THE CITY CLERK
OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Pursuant to provisions of Section 25(b)(1) of the Charter of the City of New
York, notice is hereby given that a special election will be held in the
Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings on, Tuesday, April 28, 2020,
between the hours of 6:00 AM and 9:00 PM for the purpose of electing a
candidate for the 37th Councilmanic District. Only registered voters in this
district are eligible to vote.
For any information on whether you are eligible to vote or where your poll site
is located, please call (212) V-0-T-E-N-Y-C. TDD for the hearing-impaired is
(212) 487-5496.
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The fi rst person in New York City has died from coronavirus at Wyckoff Medical Center in
Bushwick. Google Maps
Senior becomes
fi rst coronavirus
death in NYC
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
An elderly woman has died from
coronavirus in Brooklyn, becoming
the first fatality from the novel infection
in New York City.
“The patient, an elderly woman
with advanced emphysema, was admitted
to the hospital last week as
one of our first cases, and had been
in critical condition ever since,”
said Mayor Bill de Blasio in a statement.
“We’ve known from the outset
that these people are the most at
risk in this pandemic, and today’s
news is a sad confirmation of that
reality.”
The 82-year-old woman, who died
late on March 13 at Wyckoff Medical
Center in Bushwick, had been suffering
emphysema — a lung disease
typically associated with smoking.
Governor Andrew Cuomo reiterated
that senior citizens with underlying
health issues are at the
highest risk of suffering serious or
fatal complications from coronavirus
— just as they are with the common
flu.
“If you were to ask the Health Department
how many people in their
80s who had an underlying respiratory
illness and contracted f lu who
passed, my guess is that would be in
the dozens,” Cuomo said at a media
conference call. “It’s normally not
just the f lu that kills you … This virus
is basically pneumonia.”
The number of confirmed cases
continues to grow, with 1,871 cases
reported in New York City as of
Wednesday.
New York State now leads the
nation with the most cases, as the
number surpasses 2,382, according
to the governor.
Cuomo said that he expects the
number of infected patients to climb
considerably as auto-testing kicks
into high gear in the week ahead
— making detection more widely
available.
“We believe there are thousands
of people who have coronavirus,
maybe tens of thousands who have
it,” the governor observed. “Maybe,
there were tens of thousands who
had it and never realized it, and resolved
from it.”
Testing had been a bottle-neck
for combating the virus as access
to tests remained limited, which
health expert believe keppt the
number of cases artificially low —
as some young people contract minor
cases and feel limited symptoms,
but still pass it on to others,
including more vulnerable older
people.
— Additional reporting by Aidan
Graham
NOTICE OF A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING of the Franchise and Concession Review Committee and the New York
City Department of Parks and Recreation to be held on April 6, 2020 at 22 Reade Street, Spector Hall, Borough
of Manhattan, commencing at 2:30 p.m. relative to:
INTENT TO AWARD as a concession for the operation, maintenance and management of a year-round tennis
facility at the Parade Ground, Prospect Park, Brooklyn for a fifteen (15) year term, with three (3) one-year renewal
options, to Prospect Park Alliance, Inc. Compensation to the City will be as follows: for each operating year of
the license, Prospect Park Alliance, Inc. shall pay the City a fee consisting of the higher of a guaranteed minimum
annual fee versus 10% of Gross Receipts. When Gross Receipts exceed $3.3M for any given year PPA will pay
15% of Gross Receipts. The Minimum Annual Fee for each operating year are as follows: Year 1: $270,000; Year
2: $275,400; Year 3: $280,908; Year 4: $286,526; Year 5: $292,257; Year 6: 298,102; Year 7: $304,064; Year 8:
$310, 145; Year 9: $316,348; Year 10: $322,675; Year 11: $329,128; Year 12: $335,711; Year 13: $342,425; Year
14: $349,274; Year 15: $356,259; Year 16 (Renewal Option 1): $363,384; Year 17 (Renewal Option 2): $370,652;
Year 18 (Renewal Option 3): $378,065
A draft copy of the agreement may be reviewed or obtained at no cost, commencing Monday, March 16, 2020
through Monday, April 6, 2020, between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm, excluding weekends and holidays at the
NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, located at 830 Fifth Avenue, Room 313, New York, NY 10065.
This location is accessible to individuals using wheelchairs or other mobility devices. For further information on
accessibility or to make a request for accommodations, such as sign language interpretation services, please
contact the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services (MOCS) via e-mail at DisabilityAffairs@mocs.nyc.gov or via phone
at (212) 788-0010. Any person requiring reasonable accommodation for the public hearing should contact MOCS
at least three (3) business days in advance of the hearing to ensure availability.
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