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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update for May 18, 2020

Posted on: May 18, 2020 - 12:32pm

MAMARONECK, New York, May 18, 2020 — We offer the following announcements for today, Monday, May 18:

Important Announcement:

If the public cannot comply with social distancing requirements, including the restriction of organized and non-organized use of all athletic fields, then the Village will close its public parks!

SOCIAL DISTANCING (approximately 6 feet or 2 meters) KEEPS OUR PARKS OPEN!

Housing and the COVID-19 Emergency by Mayor Tom Murphy

Village of Mamaroneck Mayor Tom MurphyDear Friends,

This is a difficult time for all but it is especially difficult for folks who are unemployed (or under employed) and who rent apartments. Many can’t afford to pay full rent and many can’t pay any rent. This puts enormous strain upon local landlords, many of whom are just ordinary folks just trying to secure an extra stream of income. I want to clarify what the law is under the COVID-19 emergency that Governor Cuomo has declared. 

There are two components for tenants. No eviction proceedings can be initiated or can proceed until August 6, 2020. Landlords must consider a request to use the security deposit for rent and must allow a tenant who is out of work to use the security deposit for rent.

It would behoove both tenants and landlords to work together to find compromise and show compassion during this difficult time. The landlords must realize that half a loaf is often better then nothing in these times. The tenants must acknowledge that they owe the rent and make a plan to pay once the economic situation improves. But NO landlord should under any circumstances be threatening families with eviction now. It is illegal and it is unkind. We will get through this by working together and cooperating. Letting the better angels of our nature guide us and not our fears. 

Please continue to practice social distancing and wear a mask when you are outside. Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Keep looking out for each other! 

Courage,

Tom Murphy 
Mayor, Village of Mamaroneck

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Village's 2020 Census Response Rate Is Within 6.4% Points of Breaking 2010's Census Response Rate
 

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

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You can complete the 2020 Census online, by phone or by mail.

To complete the Census Questionnaire online, please visit My2020Census.gov
 

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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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