Serrano to Join Local 802 AFM Townhall
Today, State Senator José Serrano (D-Manhattan, Bronx) will be joining the Local 802 American Federation of Musicians (AFM) for a virtual townhall meeting.
Local 802 is one of the largest local unions for professional musicians in the world. The meeting will brief attendees on the current state of the union, and answer both live and pre-submitted questions. Meanwhile, Serrano will be presenting testimony on how the pandemic has affected musicians and other artists across New York.
The event will take place today at 2 p.m. To RSVP, click here.
Levine to Host Discussion on Confronting the Second Wave
Tonight, Councilmember Mark Levine (D-Manhattan Valley, Manhattanville) will be hosting a virtual discussion on the second wave of COVID-19 in the City.
The discussion is part of Levine’s weekly “The New New York” Q&A series. He will join Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dave A. Chokshi and COVID-19 Test and Trace Corps Executive Director Ted Long to answer questions about what we can expect and what we should to to prepare.
The event will take place tonight from 5-6 p.m. To RSVP, click here.
Rivera to Host Discussion on COVID-19 and Domestic Violence
Today, Councilmember Carlina Rivera (D-East Village, Gramercy Park) will be hosting a Facebook live discussion on domestic violence in the COVID-19 era.
Rivera will be joined by representatives from the Violence Intervention Program (VIP Mujeres), an organization dedicated to helping Latina victims of domestic violence. Together, they will share information on the resources available to abuse survivors during the pandemic.
The event will take place tonight from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. at facebook.com/councilmembercarlinarivera.
James Stops Three Amazon Sellers from Price Gouging Hand Sanitizer
Yesterday, New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) announced that she stopped three Amazon sellers from gouging consumers for hand sanitizer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Three sellers – Northwest-Lux, Mobile Rush and EMC – will be paying the state of New York more than $52,000 in penalties and reimbursing consumers more than $23,000.
“Price gouging on necessary consumer supplies during an unprecedented public health emergency is absolutely unconscionable and will not be tolerated,” said James. “Instead of ensuring individuals could protect themselves from the coronavirus, these businesses operated with dirty hands by charging exorbitant prices on hand sanitizer and other cleansing products. My office will continue to clean up this unlawful practice by using all of the tools at our disposal to prevent price gouging during this pandemic.”
Brewer, Hunts Point Merchants to Distribute Seasonal Produce
Today, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer (D) will be joining Hunts Point merchants to hand out fresh and seasonal produce just in time for Thanksgiving.
The giveaway is part of the annual “Hunts Point Gives Back” community event. Over the course of nine days, more than 25,000 pounds of fresh produce will be distributed throughout the five boroughs. Of those, more than 3,500 pounds will be donated to the local Manhattan community.
The event will take place today at 12:30 p.m. at 120th Street and Madison Avenue.
