New York City is set to enter phase two of its economic recovery from the new coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday — one day after some initial confusion and being beaten to the punch by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Phase two officially begins Monday, exactly two weeks after the city became New York’s […]
Starting today, workers will begin returning to New York City’s construction sites after a months-long coronavirus moratorium. Between 200,000 and 400,000 people are expected to return to work as New York City enters Phase I of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s reopening plan. Much of the rest of the state has already entered Phase II or will do […]
It’s not the New York welcome travelers are used to — passengers flying in from states now considered COVID-19 hotspots will receive a reminder of the new quarantine rules to keep infection rates here low. “They just made an announcement on the PA about how New York says you need to isolate if you are […]
New York City, once the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., has entered its second phase of a four part reopening to tentatively restart the city’s economy. Since late March, New York has been all but paralyzed under the novel coronavirus pandemic with more than 209,000 confirmed cases across the boroughs and over […]
Spending for U.S. construction projects dropped a smaller than expected 2.9% in April, the Commerce Department said Monday. Analysts polled by MarketWatch had forecast a 6.8% plunge due to the coronavirus pandemic. Residential construction sank 4.5% in April, but spending on construction projects outside the housing sector fell a much smaller 1.8%. Yet economists still […]
Construction Industry Loses 975,000 Jobs in April as Project Delays Grow Construction employment declined by 975,000 jobs in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The decline in construction jobs from March to April constituted nearly 13% of the industry’s employment and was by far the worst one-month decline ever, says Ken Simonson, chief […]
If New York City is allowed to begin reopening June 8 as Gov. Andrew Cuomo previously said, that does not mean everything returns to normal that day. In reality, entering Phase 1 is similar to the current situation, but it allows more businesses to participate. “Remember that reopening does not mean that we’re going back to […]
Protests against police brutality could give coronavirus a chance to come roaring back, Gov. Cuomo warned Monday. The demonstrations that have rocked New York City and other cities in the wake of the death of George Floyd “could potentially be infecting hundreds and hundreds of people, after everything that we have done,” the governor said. […]
