The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Year Ago Today & When Will Life Be Back to Normal
By Staff
Mar. 17, 2021: A year ago, the Covid-19 pandemic was just starting in New York. One of the first known cases in the state was a patient at New York Presbyterian-Lawrence Hospital who was subsequently transferred to New York City for treatment.
On March 16, 2020, Mayor Mary Marvin and Bronxville Superintendent Dr. Roy Montesano wrote a joint letter to the community. They announced that the Governor and the Westchester County Executive would be declaring a State of Emergency in Westchester and closing all public and private schools. Dr. Montesano also announced that the Bronxville School would be transitioning to a "distance learning" platform effective Monday, March 16, 2020. Read the full story here.
On March 23, 2020, MyhometownBronxville reported that there were 12,305 Covid-19 cases in New York City and 2,894 in Westchester.
In the months to come, cases would rise dramatically. According to the New York State Department of Health Covid-19 Tracker, as of March 15, 2021, over 1.74 million people in New York State had tested positive for Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. Sadly, 39,636 New Yorkers have succumbed to the disease, including 2,328 residents of Westchester County.
Over this past year, the Bronxville School has been able to successfully operate with a combination of remote, hybrid and in-school learning.
Bronxville is still in the throes of the pandemic today, but with vaccinations underway, there is light on the horizon. The New York State Vaccine Tracker shows that as of March 15 at 11 am, 4.57 million New Yorkers had received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose and 2.37 million had completed the vaccine series.
The question we are all asking is when will life be back to normal? In an interview yesterday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that 2 to 3 million people are being vaccinated each day, which is good news. However, he also noted that daily Covid cases are still high with 45,000 to 60,000 new infections per day. He warned that pulling back on public health measures too soon could result in a surge similar to what is currently happening in Europe. The route to normal includes vigilance and vaccination not just in the United States but worldwide.
According to the Westchester County Covid-19 Dashboard, as of March 14, 2021, there were 5,058 active cases of Covid-19 in Westchester County and 39 cases in Bronxville.
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Bronxville is a quaint village (one square mile) located just 16 miles north of midtown Manhattan (roughly 30 minutes on the train) and has a population of approximately 6,500. It is known as a premier community with an excellent public school (K-12) and easy access to Manhattan. Bronxville offers many amenities including an attractive business district, a hospital (Lawrence Hospital), public paddle and tennis courts, fine dining at local restaurants, two private country clubs and a community library.
While the earliest settlers of Bronxville date back to the first half of the 18th century, the history of the modern suburb of Bronxville began in 1890 when William Van Duzer Lawrence purchased a farm and commissioned the architect, William A. Bates, to design a planned community of houses for well-known artists and professionals that became a thriving art colony. This community, now called Lawrence Park, is listed on the National register of Historic Places and many of the homes still have artists’ studios. A neighborhood association within Lawrence Park called “The Hilltop Association” keeps this heritage alive with art shows and other events for neighbors.
Bronxville offers many charming neighborhoods as well as a variety of living options for residents including single family homes, town houses, cooperatives and condominiums. One of the chief benefits of living in “the village” is that your children can attend the Bronxville School.
The Bronxville postal zone (10708, known as “Bronxville PO”) includes the village of Bronxville as well as the Chester Heights section of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe and the Lawrence Park West, Cedar Knolls, Armour Villa and Longvale sections of Yonkers. Many of these areas have their own distinct character. For instance, the Armour Villa section has many historic homes and even has its own newsletter called “The Villa Voice” which reports on neighborhood news.
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