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Morris Park Business Improvement District
Newsletter Year II, Issue 13 - Aug 13, 2021
1,Vaccination proof required for indoor dining starting August 16, 2021
2.East Bronx pilot shared e-scooter program starting August 17, 2021
3. State Excluded Employees Fund- Applications Now Open!
4. Morris Park's Van Nest Auto Parts on Bronx News 12
5. NY Parks Cultural Programming at Loreto Playground
6. Morris Park Business Tour with AM Fernandez
7. Yemeni American Day Parade
8. Welcome to our new Morris Park business
9.Beautification and inter-agency work at the "Morris Park Community Garden"
10. News and Events of Community Interest
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NYC requiring proof of vaccination for indoor dining from August 16 |
The NYC Mayor announced that the City will require proof of vaccination for indoor dining, gyms and performance venues starting August 16, with enforcement to start on September 13, 2021. NYC launched the free app "NYC COVID SAFE" that captures an image of the vaccination card. NYS has been operating the "NYS Excelsior Pass Wallet" app, that checks vaccination status against NY State databases. Both apps are free and will be accepted as proof of vaccination.
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East Bronx shared e-scooter program launches on August 17 |
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All information and photos courtesy of the DOT: The NYC DOT announced the official launch of the city’s e-scooter pilot in the East Bronx. Bird, Lime and Veo will bring up to 3,000 e-scooters to the area during Phase 1 starting Tuesday, 8/17, with an increase to as many as 6,000 in the second phase next year. Safety for all road users is NYC DOT’s #1 priority: New users must complete an in-app safety training & pass a safety quiz. They must also complete ‘Beginner Mode’ wherein the first 3 trips are a slower speed & cannot occur overnight/in darkness. More information available here
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The New York State Excluded Workers Fund |
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The NY State Excluded Workers Fund provides payment to workers with low income who have lost income due to COVID and who are not eligible for Unemployment Insurance due to immigration status or other factors. How it works:
- This is a one time payment for New Yorkers who lost income during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Application forms will not include questions about citizenship or immigration status.
- You must currently live in New York State and must have lived here before March 27, 2020.
- There are 2 Tiers of compensation based on the documents that you can provide.
- Tier 1 can provide up to $15,600 in benefits (minus taxes).
- Tier 2 can provide up to $3,200 in benefits (minus taxes).
- Benefits will be paid by direct deposit, cash card, check, or another payment method.
You may be eligible for the Excluded Workers Fund if you can answer yes to all of these questions:
- Do you currently live in New York State and have you lived here before March 27, 2020?
- Did you lose at least 50% of your weekly work income, or total household income at any time between February 23, 2020 and April 1, 2021 for reasons including:
- losing your job?
- losing hours at your job?
- being unable to work because of illness from the virus?
- or did you become responsible for most of your household’s income due to the death or disability of the head of your household?
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Are you not eligible for Unemployment Insurance (UI) (or any of the pandemic extensions of UI) due to your citizenship status?
- Have you earned less than $26,208 in the 12 months before April 2021?
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Morris Park's Van Nest Auto featured on Bronx News12 as winner of the "2021 NY State Empire Business Award" from Senator Gustavo Rivera |
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Van Nest Auto Parts, a Morris Park family business for over 92 years and across 4 family generations and recipient of the 2021 Empire Business Award from Senator Gustavo Rivera was featured on News12 The Bronx. Check here this insightful piece by News 12 The BronxMarisa Marcellino Congratulations!
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NYC Parks Cultural Programming at Loreto Programming |
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Thank you to the Bronx NYC Parks & Recreation Department for bringing arts, culture and fun series to Loreto Park this past July. It has been a pleasure working together this past month. The Morris Park community celebrated the last event of the series this past Wednesday with some arts & crafts & pizza! Special thanks to NYPD 49 Precinct Youth Coordination Officer Michelle Fernandez and her Explorers team for the special appearances! And last but not least, thanks Emilio's of Morris Park for the yummy pizza 🍕
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Assembly Member Nathalia Fernandez meets with the Morris Park BID and visits small businesses on the commercial corridor
Thank you to Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez for visiting the commercial corridor and providing Morris Park businesses with information about the NY State Excluded Workers Fund. We visited We appreciate your sustained support for the Bronx small businesses!
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The Third Annual Yemeni-American Day Parade |
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The Bronx, glorious and proud in it's diversity, was in full display on Sunday August 1, 2021, celebrating the 3rd edition of the Yemeni American Parade on Morris Park. MPBID had a presence at the event offering goodie bags to chidren, snacks, arts and crafts. Special thanks to the Bronx Muslim Center and Yahay Obeid for bringing this celebration back to the Bronx! It was a great joy to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of our unique borough that is The Bronx! |
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Welcome to new storefronts in Morris Park: Lu-Mi Nails opens at 1050 Morris Park Ave and Toni Andri Salon opens at 931 Morris Park Avenue |
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Lu-Mi Nails relocated to a larger location, and opened up at 1050 Morris Park Avenue. Congratulations! |
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New ownership took over at 931 Morris Park Avenue, where a beautiful new salon opened. Welcome to Toni Andri Salon! |
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Beautification and infrastructure improvements for the "Morris Park Community Garden" - thank you DEP! |
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The MPBID is conveying a big THANK YOU to DEP for reaching out and donating perennial plants used to beautify the sidewalk at 1000 Sacket Ave in front of the Morris Park Community Garden. We are grateful to Chris Woods for contacting us and organizing the plants transport to the location, and continuously helping us on a variety of projects.
Together with couple of hard working local volunteers we were able to beautify the sidewalk in front of the garden at 1000 Sacket Avenue, clean, plant over 2 days the donated plants, water the plants in several days.
Furthermore, upon consulting with the neighbors on that block and hearing their safety concerns (excessive littering, cars gathering at night, inappropriate behaviors, etc) MPBID informed the NYPD 49th Precinct. We also reached out to the DOT regarding lack of a light on the pole at Colden and Sacket. DOT conducted a study and approved installation of a light to improve safety conditions in front of the garden. We will continue working with the volunteer group and with all agencies on the ground to enhance this space for the community. MPBID will also explore options to create water access to the garden, along with repairs of the sidewalk, in collaboration with all partners. Once again special thanks to DEP and Chris Woods for the partnership!
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NYPD 49th Precinct Neighborhood Coordination Officers contacts
Sign up for the NYPD 49th Precinct email notification list: Businesses that would like to be added to the NYPD 49th Precinct email notification list, please send your information (business name, contact person and email) to one of the emails above, to receive direct notifications from NYPD.
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Morris Park Business Improvement District
morrisparkbid.org
966 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY US 10462
Morris Park Avenue News, Year II, Issue 13, August 13, 2021
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