines, Boosters, Testing, and Treatment
10 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday
Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19.
"We have the tools and we know what works to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe and healthy," Governor Hochul said. "Get the vaccine - it's the best way to prevent serious illness, and make sure to get boosted if you are eligible. Test early and test often, even if symptoms are mild, and talk to your doctor about available treatments if you test positive."
Today's data is summarized briefly below:
- Cases Per 100k - 43.25
- 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 32.61
- Test Results Reported - 118,213
- Total Positive - 8,452
- Percent Positive - 7.01**
- 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 6.37%**
- Patient Hospitalization - 1,488 (+35)
- Patients Newly Admitted - 285
- Patients in ICU - 186 (+18)
- Patients in ICU with Intubation - 68 (+9)
- Total Discharges - 294,420 (+247)
- New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 10
- Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,358
** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and several other factors, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data — not percent positivity.
The Health Electronic Response Data System is a NYS DOH data source that collects confirmed daily death data as reported by hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities only.
Important Note: Effective Monday, April 4, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is no longer requiring testing facilities that use COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to report negative results. As a result, New York State's percent positive metric will be computed using only lab-reported PCR results. Positive antigen tests will still be reported to New York State and reporting of new daily cases and cases per 100k will continue to include both PCR and antigen tests. Due to this change and other factors, including changes in testing practices, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data -- not percent positivity.
- Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC - 70,631
This daily COVID-19 provisional death certificate data reported by NYS DOH and NYC to the CDC includes those who died in any location, including hospitals, nursing homes, adult care facilities, at home, in hospice and other settings.
- Total vaccine doses administered - 38,132,525
- Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 40,060
- Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 197,826
- Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 92.3%
- Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 83.6%
- Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 95.0%
- Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 86.7%
- Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 82.9%
- Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 73.0%
- Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 81.8%
- Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 74.0%
- Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 90%
- Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 76.7%
Each New York City borough's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows **:
Borough | Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | Wednesday, April 20, 2022 | Thursday, April 21, 2022 |
Bronx | 2.20% | 2.41% | 2.67% |
Kings | 3.37% | 3.63% | 3.95% |
New York | 4.97% | 5.19% | 5.32% |
Queens | 3.45% | 3.90% | 4.34% |
Richmond | 3.98% | 4.37% | 4.93% |
TWO MEN INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER FOR SHOOTING WOMAN INSIDE BRONX HOTEL
Defendants Engaged Victim in Prostitution, Beat and Robbed Her
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced that two men have been indicted on Attempted Murder, Assault, and additional charges for shooting a woman whom they hired to engage in prostitution, inside the Opera House Hotel.
District Attorney Clark said, “The defendants allegedly beat and robbed the victim, then one of the defendants allegedly shot her in the leg, inside a Mott Haven hotel. Such violence will not be tolerated.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendants, Kadeem Thompson, 29, of 202-15 Linden Boulevard, Queens, NY, and Robert Harris, 34, of 88 Livonia Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, have been arraigned on a 25-count indictment charging Attempted Murder in the second-degree, three counts of first-degree Assault, three counts of second-degree Assault, two counts of first-degree Robbery, two counts of second-degree Robbery, two counts of first-degree Burglary, two counts of second-degree Burglary, first and second-degree Criminal Use of a Firearm, two counts of second-degree Criminal Possession of Weapon, two counts of third-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, two counts of fourth-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, and third-degree Patronizing a Person for Prostitution.
Thompson was arraigned before Bronx Supreme Court Justice George Villegas. He was remanded and is due back in court on July 6, 2022. Harris was arraigned on April 13, 2022 before Bronx Supreme Court Justice George Villegas. Bail was set at $500,000 cash/ $500,000 bond/ $500,000 partially secured bond at 10 percent and he is due back in court on July 6, 2022.
According to the investigation, on March 18, 2022, Thompson allegedly contacted and solicited a 29-year-old woman to engage in prostitution with him at the Opera House Hotel located at 436 East 149th Street. Thompson allegedly went to the woman’s hotel room at approximately 12:00 a.m. and told her his money was in his jacket outside and stepped out of the room. Thompson returned with Harris and both allegedly solicited the victim to engage in various sexual acts with them for more compensation.
Then Thompson allegedly took out a gun and demanded the woman to perform additional sexual acts. When the victim refused and tried to run out of the room, Thompson and Harris allegedly threw her against the wall and hit her head. The defendants allegedly stole her cellphone and money at gunpoint and continued to hit her. The victim attempted to use the hotel room phone to call for help, and Harris allegedly ripped the phone off the wall and Thompson shot her once in her thigh. The defendants then fled the hotel, and the victim was taken to Lincoln Hospital where she was treated for her wound.
District Attorney Clark also thanked NYPD Detective Brian DeStefano of the 40th Precinct, NYPD Detective Joseph Azevedo of the Human Trafficking Squad, and NYPD Detective Gary Capellan of the Warrants Squad for their assistance in the investigation.
If you have been a victim of a crime while engaging in commercial sex work or are in need of support, we encourage you to contact the Bronx District Attorney’s Office, (718) 838-6535; the New York City Police Department, or the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline, (888) 373-7888, or by texting “BeFree” (233733) to the hotline phone number.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.