"We've proven that we can do this safely, but I think everyone needs to understand what we're headed into, what the doctors are telling us, over the next couple of months. The head of the teachers unions is expressing some optimism that schools will be able to reopen again soon. However, schools are a microcosm of the city and students have to traverse through the city to get to school, so while that positivity rate is growing in the city, schools aren't immune from that, and keeping our word was very important to the mayor, and to myself," Carranza said.ĭuring an interview for Up Close with Bill Ritter, Carranza did not indicate that three percent threshold would change for schools. "The positivity rates at our schools are significantly lower than that of the city. Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza has said the goal is to reopen schools by next month, although there is no clear path to an agreement with the United Federation of Teachers union on establishing an in-school threshold for students to return.
#WILL NYC LOCKDOWN UPDATE#
"On schools, we will have an update before Thanksgiving, in the next few days, on the reopening plan and what it is going to take," de Blasio said. Meanwhile, New York City's entire public school system is closed for in-person learning through Thanksgiving. Governor Cuomo said he's not a prognosticator, but suggested parts of the city could face new restrictions if they are not careful over Thanksgiving.
Under state guidelines, New York City would need a 7-day 3% positivity rate for 10 straight days to move into the orange zone. But that is what is going to happen," he said. "I don't say that with anything but sorrow for the people who work in those places, the people who own those small businesses. Those restrictions will include closing indoor dining, gyms, and other things. By our own projections, based on the state data, that will happen soon after Thanksgiving, probably the first week of December," de Blasio said during a radio appearance. I've been very overt in the fact that the governor said an orange zone is coming. NEW YORK (WABC) - Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday again warned New York City is headed for new restrictions as data shows COVID-19 cases are still rising. Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday again warned New York City is headed for new restrictions as data shows COVID-19 cases are still rising.
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