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All NYS Essential Businesses Must Provide Face Masks to Workers
An executive order signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo states that all workers in essential businesses in New York State that have direct interaction with the public must wear face masks provided to them by their employer.
Live From Home: When and Where to See Live Artist Performances From Home
Just because we all need to keep our distance doesn't mean the music needs to stop.
Live Nation has created a brand new hub that tells you when and where you can catch live performances each day from the comfort of your house. Live From Home links you to artists from literally every genre, including (but certainly not limited to):
Metallica
Ashley McBryde
Phish
Melissa Etheridge
Jason Mraz
Lee Br
Senator Schumer Proposes $25K Pay Increase For Essential Workers
Per WIVB, New York Senator Chuck Schumer called for a "Heroes Fund" on Monday that would provide up to $25,000 in hazard pay for frontline health care and those in the service industry.
The fund is designed to help retain and recruit these essential workers who are helping maintain our community's infrastructure and battling COVID-19 on the front lines...
WNY Virtual Job Fair
While nobody can attend an in-person job fair right now, there are still PLENTY of companies out there looking to hire right now and in the near future.
This is your one-stop shop for job opportunities in WNY. Click on the orange business name to head to their respective online career platforms. Fro...
Tiger at Bronx Zoo Tests Positive For Coronavirus
In what appears to be the first documented case of a coronavirus infection in an animal in the United States, a tiger at NYC's Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
CDC Formally Recommends Use of Cloth Face Coverings
After analyzing recent studies on how COVID-19 is spread, the CDC is now formally recommending the use of cloth face coverings, particularly in public settings like grocery stores or pharmacies.
Global COVID-19 Cases Pass 1M, Nearly 900 in Erie/Niagara Counties
Per Johns Hopkins University, the world count for confirmed COVID-19 cases has officially passed one million (1,140,327), with over 60,000 deaths reported along with 233,000 recoveries. The United States is responsible for the most confirmed cases, with over 278,000 and 7,103 deaths as of this writing...
Cuomo to Move Upstate Ventilators to Areas of Need
Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a press conference on Friday that he is mobilizing the National Guard to help redistribute ventilators from across the state to areas that are most in need.
Per WGRZ:
"There could be several hundred excess ventilators in hospitals that don't need them right now," He said...
CDC May Recommend All Citizens Cover Their Faces In Public
Per WIVB and the Associated Press, the Trump administration is currently finalizing a new set of guidelines that would recommend that many if not most Americans should wear a face covering when they are in public.
While the guidelines are not yet finalized, the formal recommendation will likely apply to individuals who are in areas with high transmission rates, although it will be suggested that a
7 Movies You Didn’t Know Were Shot In Buffalo
The hype was high in 2019 and 2020--some of Hollywood's biggest names were all spotted around Buffalo as they worked on huge studio films. John Krasinski shot big segments of "A Quiet Place 2" in the area, and you could find scenes from the Guilllermo del Toro film "Nightmare Alley" starring Bradley Cooper set up right in Niagara Square.
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