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NEW YORKIMMIGRATIONCOALITIONCOV I D - 1 9 TOOLK I T JUNE 2 0 2 0

New Yorkers looking for the most updated information can text COVID or COVIDESP (for Spanish) to 692-

692 or call the New York State Department of Health’s Coronavirus hotline at 1-888-364-3065.

You can get care in NYC regardless of immigration status, health insurance coverage, or ability to pay. If

you need help getting medical care or testing for COVID-19, call 311.

All NYC schools will remain closed through the end of the school year, as Governor Cuomo has announced

NYC students are now expected to participate in remote learning.

Over 400 NYC school locations are serving free Grab and Go meals for ANYONE, Monday through Friday

from 7:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. and will have three meals available every day for ANY New Yorker. New

Yorkers can find the closest location serving meals here: https://www.opt-

osfns.org/schoolfoodny/meals/default.aspx.

Immigration Courts, ICE and USCIS updates: NYC Immigration Courts (Broadway and Federal Plaza) are

CLOSED until further notice. All ICE in-person check-ins are cancelled, but telephonic check-ins are still

happening. USCIS is closed, and all appointments are cancelled until at least April 1.

Immigrant households can fill out the Census online now. Census forms can be completed online:

https://my2020census.gov/ or by phone 844-330-2020.

Congress recently made major, temporary changes to Unemployment Insurance (UI) that provide UI to

individuals not previously eligible. If you are unemployed or furloughed without pay and a U.S. citizen, or a

noncitizen with work authorization, you can file a claim for UI through the NYS Dept of Labor website to see

if you qualify.

https://www.opt-osfns.org/schoolfoodny/meals/default.aspx

CONTENTS

PART I : NYIC CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE

A. HEALTH

B. IMMIGRATION

C. EDUCATION

D. SOCIAL SERVICES

E. CENSUS AND VOTING

F. LEGAL

G. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

PART II : COMMUNITY RESOURCE LIST

NYIC : COVID - 19 RESOURCE TOOLKIT

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PART I: NYIC CORONAVIRUS RESPONSEA. Health

Any New Yo rke r can ge t COVID -19 tes t i ng by ca l l i ng

311 i n New Yo rk Ci t y (o r www .nyc .gov/cov i d tes t ) o r

the New Yo rk S ta te COVID -19 ho t l i ne a t 888 -364 -

3065 anywhe re e lse i n New Yo rk S ta te . Anyone who

is l ow - i ncome can ge t f ree COVID -19 tes t i ng ,

eva lua t i on , and t rea tmen t i n New Yo rk S ta te ,

rega rd less of immig ra t i on s ta tus .

I f you a re i n New Yo rk Ci t y and f ee l i ng anx i ous ,

s t ressed o r ove rwhe lmed , connec t w i th t ra ined

counse lo r s a t NYC Wel l . You can a lso tex t "WELL"

to 65173 o r cha t on l ine a t

h t tps : / /nycwe l l .c i t yofnewyo rk .us/es/ . I f you a re

fee l ing anx i ous , s t ressed o r ove rwhe lmed and you

a re outs i de New Yo rk Ci t y , you can ca l l the New

Yo rk S ta te Depa r tmen t of Hea l th Co ronav i rus

Emo t i ona l Suppo r t Ho t l i ne a t 1 -844 -863 -9314 .

Al l New Yo rke r s shou l d cons i de r themse lves

po ten t i a l ly exposed to co ronav i rus . Tha t means tha t

eve ryone shou l d s tay home as much as poss i b l e ,

even i f they do no t have any symp toms of COVID -

19 . Whi le a t home , a l l New Yo rke r s shou l d se l f -

moni to r . Se l f -moni to r i ng means you check yourse l f

fo r f eve r and rema in a le r t fo r cough , sho r tness of

b rea th o r so re th roa t . I t is rea l ly impo r tan t tha t

peop le who have these symp toms s tay home and do

no t a t tend wo rk , schoo l , pub l i c even t s o r g roup

ga the r i ngs .

USCIS announced tha t rece iv i ng t rea tmen t o r

tes t i ng fo r co ronav i rus w i l l NOT be used i n any

future pub l i c cha rge ana lys is .

I nc iden t s of an t i -As i an o r an t i - immig ran t

d isc r im ina t i on can be repo r ted to 311 o r the New

Yo rk S ta te Ha te C r imes Task Fo rce ho t l i ne a t 1 -

888 -392 -3644 .

B. ImmigrationImmig ra t i on Cour t s (un t i l 6/12 ) : Al l non -de ta ined hea r i ngs a re cance l l ed . NYC non -

de ta ined Immig ra t i on Cour t s (B roadway and Fede ra l P laza ) a re OPEN FOR FIL ING ONLY

un t i l fur the r no t i ce . Va r i ck , Bu f f a lo , and Ba tav i a a re open fo r de ta ined hea r i ngs and

f i l i ngs . Cour t s a re expec ted to resume no rmal ope ra t i ons on 6/12 .

USCIS (un t i l 6/4 ) , a l l appo in tmen t s a re cance l l ed ( i nc ludes f i nge rp r i n t s and asy lum

in te rv i ews ) . USCIS of f i ces based out of Bu f f a lo w i l l reopen some func t i ons on 6/4 but

w i l l no t resume i n -pe r son appo in tmen t s a t tha t t ime . USCIS of f i ces based out of New

Yo rk Ci t y w i l l no t resume no rmal ope ra t i ons on 6/4 .


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Al l NYC schoo ls a re c losed un t i l the end of the schoo l yea r . Ove r 400 NYC schoo l

loca t i ons a re se rv i ng G rab and Go mea ls fo r ANYONE , Monday to F r i day f rom 7 :30 a .m .

th rough 1 :30 p .m . No reg is t ra t i on , ID , o r documen ta t i on is requ i red to p ick up these

mea ls . Th ree mea ls a day w i l l be ava i l ab le pe r pe r son , and may be p icked up a t the same

t ime . No d in ing space is ava i l ab le , so mea ls mus t be ea ten of f p remises . To f i nd the

c loses t l oca t i on se rv i ng mea ls he re : h t tps : / /www .op t -

os fns .o rg/schoo l foodny/mea ls/defau l t .aspx Mea ls hubs w i l l con t i nue th roughout the

summe r .

The Depa r tmen t of Educa t i on has 57 “Reg iona l En r i chmen t Cen te r s” and ch i ldca re s i tes

open ac ross the c i t y fo r ch i ld ren of hea l thca re , eme rgency se rv i ces , and t rans i t

wo rke r s , as we l l as g roce ry s to re , pha rmacy , and food wo rke r s , i nc lud ing res tauran t ,

takeout and de l ive ry wo rke r s , REC & f eed ing s ta f f , res i den t i a l and comme rc ia l bu i l d ing

s ta f f , and o the r f ron t - l i ne wo rke r s , rega rd less of whe the r they go to pub l i c o r p r iva te

schoo l . They w i l l be open f rom 7 :30 a .m . to 6 p .m . fo r ch i ld ren i n 3 -K up to 12th g rade :

h t tps : / /www .schoo ls .nyc .gov/schoo l - l i f e/hea l th -and -we l lness/co ronav i rus -upda te .

Pa ren t s shou l d f i l l out th is survey to f i nd out i f they qua l i fy fo r ch i ldca re a t th is t ime :

h t tps : / /www .surveyg izmo .com/s3/5518161/REC -En ro l lmen t -Fo rm

NYC s tuden t s a re now expec ted to pa r t i c ipa te i n remo te l ea rn ing . The Depa r tmen t of

Educa t i on w i l l be mak ing tab le t s connec ted to the i n te rne t ava i l ab le to the

app rox ima te ly 300 ,000 s tuden t s tha t don ’ t curren t ly have access , p r i o r i t iz i ng s tuden t s

i n tempo ra ry hous i ng , spec ia l educa t i on s tuden t s , and Mu l t i l i ngua l Lea rne r s/Eng l ish

Language Lea rne r s .

Fami l i es w i thout compute r s , WiF i , o r w i th o the r techno log i ca l needs shou l d f i l l out th is

survey , wh ich is now of fe red i n 9 l anguages :

h t tps : / /co ronav i rus .schoo ls .nyc/Remo teLea rn ingDev i ces . P lease con tac t 718 -935 -5100

op t i on 5 o r your schoo l ’s p r i nc ipa l i f you have no t rece ived and/o r f i l l ed out the

techno logy survey .

Fami l i es o r advoca tes can ema i l D ’Von te G raham a t DG raham22@schoo ls .nyc .gov to

t roub leshoo t issues rega rd ing dev i ces reques ted w i th the s tuden t ’s name , da te of b i r th ,

and schoo l name (and the OSIS numbe r i f they have i t o r the name of the she l te r they

l ive i n i f app l i cab le ) .

The DOE has c rea ted a tech ambassado r s p rog ram to suppo r t f ami l i es need ing

techno log i ca l suppo r t s , f i l l out a suppo r t t i cke t i f you a re hav i ng techno log i ca l issues .

Mo re i n fo rma t i on about remo te l ea rn ing , mea ls , and o the r co re se rv i ces w i l l be made

ava i l ab le fo r f ami l i es a t www .schoo ls .nyc .gov/schoo l - l i f e/hea l th -and -

we l lness/co ronav i rus -upda te .

C. Education

ICE : Con tac t your l oca l of f i ce to f i nd out i f you need to appea r fo r a check - i n , but i n -

pe r son appea r to be cance l l ed . Bond of f i ce is c losed i n New Yo rk Ci t y , the c loses t is i n

Newa rk . Ba tav i a and Albany a re open .

Fede ra l Cour t s : Ci t izensh ip Oa th Ce remon ies cance l l ed .

Immig ra t i on enfo rcemen t i n commun i t i es con t i nues .


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DOE has re leased i t s g rad ing po l i cy . A l e t te r was sha red w i th f ami l i es and can a lso be

found he re : www .schoo ls .nyc .gov/ l ea rn -a t -home/chance l lo r -s -message - fo r - f ami l i es

Many adu l t educa t i on p rog rams a re s t i l l p rov i d ing remo te se rv i ces . P lease con tac t your

i nd iv i dua l p rog ram to f i nd out wha t suppo r t s a re be ing p rov i ded .

DOE has announced remo te summe r schoo l of fe r i ngs . The l a tes t l e t te r sen t to f ami l i es

on summe r schoo l of fe r i ngs can be found he re :

h t tps : / /www .schoo ls .nyc .gov/en ro l lmen t/summe r -schoo l -2020

Fo r e lemen ta ry and midd le schoo l s tuden t s who a re requ i red o r recommended to a t tend

summe r schoo l , the p rog ram w i l l s ta r t one week ea r l i e r and w i l l run f rom Monday , Ju ly

6 – Tuesday , Augus t 11 . The re is no change to the dura t i on o r s t ruc tu re of the p rog ram .

Fo r h igh schoo l s tuden t s who a re a t tend ing summe r schoo l , courses w i l l a lso s ta r t one

week ea r l i e r and w i l l run f rom Monday , Ju ly 6 – F r i day , Augus t 14 . The re is no change

to the dura t i on o r s t ruc tu re of th is p rog ram e i the r .

Fo r s tuden t s w i th 12 -mon th I nd iv i dua l ized Educa t i on P lan ( IEPs ) se rv i ces , the re w i l l be

no change to the ca lenda r . Our teache r s s ta r t on Wednesday , Ju ly 1 and s tuden t s a re

expec ted to pa r t i c ipa te f rom Thursday , Ju ly 2–Thursday , Augus t 13 .

P -EBT is a p rog ram fo r f ami l i es to buy food wh i l e s tuden t s a re l ea rn ing f rom home . I n

NYC , eve ry s i ng le pub l i c schoo l s tuden t rega rd less of i ncome o r immig ra t i on s ta tus w i l l

rece ive $420 . S tuden t s i n cha r te r and pa roch ia l schoo ls w i l l rece ive P -EBT i f the i r schoo l

pa r t i c ipa tes i n the f ede ra l schoo l lunch p rog ram . The re is no app l i ca t i on o r

documen ta t i on requ i red and i t does no t a f fec t e l i g ib i l i t y fo r o the r bene f i t s o r pub l i c

cha rge s ta tus .

Al l p rog rams run by the Depa r tmen t fo r the Ag ing a re c los i ng and cance l l i ng a l l

cong rega te mea ls , rec rea t i ona l , and educa t i ona l se rv i ces and ac t iv i t i es , e f fec t ive

immed ia te ly . Sen io r cen te r s w i l l ope ra te s t r i c t ly to de l ive r food to sen io r s . Cal l your l oca l

sen io r cen te r o r 212 -244 -6469 w i th ques t i ons .

I f you canno t l eave your home to ge t food , do no t have anyone who can b r i ng you food ,

and you a re no t ab le to use p r iva te de l ive ry op t i ons , you may be e l i g ib le to ge t mea ls

de l ive red d i rec t ly to your home . Go to nyc .gov/ge t food o r ca l l 311 and say "Ge t Food" fo r

i n fo rma t i on .

S ta te bene f i t app l i ca t i ons fo r food and ut i l i t i es , as we l l as o the r fo rms of eme rgency

ass is tance , a re now ava i l ab le on l ine , w i th no i n -pe r son appo in tmen t needed to qua l i fy .

Cong ress recen t ly made majo r , tempo ra ry changes to Unemploymen t I nsurance (UI ) tha t

p rov i de UI to i nd iv i dua ls no t p rev i ous ly e l i g ib le . I f you a re unemployed o r fur l oughed

w i thout pay and a U .S . c i t izen , o r a nonc i t izen w i th wo rk autho r iza t i on , you can f i l e a

c la im fo r UI th rough the NYS Dep t of Labo r webs i te to see i f you qua l i fy .

NYC smal l bus i ness owne r s can rece ive i n fo rma t i on on l oan and f i nanc ia l suppo r t

p rog rams by comple t i ng th is survey (Eng l ish ) : h t tps : / /www .surveymonkey .com/ r/N336ZYB

D. Social Services


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E. Census and VotingThe p r ima ry w i l l s t i l l occur on June 23 , 2020 .

Spec ia l e lec t i ons have been conve r ted i n to

p r ima r i es , w i th the u l t ima te w i nne r dec ided a t the

Novembe r Gene ra l Elec t i on on Novembe r 3 , 2020 .

Ea r ly vo t i ng is schedu l ed to beg in June 13 and run

th rough June 21 .

New Yo rk w i l l be mai l i ng pos tage -pa id absen tee

ba l lo t app l i ca t i ons to a l l vo te r s based on the

add ress a t wh ich you a re reg is te red . I f you w ish to

vo te by mai l , re tu rn the app l i ca t i on and you w i l l be

ma i l ed a ba l lo t . I f you do no t rece ive the absen tee

ba l lo t app l i ca t i on i n the mai l , app l i ca t i ons can be

down loaded on the s ta te Boa rd of Elec t i ons

webs i te . I f you l ive i n New Yo rk Ci t y , you can a lso

reques t a ba l lo t by ca l l i ng 1 -866 -VOTE -NYC (1 -

866 -868 -3692 ) .

Census fo rms can be comple ted on l ine :

h t tps : / /my2020census .gov/ o r by phone 844 -330 -

2020 . Fo r l anguage suppo r t comple t i ng the census :

h t tps : / /2020census .gov/en/ l anguages .h tml

The dead l ine fo r se l f response on l ine , by phone o r

by re tu rn ing the pape r ques t i onna i re has been

ex tended to Augus t 14 .

P lease v is i t New Yo rk Coun t s 2020 fo r Census

F requen t ly Asked Ques t i ons :

h t tps : / /newyo rkcoun t s2020 .o rg/census -1 -2 -3s/


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F. Legal

As of Ap r i l 6 , 2020 , the Un i f i ed Cour t Sys tem imp lemen ted a “v i r tua l cour t” mode l i n a l l

t r i a l cour t s i n each of New Yo rk S ta te ’s coun t i es to add ress essen t i a l cour t ma t te r s .

New Yo rk S ta te w i l l ex tend the mo ra to r ium on ev i c t i ons fo r those f ac ing COVID - re la ted

ha rdsh ip un t i l Augus t 20 . The s ta te w i l l ban l a te f ees and missed paymen t f ees dur i ng

the ev i c t i on mo ra to r ium pe r i od . Ren te r s w i l l a lso be ab le to use the i r secur i t y depos i t as

a paymen t and repay the depos i t f ee ove r t ime .

Essen t i a l func t i ons tha t w i l l con t i nue i nc lude p roceed ings on l and lo rd l ockouts , se r i ous

hous i ng code v i o l a t i ons and repa i r o rde r s .

The Hous i ng Cour t s a re on ly hea r i ng eme rgency app l i ca t i ons whe re tenan t s have been

locked out o r ev i c ted f rom the i r apa r tmen t s and whe re se r i ous cond i t i ons have gone

un repa i red .

I f you a re a NYCHA o r Sec t i on 8 tenan t and have l os t i ncome i n your househo ld , you can

reques t a ren t reduc t i on by ca l l i ng NYCHA Cus tome r Con tac t Cen te r a t 718 -707 -7771

o r th rough the on l ine se l f -se rv i ce po r ta l . h t tps : / /www1 .nyc .gov/s i te/nycha/sec t i on -

8/se l f -se rv i ce .page

The Depa r tmen t of Co r rec t i ons has suspended i n -pe r son v is i ta t i on . Whi le the

suspens i on w i l l be tempo ra ry , the Depa r tmen t w i l l p rov i de commun ica t i on resources to

ind iv i dua ls to keep i n con tac t w i th the i r f ami ly and f r i ends dur i ng th is tempo ra ry

suspens i on .


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G. Know Your RightsThe New Yo rk Immig ra t i on Coa l i t i on con t i nues to

rece ive i nqu i r i es , ques t i ons , and conce rns about

the r i gh t s of immig ran t s and membe r s of the

commun i t y . Many of these ques t i ons re la te to

engag ing w i th Immig ra t i on Cus toms Enfo rcemen t .

I n response , NYIC has des i gned a Know Your

R igh t s campa ign to p rov i de i n fo rma t i on and

resources to membe r s of our commun i t y , and the

p rov i de r s who se rve them .

If ICE Approaches You, Take Note of:

Whe re/When was the encoun te r w i th ICE?

How d id ICE of f i ce r s p resen t themse lves?

Did they p re tend to be po l i ce?

Refuse to i den t i fy themse lves?

Wha t d id the ICE agen t s say?

L ied to en te r the home , i n t im ida ted anyone , o r

used ve rba l/phys i ca l fo rce?

Was consen t g iven?

How d id they reac t , i f no consen t was g iven to

en te r/sea rch?

TO REPORT A RAID, CALL THEIMMIGRANT DEFENSE PROJECT (IDP):

212-725-6422

In Any Interact ion w ith Law orImmigrat ion Enforcement, The MostImportant Pract ices to Rememberare:

S tay ca lm

S tay s i l en t (don ’ t men t i on whe re you we re

bo rn o r how you en te red the US )

Reco rd de ta i ls and names

Do NOT run

Ask to speak to your l awye r befo re s i gn ing

any documen t s o r answe r i ng any ques t i ons

I f you do speak , do no t l i e .

Your home ca r r i es w i th i t spec ia l p ro tec t i ons

tha t pub l i c spaces do no t . Unde r s tand ing the

d i f f e rence be tween a pub l i c and p r iva te space

can he lp you nav i ga te s t ress fu l encoun te r s

w i th immig ra t i on enfo rcemen t a t your

doo r s tep , and po ten t i a l ly avo id ha rm .


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PART II: COMMUNITY RESOURCE LIST

Access to Health

USCIS encourages a l l i nd iv i dua ls rega rd less

of immig ra t i on s ta tus who have COVID -19

symp toms ( f eve r , cough , sho r tness of b rea th )

to seek necessa ry medica l t rea tmen t o r

p reven ta t ive se rv i ces . Seek ing t rea tmen t o r

p reven ta t ive se rv i ces w i l l no t nega t ive ly

a f fec t you as pa r t of a future pub l i c cha rge

de te rmina t i on .

The pub l i c cha rge ru l e does no t res t r i c t

access to tes t i ng , sc reen ing , o r t rea tmen t of

commun icab le d iseases , i nc lud ing COVID -19 .

The ru l e does no t res t r i c t access to vacc ines

fo r ch i ld ren o r adu l t s to p reven t vacc ine -

p reven tab le d iseases .

The l is t of pub l i c bene f i t s cons i de red fo r

pub l i c cha rge i nc ludes mos t t ypes of

fede ra l ly funded Medica id , but does no t

i nc lude CHIP , o r S ta te , l oca l , o r t r i ba l pub l i c

hea l th ca re se rv i ces/ass is tance tha t a re no t

funded by f ede ra l Medica id .

I f a pe r son sub jec t to the pub l i c cha rge ru l e

l ives i n a mun ic ipa l i t y whe re soc ia l

d is tanc ing o r qua ran t i ne a re i n p lace , o r

the i r employe r , schoo l , o r un ive r s i t y has

vo lun ta r i ly shut down ope ra t i ons to p reven t

the sp read of COVID -19 , they may submi t a

s ta temen t w i th h is o r he r app l i ca t i on fo r

ad jus tmen t of s ta tus i n o rde r to exp la in how

these po l i c i es have a f fec ted them and USCIS

mus t cons i de r the s ta temen t i n the i r pub l i c

cha rge de te rmina t i on . Fo r mo re i n fo rma t i on

on the pub l i c cha rge ru l e , p lease ca l l the

New Ame r i cans Ho t l i ne 1 -800 -566 -7636 .

NYIC : COMMUNITY RESOURCE TOOLKIT

What is a Hate Cr ime?

Gove rno r Cuomo c rea ted the Ha te C r imes

Task fo rce to f i gh t the i nc rease i n repo r t s of

b ias -mo t iva ted th rea t s , ha rassmen t and

v i o l ence th roughout New Yo rk S ta te .

When ha te c r imes a re repo r ted a l l i n fo rma t i on

rega rd ing your expe r i ence , i den t i t y , and

o the r s rema ins conf iden t i a l .

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A ha te c r ime is an of fense tha t is mo t iva ted by

b ias . A pe r son commi t s a ha te c r ime when one

of a spec i f i ed se t of c r imes is commi t ted

ta rge t i ng a v i c t im because of a pe rcep t i on o r

be l i e f about the i r race , co lo r , na t i ona l o r i g in ,

ances t ry , gende r , re l i g ion , re l i g ious p rac t i ce ,

age , d isab i l i t y o r sexua l o r i en ta t i on , o r when

such an ac t is commi t ted as a resu l t of tha t

t ype of pe rcep t i on o r be l i e f .

Hate Crimes

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING OR ARE A VICTIM OF A HATE CRIME REPORT IT TOTHE POLICE AND CALL THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Call: 1-888-392-3644 or Text "HATE" to 81336

Pub l i c Advoca te

NY Dis t r i c t A t to rney Off i ce Ha te C r imes Uni t

Manha t tan 212 -335 -3100

h t tps : / /www .manha t tanda .o rg/v i c t im -

resources/ha te -c r imes/

B rook lyn 718 -250 -4949

h t tp : / /www .b rook lynda .o rg/ha te -c r imes -

bureau/

New Yo rk Ci t y Human Righ t s Commiss i on

718 -722 -3131

h t tp : / /www1 .nyc .gov/s i te/cch r/he lp/gene r

a l -pub l i c .page

Sa fe Ho r izon Vic t im Ass is tance

866 -689 -4357

212 -669 -7250

IN NYC: OUTSIDE NYC: Nassau Coun ty Dis t r i c t A t to rney

516 -571 -3505

nassauda .o rg

Nassau Coun ty Dis t r i c t A t to rney , Off i ce

o f Immig ran t Af fa i r s

516 -571 -7756

Nassau Coun ty Execut ive Laura Curran

516 -571 -3131

Su f fo lk Coun ty Dis t r i c t A t to rney

631 -853 -4161

su f fo lkcoun tyny .gov/da

Su f fo lk Coun ty Po l i ce Dep t , Ha te

C r imes Uni t

631 -852 -6323

Su f fo lk Coun ty Dep t of Mino r i ty Af fa i r s

631 -853 -4738

IF YOU NEED HELP WITH MEDICAL EXPENSES, BURIAL COSTS AND OTHEREXPENSES DUE TO THE VICTIMIZATION OF A CRIME, CALL THE NEW YORK

STATE OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES

Call: 1-800-247-8035 or Visit ovs.ny.gov/help-crime-victims


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F i l e fo r unemploymen t

Employmen t P ro tec t i ons

Based on curren t ava i l ab le i n fo rma t i on ,

the Commiss i on cons i de r s ac tua l o r

pe rce ived i n fec t i on w i th COVID -19 to be

p ro tec ted as a d isab i l i t y unde r the New

Yo rk Ci t y Human R igh t s Law (NYCHRL ) .

Employe r s mus t no t d isc r im ina te aga ins t

o r ha rass employees w i th ac tua l o r

pe rce ived i n fec t i on w i th COVID -19 , o r

based on an ac tua l o r pe rce ived h is to ry

of such i n fec t i on .

Reasonab le accommoda t i ons : Employe r s

have an ongo ing duty to p rov i de

employees w i th accommoda t i ons fo r

d isab i l i t i es , i nc lud ing those re la ted to

COVID -19 , un less do ing so poses an

undue ha rdsh ip o r whe re the d isab i l i t y

p resen t s a d i rec t th rea t tha t canno t be

adequa te ly mi t i ga ted by a reasonab le

accommoda t i on .

Medica l no tes : Dur i ng the curren t

pandemic , i t may be imp rac t i cab le fo r

employees to ob ta in documen ta t i on f rom

a hea l thca re p rov i de r conf i rming the

need fo r a d isab i l i t y - re la ted o r

p regnancy - re la ted accommoda t i on . To

the ex ten t employe r s requ i re such

documen ta t i on i n o rde r to g ran t

reasonab le accommoda t i ons , the

Commiss i on recommends wa iv i ng those

requ i remen t s un t i l such t ime as the

employee can reasonab ly ob ta in

documen ta t i on .

Re tu rn ing to wo rk : Cons is ten t w i th

employe r s ’ need to take reasonab le

s teps to p ro tec t the hea l th and sa fe t y of

the i r bus i nesses , employe r s may requ i re

employees to p rov i de ev i dence of the i r

1 -888 -209 -8124

h t tps : / /www .ny .gov/se rv i ces/ge t -

unemploymen t -ass is tance

h t tps : / /www1 .nyc .gov/s i te/cch r/media/cov

i d19 .page

Economic Recovery: Phase 1

Reopening

Tes t i ng and assess i ng the r isk of a

d i rec t th rea t : As the EEOC has no ted ,

based on gu i dance f rom the CDC and

pub l i c hea l th autho r i t i es , the COVID -

19 pandemic qua l i f i es as a d i rec t

th rea t to hea l th i n the wo rkp lace and

employe r s a re pe rmi t ted to unde r take

med ica l examina t i ons , such as

tempe ra tu re tes t i ng , to conf i rm

whe the r a pa r t i cu l a r employee poses a

d i rec t th rea t to wo rkp lace hea l th .

Hous i ng P ro tec t i ons

Hous i ng p rov i de r s mus t no t ha rass o r

d isc r im ina te aga ins t res i den t s , k ick

them out , o r ask them to l eave the i r

apa r tmen t because of f ea r s o r s t i gma

a round COVID -19 . I t is a lso i l l ega l fo r

a hous i ng p rov i de r to ha rass o r

d isc r im ina te aga ins t a res i den t based

on the p resump t i on tha t they have

con t rac ted o r a re mo re l i ke ly to

con t rac t COVID -19 due to ac tua l o r

pe rce ived race , na t i ona l o r i g in ,

d isab i l i t y , o r ano the r p ro tec ted

s ta tus .

I f you a re f ac ing ha rassmen t and

d isc r im ina t i on by your l and lo rd ,

p lease con tac t the NYC Commiss i on

on Human R igh t s .Po l i c i es imp lemen ted

to ensure the sa fe t y and hea l th of

res i den t s , i nc lud ing , fo r example ,

l im i t i ng v is i to r s o r de l ive r i es , mus t

a l low fo r reasonab le accommoda t i ons

ab i l i t y to sa fe ly re tu rn to the wo rkp lace

a f te r recove r i ng f rom COVID -19 , and to

conf i rm tha t they a re no t con tag ious .

Tes t s mus t no t be admin is te red i n a

d isc r im ina to ry manne r , by , fo r

example , tes t i ng employees based on

the i r age , na t i ona l o r i g in , o r o the r

p ro tec ted s ta tus . I n add i t i on , a

de te rmina t i on tha t an employee poses

a d i rec t th rea t may no t be based on

specu l a t ive o r unfounded f ea r s ,

unsuppo r ted by curren t medica l

know l edge o r ob jec t ive ev i dence .

h t tps : / /www1 .nyc .gov/s i te/cch r/media/c

ov i d19 .page


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When Bus i ness Reopens

Conduc t an employee hea l th sc reen ing

eve ryday . Wo rke r s shou l d s tay home i f

s i ck o r go home i f they become s i ck a t

wo rk .

Give wo rke r s f ree f ace cove r i ngs and

p rov i de rep lacemen t s . Wo rke r s mus t

s tay a t l eas t 6 f ee t f rom o the r s and

wea r a f ace cove r i ng o r mask i f they

a re l ess than 6 f ee t f rom o the r s .

P rov i de and main ta in hand hyg iene

s ta t i ons fo r pe r sonne l , i nc lud ing

handwash ing w i th soap , wa te r , and

pape r towe ls , as we l l as an a lcoho l -

based hand san i t ize r con ta in ing 60%

o r mo re a lcoho l fo r a reas whe re

handwash ing is no t f eas i b l e .

Regu l a r ly c lean sha red equ i pmen t and

f requen t ly touched sur f aces .

Pos t s i gns and put tape o r ma rke r s to

show peop le whe re to s tand .

Employe r s - Fo r mo re i n fo rma t i on ,

ca l l 888 -SBS4NYC (727 -4692 ) o r v is i t

nyc .gov/bus i ness .

Wo rke r s - Fo r mo re i n fo rma t i on , ca l l

311 and ask fo r the Wo rke r P ro tec t i on

Ho t l i ne o r v is i t nyc .gov/wo rke r s .

fo r peop le w i th d isab i l i t i es who may

requ i re a v is i to r to ass is t w i th bas i c

needs o r to ca r ry de l ive r i es to the i r doo r ,

ra the r than l eav i ng them i n the l obby .

h t tps : / / fo rwa rd .ny .gov/phase -one -

i ndus t r i es


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Department of Education

Support and ServicesTechno logy Ha rdwa re

h t tps : / /www .schoo ls .nyc .gov/ l ea rn -a t -

home/ac t iv i t i es - fo r -s tuden t s/d ive r se -

l ea rn ing - fo r -spec ia l -

popu l a t i ons/ass is t ive - techno logy

Onl ine I ns t ruc t i on

Mea ls

Reg iona l En r i chmen t Cen te r s

h t tps : / /www .schoo ls .nyc .gov/schoo l -

l i f e/hea l th -and -we l lness/co ronav i rus -

upda te

h t tps : / /www .schoo ls .nyc .gov/ l ea rn -a t -

home/ techn ica l - too ls -and -

suppo r t/ remo te - l ea rn ing -po r ta l

h t tps : / /www .schoo ls .nyc .gov/ f reemea ls

The Depa r tmen t of Educa t i on has 57

“Reg iona l En r i chmen t Cen te r s” and

ch i ldca re s i tes open ac ross the c i t y fo r

ch i ld ren of hea l thca re , eme rgency

se rv i ces , and t rans i t wo rke r s , as we l l as

g roce ry s to re , pha rmacy , and food

wo rke r s , i nc lud ing res tauran t , takeout

and de l ive ry wo rke r s , REC & f eed ing

s ta f f , res i den t i a l and comme rc ia l

bu i l d ing s ta f f , and o the r f ron t - l i ne

wo rke r s , rega rd less of whe the r they go to

pub l i c o r p r iva te schoo l . They w i l l be

open f rom 7 :30 a .m . to 6 p .m . fo r

ch i ld ren i n 3 -K up to 12th g rade .

Census 2020Newyo rkcoun t s2020 .o rg

Food Bank of NYC

Food Bank of New Yo rk Ci t y has been

mon i to r i ng the deve lopmen t of COVID -

19 and tak ing p roac t ive s teps to p ro tec t

the New Yo rke r s who re ly on the i r

resources :

h t tps : / /www . foodbanknyc .o rg/cov i d -19/

Tax Preparation

Ask your tax p repa re r to f i l e an

ex tens i on fo r you ;

F i l e us i ng tax p rep sof twa re , such as

Turbo Tax , H&R Block .

The f ede ra l i ncome tax f i l i ng due da te has

automa t i ca l ly been ex tended f rom Ap r i l

15 , 2020 , to Ju ly 15 , 2020 . I f you need

mo re t ime to f i l e your tax re tu rns beyond

the Ju ly 15 dead l ine , cons i de r f i l i ng fo r

an ex tens i on .

To f i l e fo r an ex tens i on , you can :

Fo r mo re i n fo rma t i on , go to

nyc .gov/ taxp rep o r ca l l 311 and ask fo r

tax p repa ra t i on ass is tance .

National Domestic Violence

Hotline

Avo id ing pub l i c spaces and wo rk ing

remo te ly can he lp to reduce the sp read of

COVID -19 but fo r many surv ivo r s , s tay i ng

home may no t be the sa fes t op t i on .

Reach ing out fo r he lp and main ta in ing

soc ia l connec t i ons on l ine o r ove r the

phone is impo r tan t , i f i t is sa fe to do so .

Fo r any v i c t ims and surv ivo r s who need

suppo r t , you can ca l l 1 -800 -799 -7233 , o r

i f you ’ re unab le to speak sa fe ly , you can

log on to theho t l i ne .o rg o r tex t LOVEIS to

22522 . Al l peop le i n the Un i ted S ta tes ,

rega rd less of immig ra t i on o r c i t izensh ip

s ta tus , a re gua ran teed bas i c p ro tec t i ons

unde r bo th c iv i l and c r im ina l l aw .

NYS Office of Mental Health

The COVID -19 pandemic has l e f t many

New Yo rke r s f ee l i ng anx i ous and s t ressed .

The Emo t i ona l Suppo r t L ine p rov i des f ree

and conf iden t i a l suppo r t , he lp ing ca l l e r s

expe r i enc ing i nc reased anx i e t y due to the

co ronav i rus eme rgency . The Help L ine is

s ta f fed by vo lun tee r s , i nc lud ing men ta l

hea l th p rofess i ona ls , who have rece ived

t ra in ing i n c r is is counse l ing . OMH

Suppo r t L ine : 1 -844 -863 -9314 .

NYIC Resource Pageh t tps : / /www .ny i c .o rg/ resources -

t ra in ing/ resources/


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New Yo rk S ta te Dep t . of Hea l th COVID -19

T racke r (Fea tu res S ta tew i de Up - to -Da te

S ta t is t i cs , Tab les , Maps and G raph ics ) :

www .ny .gov/cov i d -19t racke r

Coun t y l eve l da ta rega rd ing the numbe r of

COVID -19 tes t s pe r fo rmed s ta tew i de :

h t tps : / /da ta .ny .gov/

Dep t . of Consume r P ro tec t i on - Cal l to

Repo r t P r i ce Goug ing : 1 -800 -697 -1220 ,

518 -474 -8583

New Yo rk S ta te Dep t . of Hea l th 24 -Hour

Co ronav i rus Ho t l i ne : 1 -888 -364 -3065

New Yo rk S ta te Dep t . of Hea l th

Co ronav i rus

page : h t tps : / /www .hea l th .ny .gov/d iseases

/commun icab le/co ronav i rus/

S ign up fo r New Yo rk S ta te COVID -19

Ema i l Ale r t s :

h t tps : / /now .ny .gov/page/s/co ronav i rus -

upda tes

F i l e a Compla in t w i th the NYS Depa r tmen t

of Human R igh t s :

h t tps : / /dh r .ny .gov/compla in t# f i l e

New Yo rk S ta te Men ta l Hea l th Ho t l i ne : 1 -

844 -863 -9314 ( to schedu l e a f ree

appo in tmen t )

Off i ce of the A t to rney Gene ra l - Gu i dance

on Co ronav i rus Resources :

h t tps : / /ag .ny .gov/co ronav i rus

Week ly Hea l thca re P rov i de r Upda te

(Reco rded Web Confe rence ) :

h t tps : / /co ronav i rus .hea l th .ny .gov/week ly -

hea l thca re -p rov i de r -upda te

Re t i red Hea l th P rofess i ona l Survey/S ign

Up :

h t tps : / /apps .hea l th .ny .gov/pubpa l/bu i l de r

/survey/ re t i red -hea l th -p rofess i ona l

E -mai l add ress fo r NYC Off i ce of

Eme rgency Managemen t tha t hea l th

ca re p rov i de r s (PCP 's , FQHC 's and

o the r s ) can use fo r

supp l i es : Supp lyreques t@oem .nyc .gov

How Can You Help?

h t tps : / /co ronav i rus .hea l th .ny .gov/ge t -

i nvo lved -how -you -can -he lp

NYC is Dis t r i but i ng F ree Masks , l ea rn

mo re he re : nyc .gov/FaceCove r i ngs

Health Resources

Labor and Employment

COVID -19 S ick Leave App l i ca t i on

Dep t . of Labo r Compla in t P rocess

Re la ted to COVID -19

New Pa id Leave fo r COVID -19 :

I f you be l i eve an employe r is i n

v i o l a t i on of e i the r ex is t i ng l abo r l aws

o r recen t ly issued execut ive o rde r s you

can con tac t the NYS A t to rney Gene ra l ’s

Off i ce a t (212 ) 416 -

8700 o r Labo r .Bureau@ag .ny .gov

h t tps : / /pa id fami ly l eave .ny .gov/ i f -you -

a re -qua ran t i ned -yourse l f

h t tps : / / l abo r .ny .gov/wo rke rp ro tec t i on/

l abo r s tanda rds/co ronav i rus -

compla in t s .sh tm

h t tps : / /pa id fami ly l eave .ny .gov/cov i d19

F ree on l ine wo rk fo rce deve lopmen t and

p rofess i ona l Eng l ish l anguage l ea rn ing

p rog ram fo r immig ran t women .

NYC Comp t ro l l e r COVID -19 Resources :

Lega l , Immig ra t i on and o the r se rv i ces

h t tp : / /www .nywomen immig ran t s .o rg/ws

w l/

h t tps : / /comp t ro l l e r .nyc .gov/se rv i ces/ f

o r - the -pub l i c/cov i d -

resources/ immig ran t - resources/


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Fa i r Fa res NYC is a Ci t y Counc i l p rog ram

to he lp l ow - i ncome New Yo rke r s . Us i ng

the Fa i r Fa res NYC Me t roCa rd ,

pa r t i c ipa t i ng New Yo rk Ci t y res i den t s

rece ive a 50% d iscoun t on subway and

e l i g ib le bus f a res . Pay -Pe r -R ide , 7 -Day

(Week ly ) and 30 -Day (Mon th ly ) Unl im i ted

R ide op t i ons a re a l l ava i l ab le .

h t tps : / /www1 .nyc .gov/s i te/ f a i r f a res/ i nd

ex .page

To add ress the unp receden ted impac t of

the COVID -19 Pandemic , DSS/HRA issued

an eme rgency ru l e to i nc rease the bur i a l

ass is tance a l lowance f rom $900 to

$1 ,700 and i nc rease the cap on bur i a l

cos t s f rom $1 ,700 to $3 ,400 .

App l i ca t i ons rece ived on o r a f te r Ma rch

12 , 2020 w i l l be cons i de red fo r the

inc reased a l lowance . Al l app l i ca t i ons

rece ived w i l l be rev i ewed rega rd less of

immig ra t i on s ta tus . 929 -252 -7731

h t tps : / /www1 .nyc .gov/s i te/h ra/he lp/bur i

a l -ass is tance .page

SBA Disas te r Loans I n fo (Empi re S ta te

Deve lopmen t L ink ) :

SBA Disas te r Loans I n fo (Fede ra l

Gove rnmen t L ink ) :

Empi re S ta te Deve lopmen t (ESD ) FAQ

fo r bus i nesses rega rd ing S ta te

regu l a t i ons and gene ra l gu i dance re la ted

to the co ronav i rus .

h t tps : / /esd .ny .gov/nove l -co ronav i rus -

f aq -bus i nesses

I f your ques t i on is no t answe red the re ,

p lease con tac t ESD a t our webs i te

a t : h t tps : / /esd .ny .gov/cov i d -19 -he lp

ESD COVID -19 Re la ted Resources

Co ronav i rus (COVID -19 ) : Sma l l Bus i ness

Gu i dance & Loan Resources Economic

In jury Disas te r Loan P rog ram

Gu i dance fo r De te rmin ing Whe the r a

Bus i ness En te rp r ise is Sub jec t to a

Wo rk fo rce Reduc t i on Unde r Execut ive

O rde r 202 .6

Ded ica ted Empi re S ta te Deve lopmen t

wa ive r ema i l add ress :

COVID19Bus i nessWaive r@ESD .ny .gov

h t tps : / /esd .ny .gov/ resource -gu i de -cov i d -

19 -sba -d isas te r - l oans

h t tps : / /www .sba .gov/page/co ronav i rus -

cov i d -19 -smal l -bus i ness -gu i dance - l oan -

resources

h t tps : / /esd .ny .gov/esd -cov i d -19 - re la ted -

resources

h t tps : / /d isas te r l oan .sba .gov/e la/

h t tps : / /esd .ny .gov/gu i dance -execut ive -

o rde r -2026

Bus i nesses i n te res ted i n se l l i ng p roduc t s

to the s ta te shou l d con tac t S imon ida

Subo t i c a t 646 - 522 -8477 o r

cov i d19supp l i es@exec .ny .gov

Businesses and Employers

Social Services Resources

Bus i nesses i n te res ted i n rece iv i ng s ta te

fund ing to manu f ac tu re PPE p roduc t s

shou l d con tac t E r i c Ge r t l e r a t the

Empi re S ta te Deve lopmen t Off i ce

a t 212 -803 -

3100 o r COVID19supp l i es@esd .ny .gov

P rocuremen t Oppo r tun i t y Fo rm :

To make a dona t i on ( i nc lud ing essen t i a l

goods , se rv i ces , and/o r spaces ) p lease

v is i t :

h t tps : / /www .gove rno r .ny .gov/con ten t/p

rocuremen t - fo rm

h t tps : / /apps .hea l th .ny .gov/pubpa l/bu i l

de r/survey/nys -cov i d19 - t rack ing -of fe r s

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