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Ex. MET-NYC-049Mayor's press release No. 151-20, 'New York City to Close All School Buildings and Transition to Remote Learning' (Mar. 15, 2020)Closure of all New York City public school buildings effective March 16, 2020; remote learning from March 23, 2020Mayor Bill de Blasio (announcement); New York City Department of Education (implementation)New York City (Department of Education)CityMar. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-NYC-050DOB Service Notice, 'COVID-19 Response: Updated Guidelines for Suspension of Work on Non-essential Construction and Demolition Sites Including Professional Certification Categories and new Certificate of Authorization Requirement' (April 2020; updated April 15, 2020)All work on non-essential construction and demolition sites in New York City suspended for the duration of the state of emergency…New York City Department of Buildings (Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca)New York CityCityApr. 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-038Order of the Board of Health of the City of New York to Reopen Child Care ProgramsRescission, effective July 13, 2020, of the Board's Child Care Order of April 3, 2020 (closing school-based instructional programs for ages…Board of Health of the City of New YorkNew York CityCityJuly 13, 20202020 Q3Business closureSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-008Emergency Executive Order No. 137Establishment of COVID-19 quarantine checkpoints at New York City and State boundary crossings; mandatory Traveler Health FormMayor Bill de BlasioNew York CityCityAug. 5, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-044Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require Schools to Meet COVID-19 Health and Safety RequirementsAll non-public and charter schools in New York City: six-foot distancing, face coverings at all times on premises and at off-site…Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.New York CityCityNov. 5, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-27-011CUNY Coronavirus (COVID-19) Fall 2021 Safety Guidance: vaccination mandate for students in in-person and hybrid classes; masks in all CUNY campuses and buildings; testing program for unvaccinated personsVaccination required of all students taking in-person or hybrid classes for fall 2021 (FDA approval of Aug. 23, 2021 triggered the Sept. 27…City University of New York (Board of Trustees and Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez)New York (City University of New York; 25 campuses; public university system of the City and State)CityAug. 25, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-008Announcement, 'Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Porter Announce Health & Safety Measures for the 2021-22 School Year' (Aug. 26, 2021)2021-22 health and safety measures: staff and contractor vaccination deadline, universal masking, testing and quarantine rulesMayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter (announcement of the Department's 2021-22 requirements; the vaccination requirement was ordered by the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, MET-NYC-040 to 042)New York City Department of Education (New York City public schools), New York (city school district)CityAug. 26, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-069NYC DOT Staten Island Ferry page (captured Apr. 13, 2020): ferry on a reduced hourly schedule from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 30, 2020 until further notice (previously every 15-30 minutes); terminal restrooms closed on a schedule; heads closed on all boats; Passenger Service Office closedStaten Island Ferry - The Staten Island Ferry is operating on a reduced schedule until further notice (hourly service from 12:01 AM Monday…New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT), Staten Island FerryNew York (New York City; Staten Island Ferry, St. George-Whitehall)CityMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-067'Archive - COVID-19 Guidance & Resources for NYCHA Community' (index of NYCHA notices, captured Oct. 4, 2020)Index of NYCHA COVID-19 guidance: Section 8 process adjustments (Mar. 19, 2020), guidance to participants and property owners (Mar. 26…New York City Housing AuthorityNew York City Housing Authority, New York (public housing authority)CityMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-068'COVID-19 FAQ' (operations changes, captured May 23, 2020)Suspension of non-emergency repairs, annual inspections and skilled-trades and maintenance work in occupied units; suspension of planned…New York City Housing Authority (Chair Gregory Russ)New York City Housing Authority, New YorkCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-039Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Cease In-Person Instruction in Certain Areas of the CityAll public and non-public pre-K to grade 12 schools in State-designated Red and Orange cluster zones to cease all in-person instructionCommissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.New York City (State-designated Red and Orange Zones in Brooklyn and Queens, later Staten Island, the Bronx and Manhattan)CityOct. 12, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-041Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Department of Education Employees, Contractors, Visitors, and Others (rescinding and restating the September 12, 2021 Order)Proof of vaccination by September 27, 2021 for DOE staff, City employees in DOE settings, DOE and City contractors' staff, charter school…Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.New York CityCitySept. 15, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-040Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Department of Education Employees, Contractors, and OthersProof of vaccination by September 27, 2021 for all DOE staff, City employees working in DOE school settings or buildings, staff of DOE and…Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.New York CityCityAug. 24, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-051DOB Guidance Document, 'Updated guidance to owners and contractors on enforcement of Essential vs. Nonessential construction' (issuance date 04/15/2020)Enforcement guidance: which construction may continue as essential (emergency work, hospitals, affordable housing, infrastructure, work to…New York City Department of Buildings (Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca)New York CityCityApr. 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. RI-094Executive Order 2020-4Supplemental Emergency Declaration (gatherings of ten; dining, mall, personal services and fitness closures; New York travel quarantine)Mayor Jorge O. ElorzaCity of Providence, Rhode IslandCityMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-003Emergency Executive Order No. 100Closure of restaurants, bars and cafes to on-premises service; closure of entertainment venues and commercial gyms; cessation of elective…Mayor Bill de BlasioNew York CityCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-010Emergency Executive Order No. 144Extension of EEO 143; conditional reopening of gyms and fitness centers from September 2, 2020 subject to DOHMH attestation and inspection…Mayor Bill de BlasioNew York CityCityAug. 31, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-036Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination or Testing for Staff in Residential and Congregate SettingsWeekly PCR testing of every unvaccinated staff member or contractor at City-operated or City-contracted shelters, drop-in centers, domestic…Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.New York CityCityAug. 10, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-060Guidance on Academic Continuity to Campuses (March 2020) and the Chancellor's recalibration-period directives of March 11-19, 2020Systemwide transition to distance learning from March 19, 2020 after a five-day recalibration period; campuses closed to in-person…Chancellor Felix V. Matos RodriguezCity University of New York (25 campuses; public university system of the City and State); State and city levelCityMar. 11, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-NYC-001Emergency Executive Order No. 98Declaration of Local State of EmergencyMayor Bill de BlasioNew York CityCityMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-014Emergency Executive Order No. 212Declaration Extending Local State of Emergency (thirty days)Mayor Bill de BlasioNew York CityCityJune 26, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-005Emergency Executive Order No. 102Extension and amendment of EEOs 99-101: closure of museums, all gyms and fitness classes, mall common areas, personal-care establishments…Mayor Bill de BlasioNew York CityCityMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-006Emergency Executive Order No. 103Extension of EEO 102; 100 percent in-person workforce reduction for non-essential businesses and not-for-profits; closure of mall common…Mayor Bill de BlasioNew York CityCityMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-045Order Regarding COVID-19 Health and Safety Requirements for Schools (rescinding the November 5, 2020 Order and the January 19, 2021 Modification Order)Rescission of the non-public and charter school requirements order following NYSDOH's April 9, 2021 three-foot distancing updateCommissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.New York CityCityMay 10, 20212021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-061Fall 2021 Reopening Plans (vaccination mandate for students attending in person; face coverings; testing for unvaccinated employees) (August 2021)Vaccination required of all students attending in-person classes for fall 2021 (FDA approval Aug. 23, 2021 triggered the deadline), with…CUNY Board of Trustees and ChancellorCity University of New York; State and city levelCityAug. 16, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source