Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update for April 28, 2020

MAMARONECK, New York, April 28, 2020 — We offer the following announcements for today, Tuesday, April 28:

Food Distribution Today in Harbor Island Park

Harbor Island Park, the "Jewel of Mamaroneck", was the site of a massive food distribution effort for residents and families in need. Yesterday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that food bank demand during the COVID-19 pandemic is up 200% in Westchester County.

(Click here or the above image to view a slideshow of today's food distribution at Harbor Island Park.)

Our thanks to the Larchmont/Mamaroneck Hunger Task Force, along with other community charities, for collecting and distributing the food. Each bag of food also contained cloth masks, which the Village received from Westchester County Executive George Latimer. Our thanks to the dozens of volunteers who supplied the muscle and the love to give out 600 heavy bags of groceries --- all in a safe and orderly manner while practicing social distancing and all the necessary precautions.

Anyone who is hungry or is in need of food should contact the
 Larchmont/Mamaroneck Hunger Task Force (www.lmfoodpantry.org)
Or call (914) 698-3558

How You Can Help: If you can, please make a cash donation to help feed hungry people who are our neighbors and friends:

www.lmfoodpantry.org/contribute

As Tom Murphy, the Mayor of the Village of Mamaroneck, often says, "Let’s make sure that no kid in this community goes to bed hungry during this emergency. There is no need for that. We are all too blessed to allow that to happen."  

Guidance from the Towns of Mamaroneck and Rye during the COVID-19 Crisis for the Payment of Town and County Taxes

As a result of Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 202.22, the Westchester County Executive has received permission to work with the Towns in the County to implement a plan to assist individual property owners and businesses with property tax relief in 2020. As the Village of Mamaroneck is located partially within the Town of Mamaroneck and partially within the Town of Rye, property owners and businesses should contact the tax office of their respective Town.

• Town of Mamaroneck - Individual taxpayers, rental property taxpayers, and business entity taxpayers who are in the Town of Mamaroneck, should consult this webpage for the necessary forms, information and any contact information.
• Town of Rye - Individual taxpayers, rental property taxpayers, and business entity taxpayers who are in the Town of Rye, should consult this webpage for the necessary forms, information and any contact information.

Village's Census Response Rate Nears 60%!

We're tracking the Village's 2020 Census Response Rate and YOU CAN TOO! As of yesterday, April 27, the Village's Census Response Rate was 59.3%. 
Let's keep the momentum going and thank you to everyone who has completed their Census Questionnaires!

The higher the response rate, the fewer households that census takers will need to contact.
For anyone who hasn't completed the Census Questionnaire, the fifth mailing - a postcard - from the Census Bureau should have started arriving in homes yesterday.
This mailing is a postcard with the message “It’s not too late”.

The Village of Mamaroneck thanks our friends and partners at the Community Resource Center for offering Over the Phone Census Assistance!

If you haven't completed your Census Questionnaire, please complete it at My2020Census.gov

Have you Signed-Up for RoboCalls ("Swift 911 Notifications") from the Village of Mamaroneck?

We want to encourage all Village of Mamaroneck residents to take this opportunity now to sign-up for our RoboCall ("Swift911 Notification System"), in the event the Village needs to communicate special announcements quickly and directly to residents. Click this link - www.village.mamaroneck.ny.us/swift911 - or text SWIFT911 to 99538 to stay informed during emergency situations, important events and more. Alternatively, you can call Robert Ingenito, the Village's Public Information Officer, at (914) 825-8113. Leave a message on Robert's voicemail with your name and phone number and say that you want to be added to the Village’s robocall system. (When leaving your message, please be sure to spell your first name and last name.)

About the Village of Mamaroneck's Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Webpage & E-Newsletter

The Village of Mamaroneck has put together a Coronavirus (COVID-19) webpage and e-newsletter with information for residents that brings together resources from our partners in the community (Mamaroneck School District and Rye Neck School District) as well as from the Town, County, State, and Federal levels of government. For more information, please visit: www.village.mamaroneck.ny.us/covid-19. To sign-up for the Village's e-newsletter, please visit www.village.mamaroneck.ny.us/subscribe, type (and confirm by re-typing) your email address at the top of the page, and select "Village News" at the top of the list. Alternatively, residents can email Robert Ingenito, the Village's Public Information Officer, at ringenito@vomny.org or call at (914) 825-8113. Whether sending an email or leaving a voice message, be sure to include your name and email address and say that you want to be added to the Village’s email list. (When leaving your message by phone, please be sure to spell your first name, your last name and your email address.)

For consideration in the "Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update" (which are typically sent M-F, between 4pm and 5pm), submissions are due by 12:00pm. Send submissions to ringenito@vomny.org. All submissions are edited for tone and content.

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