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Cuomo: Moratorium on COVID-19-related evictions will be extended until Aug. 20

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Fri, May 8th 2020 01:20 pm

State is banning late payments or fees for missed rent payments during eviction moratorium and allowing renters facing financial hardship to use security deposit as payment

$25 million Nourish New York initiative has helped nearly 50 food banks, more than 2,100 New York Farms & more than 20,000 households across state

Results of state's antibody testing survey of health care workers show infection rate among health care workers is about the same or lower than general population

•Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday announced the state's moratorium on COVID-related residential or commercial evictions will be extended for an additional 60 days, until Aug. 20. The governor also announced the state is banning late payments or fees for missed rent payments during the eviction moratorium, and allowing renters facing financial hardship due to COVID-19 to use their security deposit as payment and repay their security deposit over time.

"During these incredibly difficult and stressful times, we must protect New Yorkers who are facing financial hardships due to COVID-19," Cuomo said. "The majority of people in the state live paycheck to paycheck, and all of a sudden the paychecks have stopped for these individuals but the rent bill keeps coming in. In March we issued a moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions, and we are going to extend that moratorium until Aug. 20 to provide some relief to those New Yorkers who are struggling."

•Cuomo announced the state's $25 million Nourish New York Initiative has purchased food and products from more than 2,100 New York farms and provided support to nearly 50 food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries to date. Within the next week, more than 20,000 households across the state will receive Nourish New York products. First announced by the governor on April 27, the Nourish New York Initiative provides relief by purchasing food and products from Upstate farms and directs them to the populations who need them most through New York's network of food banks. The state is also asking any philanthropies or foundations that would like to help the state's food banks to contact [email protected].

•The governor revealed the results of state's antibody testing survey of health care workers. The survey tested approximately 27,000 employees from 25 downstate health care facilities and found the infection rate among health care workers is about the same or lower than the infection rate of the general population.

√ 6.8% of health care workers in Westchester County tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, compared to 13.8% of the general population in Westchester County

√ 12.2% of health care workers in New York City tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, compared to 19.9% of the general population in New York City

√ 11.1% of health care workers on Long Island tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, compared to 11.4% of the general population on Long Island

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