As part of the recovery plan, New York City authorities will provide artists, taxi drivers and the homeless with financial assistance of US$5,000. The plan will be funded by stimulus funds provided by President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Program.
in a 70 page outline The New York City announced last week detailed its plan to use nearly US$6 billion in stimulus funds received from the Biden administration to provide at least 1,800 local artists with US$5,000 in relief before the end of the New York City Artists Corps (CAC) program. gold. October 2021.
CAC also collaborated with the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York City Department of Education to award $25,000 for mural and performing arts projects on the Summer Rising website.
New York City will also allocate US$65 million for the taxi industry, whose workers are mainly immigrants and people of color.
“The relief fund is designed to help individual license plate owners achieve a more sustainable license debt level, stabilize their financial situation, and put vehicles back into service so that more taxis can be used by riders,” the outline reads.
The city is also expected to allocate more than 125 million U.S. dollars to help the homeless. This is also part of the city’s efforts to halve the number of homeless people on the streets during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report pointed out that the city is still prioritizing efforts to get every resident vaccinated against COVID-19 and restart the city’s economy.
Other programs mentioned in the report include $1.5 billion in funding aimed at increasing employment and supporting small businesses. At least 52.5 million US dollars have been earmarked to help the city’s tourism industry return to pre-pandemic levels.
The city will also allocate $330 million for testing and tracking programs. The initiative is led by the New York City Health + Hospital and is a team of contact trackers that identify people who may have been exposed to COVID-19 and provide them with resources to avoid further spread of the virus. CBS News.
The check for $5,000 was issued after New York State legislators approved a one-time $15,600 stimulus payment for excluded workers who were unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan also applies to people who live in New York but do not have resident status but whose income in 2020 is less than $26,208. Finger Lakes 1 News.
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