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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-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-048Governor's press release, 'Governor Cuomo Announces New York City Subway Will Resume 24 Hour Service Beginning May 17' (May 3, 2021)Restoration of 24-hour subway service May 17, 2021, ending the overnight closure begun May 6, 2020; coincides with lifting of the State's 12…Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityNew York City (subway system)StateMay 3, 20212021 Q2Travel and quarantineCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
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. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-016Recovering, Rebuilding, and Renewing: The Spirit of New York's Schools - Reopening Guidance (July 16, 2020)Reopening guidance for the 2020-21 school year: mandatory plan elements (health checks, distancing, face coverings, cleaning…New York State Education Department (Interim Commissioner Shannon Tahoe) and the Board of Regents (Chancellor Betty A. Rosa)New York State Education Department and Board of Regents; State levelStateJuly 16, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary 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-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-089MTA press release, Aug. 18, 2020: front-door boarding and fare collection resume on all local and SBS buses Aug. 31, 2020; rear-door boarding had been implemented Mar. 23, 2020; polycarbonate operator barriers on 4,800 local buses; seat behind the operator blocked; forgone bus fares of $159 million; Bridge and Tunnel Officers and EAGLE teams to enforce fare payment and mask requirementMTA Announces Front-Door Boarding and Fare Collection to Resume on All Local and SBS Buses Beginning Monday, August 31Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); New York City Transit; MTA Bus CompanyNew York (New York City; all MTA local and Select Bus Service buses)StateAug. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary 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-047MTA press release, 'MTA Welcoming Riders to Subway with Increased Overnight Service Beginning Early Tomorrow Morning' (Feb. 21, 2021), describing the nightly subway closure since May 6, 2020 and its reduction to 2 a.m.-4 a.m. from Feb. 22, 2021Nightly closure of the New York City subway, 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. from May 6, 2020, reduced to 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. from Feb. 22, 2021Metropolitan Transportation Authority (with the Governor's direction of Apr. 30, 2020)New York City (subway system)Sector regulatorFeb. 21, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-06-018Executive Order No. 205Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in New YorkGovernor Andrew M. CuomoNew YorkStateJune 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary 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-046MTA press release, 'MTA Announces Increased Mask Enforcement Throughout the System' (Sept. 22, 2021), describing the $50 mask fine in force since Sept. 14, 2020 and the federal mask requirementMask requirement and $50 fine on subways, buses, commuter railroads and paratransit; enforcement stepped up Sept. 23, 2021Metropolitan Transportation Authority (State public authority; transit agency)New York City metropolitan area (MTA New York City Transit, MTA Bus, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North, paratransit)Sector regulatorSept. 22, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NY-042Executive Order No. 202.96Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster EmergencyGovernor Andrew M. CuomoNew YorkStateFeb. 26, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. NY-050Executive Order No. 202.61Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster EmergencyGovernor Andrew M. CuomoNew YorkStateSept. 9, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NY-035Executive Order No. 202.60Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster EmergencyGovernor Andrew M. CuomoNew YorkStateSept. 4, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary 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. MET-NYC-009Emergency Executive Order No. 141Hotels, motels, inns, short-term rentals and temporary lodging businesses required to verify completion of the State Traveler Health Form by…Mayor Bill de BlasioNew York CityCityAug. 18, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-012Emergency Executive Order No. 159Declaration Extending Local State of Emergency; restatement of the hotel and short-term-rental Traveler Health Form requirementMayor Bill de BlasioNew York CityCityNov. 3, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-013Emergency Executive Order No. 203Extension of EEOs 201-202; revocation of EEO 137 (boundary checkpoints) and EEO 141 ss. 1-2 (hotel Traveler Health Form requirement)Mayor Bill de BlasioNew York CityCityMay 22, 20212021 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-042Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Revising the Effective Date for Required COVID-19 Vaccination of Department of Education Employees, Contractors, Visitors and OthersProof-of-vaccination deadline moved from September 27 to October 1, 2021; visitors to DOE buildings must show one dose from October 4, 2021Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.New York CityCitySept. 28, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. NY-011Executive Order No. 202.4Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster EmergencyGovernor Andrew M. CuomoNew YorkStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Telework mandateSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-004Emergency Executive Order No. 101Ban on group riding (pooled or shared rides) in TLC-licensed high-volume for-hire vehicles; amendment of procurement suspensionMayor Bill de BlasioNew York CityCityMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read