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Cuomo, pointing finger at Orthodox community, will shut down schools in virus hotspots

JL;DR SUMMARY New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced closures of schools in COVID-19 hotspot ZIP codes, many with significant Orthodox Jewish populations, amid a spike in coronavirus cases. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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New YorkMask MandatesOrthodox Jewish CommunityHasidic JewsAndrew CuomoCoronavirusSchool ClosuresReligious GatheringsCovid 19 HotspotsCommunity Compliance

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New York City, New York, United States
"The challenge came after the governor announced that, effective Tuesday, he was shutting down all schools, private and public, in nine New York City ZIP codes that have seen spikes in positive coronavirus tests."
New Rochelle, New York, United States
"He pointed to the earliest hotspot in New York, and in the country an Orthodox synagogue in New Rochelle, N.Y. which led to dozens of cases of COVID-19, and seeded an early and devastating spike in cases of the disease in Orthodox communities across the New York City area."
Kiryas Joel, New York, United States
"Apparently the picture @NYGovCuomo put up in his presentation today of a recent large gathering in Satmar Kiryas Joel is from 2006 the funeral of Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum in Kiryas Joel! pic.twitter.com/CxGtHhyZUj Jacob Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) October 5, 2020"
Borough Park, New York, United States
"The neighborhoods in de Blasios proposal include the Hasidic hub of Borough Park, and the South Brooklyn neighborhoods of Gravesend, Midwood and Sheepshead Bay, which have large Orthodox populations but are otherwise diverse areas."
Gravesend, New York, United States
"The neighborhoods in de Blasios proposal include the Hasidic hub of Borough Park, and the South Brooklyn neighborhoods of Gravesend, Midwood and Sheepshead Bay, which have large Orthodox populations but are otherwise diverse areas."
Midwood, New York, United States
"The neighborhoods in de Blasios proposal include the Hasidic hub of Borough Park, and the South Brooklyn neighborhoods of Gravesend, Midwood and Sheepshead Bay, which have large Orthodox populations but are otherwise diverse areas."
Sheepshead Bay, New York, United States
"The neighborhoods in de Blasios proposal include the Hasidic hub of Borough Park, and the South Brooklyn neighborhoods of Gravesend, Midwood and Sheepshead Bay, which have large Orthodox populations but are otherwise diverse areas."
Kew Gardens, New York, United States
"The plan also includes Kew Gardens, in Queens, another diverse area with a sizable Orthodox community."
East Midwood, New York, United States
"He showed the location of positive coronavirus tests by address in the 11210 ZIP code, which includes East Midwood, a heavily Orthodox area, and Flatbush, which has a large Black community."
Flatbush, New York, United States
"He showed the location of positive coronavirus tests by address in the 11210 ZIP code, which includes East Midwood, a heavily Orthodox area, and Flatbush, which has a large Black community."

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