H. B. Cohancy

To strengthen & connect greater Howard Beach & surrounding areas - engaged & diverse communities with rich histories. Trying to do the right thing, now/future!

[Gigi A @gigi_nyc]

One of two American kestrels at Governors Island yesterday. #birdwatching #americankestrel #wildlife #birds #birdphotography

[The City Reporter @THECITYNY]

In the Nov. 2 election, not every Council race will be a cakewalk. In parts of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, we’ve got some nail-biters: https://t.co/sZEergd0zz

[amNewYork™ @amNewYork]

The city's continuing to prepare for a mass campaign to provide booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine to already fully-vaccinated New York City residents, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday morning. https://t.co/JzB5WZ2Ond

[Keith Powers @KeithPowersNYC]

572 days later. Carnegie Hall returns.

[Deborah Gieringer @debbgg]

Song Sparrow on his way elsewhere. [PP]

[Bronx Little Italy @BXLittleItaly]

Chef Roberto Paciullo was raised in Salerno (just south of Naples on the Gulf); “See, my father who was a chef, used to come home every day at 1pm and cook because we had eleven kids and then after he finished eating he used to put the spoon and the knife and fork on the table

[Manhattan Bird Alert @BirdCentralPark]

It's only October, but the Mallard mating ritual of "head-bobbing" has already begun—today on the Central Park Pool!

[Mark D. Levine @MarkLevineNYC]

One amazing feature of NYC's new door-to-door vax program for the homebound:

==> They will vaccinate all eligible members of the household, & home health aides, when the team comes to vaccinate the homebound person.

To sign up: https://t.co/Gc120agjw3 or call 877-VAX-4NYC.

[Mark D. Levine @MarkLevineNYC]

NEW: NYC is taking door-to-door vaccination for the homebound citywide. For seniors & those with disabilities.

Goal is to vaccinate entire homebound population by end of April.

To sign up: https://t.co/Gc120agjw3 or call 877-VAX-4NYC.

Uses J&J so only requires a single visit.

[Mark D. Levine @MarkLevineNYC]

40k new vaccine appointments just opened up at Javits Center!!

* Includes overnight shifts
* Open to all eligible NYers, now including aged 60+
* Book here: https://t.co/81L0a6Q9lF

[Amanda Mull @amandamull]

The Javits and Aqueduct vax centers just released like 70k new appointments starting next month https://t.co/UpkgDsNNC4

[Dr. Tom Frieden @DrTomFrieden]

When we do the right thing, Covid recedes. When we let down our guard, the virus takes advantage. Let's hang in there for a few more months so we can finally get control of the pandemic.

[Manhattan Bird Alert @BirdCentralPark]

The song of the Northern Cardinal male, heard throughout Central Park today.

[Dr. Tom Frieden @DrTomFrieden]

Mask mandates mean more of our economy opening, sooner.

[Bloomberg Opinion @opinion]

25-44 year-olds saw the biggest percentage increase in deaths from 2019 to 2020.

Only about 25% of that increase has been attributed so far to Covid, indicating that young adults have been subjected to a unique amount of stress this past year https://t.co/RwwkyX0YtY

[Bloomberg Opinion @opinion]

Suicide is a much bigger risk for teenagers and young adults than Covid has been.

The pandemic and its economic and social side effects have brought increased stress and thoughts of suicide, although evidence is mixed on whether actual suicides are up https://t.co/RwwkyX0YtY

[Bloomberg Opinion @opinion]

Another threat to children is the swimming pool. Only about 700 Americans drown in swimming pools every year.

That said, American toddlers are 10 times likelier to drown in a swimming pool than die of Covid-19. So close that pool gate people! https://t.co/RwwkyX0YtY

[Bloomberg Opinion @opinion]

The overall number isn’t the whole story. 81% of U.S. Covid fatalities have been people aged 65+.

There’s nothing unusual about this age profile — the different age groups’ share of Covid deaths is strikingly similar to their share of deaths, period https://t.co/RwwkyX0YtY

[Bloomberg Opinion @opinion]

At 500,000 and counting, U.S. Covid fatalities are now far higher than annual deaths from most of those other things.

They’re also higher than any short-term infectious outbreak since 1918, when around 675,000 people died — equivalent to 2.2 million today https://t.co/RwwkyX0YtY

[Elemental @elemental]

🧵New @CDCgov guidance says we should make our masks fit more snugly for added protection. They advise “knotting" and "tucking" the ear loops of a 3-ply mask.

@yeahyeahyasmin of Medium’s Coronavirus Blog takes you through the technique step-by-step: https://t.co/HCMJ9spFMl