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  • HEALTH and COVID-19 UPDATE: COVID TESTING SITES AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY for NYC EMPLOYEES
    New York City is offering no-cost, confidential COVID-19 testing exclusively for municipal employees, by appointment only. WorkWell NYC has nine testing sites (at least one in each borough at this time) available for City employees who have been exposed to COVID-19 but do not have symptoms. Click here for the complete list of testing sites and to schedule an appointment online. Any DC 37 member covered by the City’s health insurance can utilize these sites. You must wear a mask. Walk-ins are not allowed. Employees who have COVID-19 symptoms are encouraged to stay home and self-isolate. If you or a family member are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, contact your health care provider or visit nyc.gov/covidtest for testing. If you have any questions, please see the FAQs here, or contact your union rep or local president. Let’s all help stop the spread. ### ORDER FREE HOME COVID-19 TEST KITS, N95 MASKS Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order four free at-home antigen (not PCR) COVID-19 tests. Results are given within 30 minutes (no lab drop off required). You can order your free at-home COVID-19 test kits here or call 1-800-232-0233. Orders ship via USPS. The phone line is open from 8 a.m. [...] — Jan 24
  • Schumer, Torres Deliver $1 Billion in FEMA COVID Relief to NYC H+H
    By DIANE S. WILLIAMS After months of negotiations with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Congress Member Ritchie Torres delivered $1 billion emergency relief to New York City Health+Hospitals on Jan. 12, to cover the exorbitant costs of caring for patients during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. “This is great news. I leaned on FEMA and the White House. Our hospitals were getting stiffed,” Schumer said. “The rules didn’t make any sense.” Schumer announced the arrival of the $1 billion FEMA COVID-19 emergency reimbursement at a Jan. 5 press conference with Torres, Mayor Eric Adams, DC 37 leaders Carmen Charles and Anthony Wells, and NYC H+H top officials. Schumer appealed to President Biden to have FEMA release 100% of the much-needed reimbursement to NYC H+H, the nation’s largest public healthcare system, to cover the costs for COVID-19 care for patients, personal safety and respiratory equipment and additional staffing. The federal funds were tied up in bureaucratic red tape. In 2020, FEMA only sent NYC H+H $226 million, or about 25% of the funds it had requested, he said. “From the outset, I knew Senator Schumer and Congressman Torres were both committed to fighting for us to [...] — Jan 24
  • COVID TESTING SITES AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY for NYC EMPLOYEES
    New York City is now offering no cost COVID-19 testing exclusively for municipal employees, by appointment only. WorkWell NYC has nine testing sites (at least one in each borough at this time) available for City employees who have been exposed to COVID-19 but do not have symptoms. Click here for the complete list of testing sites and to schedule an appointment online. Walk-ins are not allowed. Employees who have COVID-19 symptoms are encouraged to stay home and self-isolate. If you or a family member are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, contact your health care provider or visit nyc.gov/covidtest for testing. If you have any questions, please contact your union rep or local president. Let’s all help stop the spread. — Jan 21
  • MELS TAX WEBINAR: WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26, 2022, 6 PM
    MELS, the union’s Municipal Employees Legal Services, will host a virtual tax webinar for members and retirees on WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26 at 6 PM. Tax experts will discuss what is income and what’s not; filing status, standard and itemized deductions, tax credits, tips, and more. To register, visit: https://ringcentr.al/3ydq7t1 or www.dc37mels.com. For more information, please call the MELS Screening Unit at 212.815.1111 or email: [email protected] — Jan 19
  • DC 37 NEWS, UPCOMING EVENTS and SERVICES YOU CAN USE
    MELS COVID-19 UPDATE: New York State Homeowners Assistance Fund – Up to $50,000 Available for Distressed Home, Coop and Condo Owners   Homeowners at risk of foreclosure or displacement due to a financial hardship suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for up to $50,000.00 through the New York State Homeowner Assistance Fund. Applications open as of January 3, 2022. To qualify you must be: Residing in the home, coop or condo; and Behind on mortgage payments; or Behind on coop maintenance charges or condo HOA fees; or Behind on property taxes, water or sewer bills; or In default on a reverse mortgage; or In forbearance Homeowner Assistance Funds can be used to: Pay off past due mortgage payments; or Partially pay down the principal mortgage amount in order to make monthly mortgage payments more affordable; or Pay off past due coop maintenance charges or condo HOA fees; or Pay off past due property taxes, sewage or water bills; or Pay future housing payments for up to six months if the applicant or an adult member of the household is currently unemployed or has exhausted unemployment benefits. There are income and other eligibility requirements. To apply [...] — Jan 18