The number of deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. has fallen in recent weeks to the lowest level since late March, even as states increasingly reopen for business. But scientists are deeply afraid the trend may be about to reverse itself. “For now, it’s too soon to be reassured that deaths are going down and everything’s OK,” said Dr. Cyrus Shahpar of Resolve to Save Lives, a nonprofit organization that works to prevent epidemics. Deaths from COVID-19 across the country are down to about 680 a day, compared with around 960 two weeks ago, according to an Associated Press analysis of data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The analysis looked at a seven-day rolling average of deaths through Wednesday.

CBS reporter Rich Lamm asked NYC mayor DeBlasio about the insane spike in illegal fireworks being shot off around all parts of NYC the past few weeks. According to the NY Daily News, data from 311 shows that a whopping 1,249 complaints about illegal firework usage was made between June 1 and June 14. That’s compared to a mere 21 complaints during the same period last year. Listen to the Mayor’s response below:
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The Association of Jewish Camp Operators, whose members run dozens of summer camps, has just filed a lawsuit against NY Governor Cuomo following his decision to forbid overnight summer camps from opening this season.

The video below is graphic, but miraculously, those injured suffered minor scratches and bruises. Shocking dashcam video shows the moment a car plowed through pedestrians at a Bronx intersection on Wednesday before crashing onto a sidewalk. The chaotic crash happened near Jerome Avenue and East Fordham in Fordham Heights around 12 p.m. Video of the crash from a driver’s dashcam shows the white sedan speeding through the intersection as pedestrians and a cyclist cross the street. The sedan then comes to a halt on a sidewalk after slamming into a parked vehicle and then a vendors cart. FDNY says that six people suffered minor injuries in the incident.

An inmate scaled a fence and tried to escape from New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex on Thursday but was captured, jail officials said. City Department of Correction spokesperson Peter Thorne said in a statement that a detainee climbed a recreation yard fence at about 12:30 p.m. and ran toward the shoreline. Thorne said the person was promptly apprehended by correction officers. The spokesperson did not confirm reports that two inmates tried to escape from the jail complex and that one was seen swimming toward LaGuardia Airport. Thursday’s incident followed the embarrassing revelation Wednesday that a Rikers inmate spent more than 90 minutes streaming video on Facebook from inside the sprawling lockup. (AP / YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed Thursday that New York City will start Phase 2 of its reopening on Monday. Phase 2 includes offices; Playground, in-store retail; outdoor dining; hair salons and barbershops; real estate; vehicle sales leases and rentals; commercial building management; and retail rental, repair and cleaning. An estimated 150,000 to 300,000 workers will return to work under Phase 2, de Blasio said. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

A rent freeze has been approved for rent-stabilized apartments in New York City. On Wednesday night, the Rent Guidelines Board passed the proposal with a 6-3 vote. Rents will now be frozen on one-year leases and the first year of two-year leases. During the second year of two-year agreements, landlords can bump rent up 1%. This rent freeze is the third in six and a half years. The changes go into effect Oct. 1 and will last until September 2021. Mayor Bill de Blasio released the following statement in response to the vote: “Renters have never faced hardship like this. They desperately need relief and that’s why we fought for this rent freeze. Now, more renters than ever before will get help keeping a roof over their heads.

New York City is on track to open more businesses and could enter the second phase of reopening Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. Cuomo, a Democrat, said the state Department of Health reported 17 coronavirus-related deaths in hospitals and nursing homes Tuesday. He also pointed to the gradual decline in rates of individuals testing positive: fewer than 1% of results for roughly 60,000 individuals tested Tuesday for COVID-19 were positive. “This is one of the best days for New York since we have started this long journey into a dark night,” Cuomo said. The official coronavirus death toll includes at least 24,600 statewide and at least an additional 2,600 deaths in New York City, though officials have said the actual death toll is likely much higher.

Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein today released a video calling into question Governor Cuomo’s re-opening plan of New York State. Assemblyman Eichenstein tells all those frustrated, “you’re 100% right. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s re-opening plan is completely inconsistent and makes no sense at all.” Eichenstein encourages all of his constituents to call Governor Cuomo at (518) 474 8390. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

New York’s governor signed an executive order Wednesday recognizing Juneteenth as a paid holiday for state employees to commemorate the emancipation of slaves in the U.S. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he will propose legislation next year making June 19 a permanent state holiday. Such a bill is already before the legislature. “It is a day we should all reflect upon. It is a day that is especially relevant in this moment in history,” Cuomo said. Several states already observe Juneteenth, which has its historical roots in Texas, the first state to make it a state holiday in 1980. President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was effective Jan. 1, 1863, but the news took time to travel.