Bronx cultural hubs take precautions amidst COVID-19
BY KYLE VUILLE
With almost an entire city on lockdown
to mitigate the spreading of COVID-19, most
major Bronx cultural institutes have followed
suit.
In the past week, the federal, state, and
city offi cials have declared state of emergencies,
deeming the opening of schools,
restaurants, theaters, and gatherings over
50 people forbidden.
On Sunday, March 15, the executive director
of Communications for the Wildlife
Conservation Society, Max Pulsinelli released
a statement regarding closures of
their partnered facilities throughout NYC.
“The Wildlife Conservation Society is
temporarily closing the Bronx Zoo, Central
Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo
and New York Aquarium, effective Monday,
March 16,” Pulsinelli said. “Our fi ve parks
will be closed and education and public programs
will be cancelled until further notice.”
Another cultural hub for the Bronx, the
New York Botanical Garden, also temporarily
closed effective Sunday, March 15, delaying
the upcoming Orchid Show and other
scheduled events and group programs.
A statement on the NYBG’s webpage
read: “All events and programs, including
The Orchid Show, remain suspended
through March 31, and we may extend this
timeframe if necessary.”
The Bronx Museum of the Arts closed
its doors Friday, March 13 due to the growing
concerns on COVID-19.
According to the statement on the museum’s
website, interim director Klaudio
Rodriguez said there are no known cases of
the coronavirus among the museum staff.
Rodriguez also said in the statement, the
museum staff will continue their efforts
to deep-clean the facility during its time of
closure.
Lehman College’s Center for Performing
Arts is taking one of the biggest hits,
according to the executive director Eva
Bornstein.
“It’s not up to us,” Bornstein said. “The
government has ordered all theaters, restaurants
and schools to be closed.”
Bornstein said the orders came down
the chain of command from the governor
to CUNY’s chancellor to the school’s president.
Bronx Times spoke to Bornstein on
Monday, March 16 via a telephone call, to
fi nd Bornstein like most Lehman staff,
working remotely.
Bornstein said the center has contacted
producers and perform
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