If we have learned anything at this point it's that governments aren't prepared for this, so waiting for their word means next to nothing to me.
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If we have learned anything at this point it's that governments aren't prepared for this, so waiting for their word means next to nothing to me.
John Jay closed, Brooklyn College sent out an email like "y'all can do classes online", just a matter of time until all CUNY campuses stop fucking around and close for a bit.
Super stupid that companies are also hemming and hawing about working from home if they have the capability. That said...I gotta say, the subways not being overcrowded isn't so bad!
Super stupid that companies are also hemming and hawing about working from home if they have the capability. That said...I gotta say, the subways not being overcrowded isn't so bad!
Damn. How will that even work for some of the classes like sculpture? Or model heavy visual classes? Not that they have any choice. That's a lot of tuition to pay to end up getting subpar courses.
So we have a trip to NY on March 25th to April 3rd. My girlfriend is really tempted to cancel. We have several non-refundable items (hotel nights, play tickets to Dear Evan Hansen, Eleven Madison Park reservations, etc - all pretty expensive items). What's driving it is my girlfriend has a performance at Carnegie Hall - I got front row so hopefully reducing exposure. I personally think we're just at risk staying in Vancouver being active doing things as doing things in NY.
We're flying business class with sleeping pods to NY so that limits our exposure too. And have n95 masks / hand sanitizers to avoid touching face.
Any NYers thoughts?
We're flying business class with sleeping pods to NY so that limits our exposure too. And have n95 masks / hand sanitizers to avoid touching face.
Any NYers thoughts?
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John Jay closed for only one day though. I think Baruch College has also moved to online classes this week.
Queens College is acting like nothing has happened.
It is a tough call because a lot can change in two weeks.
Ryan Struyk on Twitter
“US coronavirus cases so far in March via @CNN: 3/1 - 89 cases 3/2 - 105 cases 3/3 - 125 cases 3/4 - 159 cases 3/5 - 227 cases 3/6 - 331 cases 3/7 - 444 cases 3/8 - 564 cases 3/9 - 728 cases 3/10 - 1,000 cases”
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Have you tried calling those places for a refund because of the corona virus?
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I have a trip in September, Vancouver to New York, and am thinking the same thing. It's a ways off so I have some time to see where things shake out, but similar situation in that we have broadway tix purchased, our plane tickets are technically non-refundable because they're cheap seats, etc.
They gonna be waiting a long time. Do they even report to them?
Just read up on it, so it may not be. So i dunno what's up with their slow response.
I'm flying from March 22-28. Staying in PA but planning on visiting Manhattan for a couple of days. Also, going to AEW Dynamite on Newark on the 25th. My wife is getting pretty fucking nervous about it all (she's too gullible and gets her info from paranoid Facebook posts). I'll keep monitoring the situation and if it gets out of control, I'll have to cancel and lose a couple of thousand bucks. 😐
I am not an New Yorker but I am flying to NY for spring break (same period as you) and dropped non refundable money on a hotel. Really can't afford to be throwing away that much, so I'll need to go through with it I think. Not that I don't want to, but it's slowed my planning for sure. I got a few concert/museum tickets but have stopped looking into it for now.
CUNY and SUNY moving to online classes 3/19
Just announced, all CUNY and SUNY schools shifting to online classes.
lol on the 19th, but it does look like it's the state that determines what happens with cuny/suny
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I'm wondering how they are handling midterms. I have four exams that are upcoming starting next week.
They're gonna have to make exceptions for a bunch of different courses.
I would hope HS and college kids cancel their debauchery trips for spring break but I anticipate significant numbers of infected.
Took CUNY far too long. Such an embarrassment smfh. Yet most of us are used to how they handle anything. Especially closings or crisis
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The City University of New York on Twitter
“All CUNY schools will have a five-day instructional recess March 12-18. There will be no physical classes on campus. Students and faculty will be working on getting ready to have classes delivered via distance-learning for the remainder of the Spring semester. (1/4)”
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Yep, we were just told. I'm getting all my classes set up for online now. It's not a huge amount of work for me because I already teach those classes in an online-only format, so I just have to move the appropriate learning modules over.
NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade postponed; Cuomo cites coronavirus concerns
The luck of the Irish is on hold. Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday night announced organizers of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade had agreed to postpone the 258-year-old event march out of concerns about …
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St Patrick's Day parade cancelled.
About time, considering how other cities have cancelled their parades.
Pittsburgh too.NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade postponed; Cuomo cites coronavirus concerns
The luck of the Irish is on hold. Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday night announced organizers of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade had agreed to postpone the 258-year-old event march out of concerns about …
St Patrick's Day parade cancelled.
About time, considering how other cities have cancelled their parades.
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Pittsburgh cancels St. Patrick’s Day Parade because of coronavirus
Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick's Day Parade has been cancelled because of concerns over the coronavirus, the city announced Wednesday.
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Dolan and the MSG group were the only holdouts that wanted the NBA season to resume.
I think events in their arenas will have to be shut down by the Mayors office.
