Biden leads in presidential election – for now! Vol. 55 No. 45
Saturday, November 7, 2020
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And a look at winners so far in Bronx races
Joe Biden – 253 electoral votes Donald Trump – 214 electoral votes *As of press time Friday BY TORIEA McCAUSELAND
Three days have passed since Election Day, and still no declaration of the winner in the race to 270 electoral votes to take the White House. Election night turned into election week as millions worldwide await final votes declaring who will serve the U.S. for the next four years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and what some might deem as a surging second wave, millions of Americans exercised their right to vote via absentee ballot for the first time – delaying the counting of votes after polls closed on Tuesday night, Nov. 3, Joe Biden 2020. It has been a couple of long days of vote counting in counties and states throughout the nation, sprinkled with legal battles being played out in courtrooms and even a Supreme Court threat from the sitting US President while the country anxiously awaits the outcome of the 2020 campaign. Although Biden wins the overall popularity contest, with over 70 million
New guidelines may allow certain travelers to test out of COVID quarantine Travelers or those planning to host family or friends from out-of-state as the holiday season draws closer will now have a path that allows them to avoid the entire 14-day quarantine process upon arriving in New York. According to an announcement last week from Governor Andrew Cuomo, there will be new guidelines implemented that may allow certain travelers to test-out of quarantine. Notably, people traveling from states that share a border with New York are exempt from the travel advisory, as well as essential workers. “Travel has become an issue – the rest of the states pose a threat. We’re going to a new plan given the changing facts, and the experts suggest we shift to a BY BRANDON ORTIZ
votes, both candidates need 270 electoral votes to be the next US President. With several battleground states like Georgia, Nevada, and Pennsylvania still up for grabs as of press time yesterday, it’s still hard to tell who will be controlling the White House: President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden. As of Thursday, at 11 p.m., Trump led in results by a small margin in Georgia as over 3.9 million residents voted early in the battleground state with many mail-in ballots remaining to be counted. But by early Friday morning, with Georgia counting ballots throughout the night, Biden took the lead with over 1,000 votes. Outstanding ballots remaining to be counted as of early Friday morning Arizona – 263,000 Nevada – 190,150 Georgia – 10,000 North Carolina – 116,000 Pennsylvania – 160,000 The nail-biting results in the above battleground states can make or break the election for either candidate as all continue (Continued on page 2)
Zego app now available for download to your mobile devices BY ROZAAN BOONE
More than 7,000, or 38.16% of Co-op City households, are currently making their monthly maintenance or carrying charge payments online through the Zego website, up from approximately 26% pre-COVID,, and introduction of the Zego app may see that number go up as it becomes even easier for users to make their payments electronically. Zego, formerly known as PayLease, has now introduced an app which can be downloaded from the Apple Store on Apple devices such as iPhones and iPads, and from the GooglePlay Store for Android devices, making it even simpler for shareholders to log into their accounts and pay their carrying charges, especially while on the go. “With close to 40% of our shareholders utilizing our online payments processor, Zego, powered by PayLease, we encourage all shareholders to use it as well,” said Peter Merola, director, Riverbay Finance department. “It is safe, fast, and an easy way to make your monthly payment. In addition, users can even elect to have their payments help increase their credit score as that is also an available option. During these difficult times, we are continuing to identify ways to make shareholders’ payment experience with Riverbay seamless.” Use of the internet during the COVID-19 pandemic increased significantly as many non-essential businesses, including commercial and social entities, came to a grinding halt when stay-at-home orders were implemented (Continued on page 4)
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WE SAlutE OuR VEtERANS AND thANk thEM FOR thEiR SERViCE! Riverbay Corporation will be closed on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2020 in remembrance of Veterans Day. For emergency services, please call:
Maintenance: 718-320-3300, press option 2
Public Safety: 718-671-3050 See pg. 3 for information on Co-op City’s Veterans Day celebration.
Window for NYC public school students to switch to blended learning closes Nov. 15 BY BRANDON ORTIZ
Parents who previously opted for remote learning before this school year started have until the end of next week, November 15, to choose to put their child into blended learning instead. The New York City Department of Education has given parents this window of opportunity to opt back into blended learning and currently, according to the NYCDOE website, it is the only chance to do so for this academic year. For more information on how changing to blended learning will specifically affect a child’s schedule, parents should reach out to their child’s school directly. Parents who choose to opt back into blended learning can expect their child’s schedule to officially change the week of November 30 or the week of December 7, according to the information provided on the NYCDOE website. (Continued on page 3)