Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update for May 21, 2020

MAMARONECK, New York, May 21, 2020 — We offer the following announcements for today, Thursday, May 21:

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 be forced to close its public parks - including the Stephen E. Johnston Beach!

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

Harbor Island Park Seasonal Beach and Parking Passes Are Now On Sale

Individuals interested in purchasing Harbor Island Park Seasonal Beach and/or Parking Passes can do so in person, Monday to Friday, between 10:00am and 3:00pm, outside the double doors of the Stephen E. Johnston Beach Pavilion at Harbor Island Park. In addition, staff from the Village's Parks and Recreation Department will be available to sell seasonal passes between 9:00am and 5:00pm during the Memorial Day Weekend (Saturday, May 23 to Monday, May 25). For more information about beach and parking fees, beach operating hours, and all the guidelines for the 2020 Harbor Island Park Beach Season, click here.

In order to expedite the process, we encourage individuals applying for a beach pass and/or parking permit to download the application form, print it out, and complete it before visiting the Stephen E. Johnston Beach Pavilion at Harbor Island Park.

Click here to download the 2020 Beach Pass and Parking Permit application form.

From the Town of Rye: Rye Town Park and Beach Open to Residents Only (City of Rye, Rye Neck, Village of Port Chester and Village of Rye Brook)

This Memorial Day Weekend both Playland Beach and Oakland Beach/RTP will open with restrictions. 

Playland Beach will be open to Westchester County residents only and Oakland Beach /Rye Town Park will be open to Rye City and Rye Town residents only. (Rye City, Rye Brook, Port Chester, Rye Neck).

The beach will be open from 9am - 6pm.

Visitors must present proof of residency including photo ID to be allowed access to the parking lot and the beach. Season permit holders can use existing 2019 permits through May 31, 2020. 2020 permits are currently available for purchase on site and online.

Click here to read more from the Town of Rye.

This Week In the Village of Mamaroneck and a Special Thank You from Scout Troop 2 Mamaroneck!

• Thursday, 5/21 - ONLINE: Board of Architectural Review Meeting, 7:30pm
• Friday, 5/22 - ONLINE: Board of Ethics Special Meeting, 11:00am

We also would like to thank Scout Troop 2 Mamaroneck for these wonderful signs and posters that they've been making and posting around our Village! Writes Troop 2 Scoutmaster Donna Ricci, "The Scouts in Troop 2 made Thank You signs for the all the village workers who are out there everyday working to keep our village clean and safe!" You're welcome and our thanks to Jack, Troy, Jacob, Andrew, Joey, Ronin, Noah, Jack and Steven, Michael, Gabriel, John, Andrew and Alex, Ryan, Michael, Chris, Chris CM, and Cameron! We absolutely love them!

Click here to view the photos!

New York State Rolls Out Tool to Help Determine if a Business is Eligible to Reopen

Businesses looking to determine if they are eligible to reopen can now use the New York Forward Business Reopening Lookup Tool which can be found here. A few points on this tool:

• This online tool will help businesses determine whether or not they are eligible to reopen, and the public health and safety standards with which they must comply.
• To use the tool, start by selecting your county, and then your industry / NAICS Code.

This online tool will be updated regularly as guidance evolves.

New York State Reopening Guidelines

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has outlined guidelines that will help regions create individual plans based on facts and data to reopen New York.The loosening of restrictions in New York will be considered on a regional basis, based on the following criteria. These criteria are designed to allow phased reopenings to begin in each region only if:

• The infection rate is sufficiently low;
• The health care system has the capacity to absorb a potential resurgence in new cases;
• Diagnostic testing capacity is sufficiently high to detect and isolate new cases; and
• Robust contact-tracing capacity is in place to help prevent the spread of the virus.

Click here to download the State Reopening Guidelines - in English and Spanish.

Village's 2020 Census Response Rate Is Within 6% Points of Breaking 2010's Census Response Rate
 

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

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

To complete the Census Questionnaire online, please visit 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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