Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update for May 4, 2020

MAMARONECK, New York, May 4, 2020 — We offer the following announcements for today, Monday, May 4:

Message Regarding COVID-19 from Mayor Tom Murphy

Dear Friends,

For our society, and our Village, to cope with and eventually recover from COVID-19 we must all be prepared to deal cooperatively with our changed circumstances. Hopefully we can accept changes to our attire and our lifestyles that promote the greater good. ALWAYS wear a mask when you are leaving your home even for the shortest trip. Wearing a face covering has been found to help prevent the spread of COVID.  Please refer to the CDC link below:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover.html

Wearing a face covering along with social distancing (staying 6 feet from someone) is not only necessary but is part of the new social contract. That contract is about our commitment  to care for each other and look out for each other. If this disease has shown us anything it is how interdependent humans are on one another. What happens in Italy, France and Spain matters to us here in New York. What happens in China matters to California and Colorado. What happens on Orienta Avenue has an impact on folks on Osborn Ave. and visa versa.

We are all spending much more time at home then we are accustomed to, this can create friction between neighbors. Many folks are working from home or trying to homeschool a child during the day. Please ask your gardeners to refrain from using a leaf blower  or only use it very briefly if absolutely necessary. The Village’s annual leaf blower ban goes into effect on May 15 please show restraint until then.

Please, keep washing your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.  Let’s not let the return of lovely weather and a slowing of new cases lull us into letting our guard down. We still have a long road ahead of us. The reopening when it happens will be fraught with new problems and challenges. But it is nothing we cannot face together.  As one community!

Kindness and consideration for each other is needed now more then ever. As a community I know we have an ample supply of both.

Courage,

Tom Murphy 
Mayor, Village of Mamaroneck

IMPORTANT: Please wear a mask in public

Governor Cuomo issued executive orders 202.17 requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public. "Any individual who is over age two and able to medically tolerate a face-covering shall be required to cover their nose and mouth with a mask or cloth face-covering when in a public place and unable to maintain, or when not maintaining, social distance."

Click here to read the latest from the New York State Coronavirus Webpage as of 5/04 at 2:40PM.

Village of Mamaroneck Proclamation of Local Emergency

The Village of Mamaroneck's latest Proclamation of Local Emergency (#8) was posted to our website earlier today. Information pertaining to various Village buildings --- including 169 Mt. Pleasant Avenue, 123 Mamaroneck Avenue, Village fire houses, and Village facilities at Harbor Island Park --- is included. In addition, following this announcement from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, the proclamation also includes information about the Village of Mamaroneck Marina and Boat Ramp in Harbor Island Park opening on May 15, 2020. 

Click here to read the Proclamation of Local Emergency.

2020 Village of Mamaroneck Fire Department Parade/Carnival/Fireworks Display Cancelled
By Ex-Captain Mark Ballantyne

Fellow Residents and Visitors of The Village of Mamaroneck,

First it is with the greatest of hope that all who are reading this are healthy and happy.

It is with profound regret that the Village of Mamaroneck Fire Department must announce that the our annual Fireman's Carnival (that was scheduled from 6/26 to 07/05) Parade (that was scheduled on 07/01) and Fireworks (that was scheduled on 07/04) will have to be cancelled.

The officers and membership recognize our role within the Village and in the interest of safety and the well being of all who attend our annual event, it was decided the event could not take place due to the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic.

The decision to cancel was not an easy one, and was not made without first looking at every possible way to safely hold the event. In the end, the most prudent decision was to cancel and begin to make plans for next year's event.

The VMFD stands with all of our residents and visitors, and together we will outlast and defeat this crisis.

As always, we will continue to be there with you.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon. Next year's event will be the best one yet!!!!!!!!

Thanks, Stay Safe, Practice Social Distancing, and please Wash Those Hands!!!!!!!!

in Safety

The Officers and Members of the Village of Mamaroneck Fire Department

[Click here to read and post a response comment to this announcement on the VMFD Website.]

Thursday, 5/7 at 7:30pm - Community Conversations: Larchmont Mamaroneck Update with Local Officials 

Residents can ask their questions and have them answered by our elected officials
Thursday, May 7th @ 7:30pm online and on TV.
Email your questions to lmctv@lmctv.org or join our Facebook Live video that evening and ask directly.

Did you miss last Thursday's Community Conversations with Tri-Municipal Leaders?

Click here (or the image above) to watch.

www.LMCTV.org | LMCTV's YouTube Channel

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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