What you need to know for Friday, April 3:
1: Per Mayor Steven Fulop, Jersey City has 902 confirmed coronavirus cases (up from 841) and 26 fatalities (up from 21).
2: Mayor Fulop announced a grant program to benefit local small businesses affected by the COVID-19 crisis. In a nutshell, if you’re eligible to receive the Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program, Jersey City will match it 100%. (The state grant maxes out at $5,000. With a 100% match from the city — small businesses could receive up to $10k total). The purpose of the state grant is to provide short-term, immediate payroll and working capital support to New Jersey small and medium sized enterprises. Business owners can apply for the state grant from April 3 at 9am ET till April 10. —Press release (PDF)
3: New Jersey currently has 25,590 (up from 22,255) positive COVID-19 cases with 537 deaths (up from 355) total. —NJ Dept. of Health
- (Note: Some counties are performing more tests than others, which could be contributing to the sharp increase in positive cases).
4: Hoboken has acquired enough testing kits to open the Riverside testing center to all Hoboken residents eligible for testing. —Mayor Bhalla/Twitter
5: Coronavirus cases appear to be impacting New York’s low income neighborhoods the most. —NYT
Where can you get coronavirus testing in Jersey City?
- Jersey City has two coronavirus testing facilities open 7 days a week from 9am to 5pm.
- You must call (201) 547-5535 to make an appointment.
- A walk-up center is located at the JC Fire Headquarters at 465 Marin Boulevard.
- A drive-thru testing facility is located at 575 Route 440.
- Grocery store workers and health care workers will be tested first.
How you can help
- Ward E Councilperson James Solomon & team have created a Google doc with ways you can donate/volunteer/help organizations in Jersey City
- Running list of restaurants offering pickup and delivery
- Running list of fundraisers for hospitality workers
- We’re also posting restaurant news/menus daily on our IG Stories
