LIA in the News: 9/23/2020

We want to keep you apprised of the latest news regarding the Long Island Association and our efforts related to the coronavirus, as well as some other issues we have been working on. Below are clips of the media coverage we have received in the month of September thus far. Hope everyone is safe and healthy.

 

1. Newsday-September 22, 2020: The Businesses Left Behind by COVID-19 (includes video from the LIA/Newsday webinar)

 

2. Newsday-September 22, 2020: Amusement parks, live music venues need financial help to survive, experts say

 

3. Newsday-September 22, 2020: Long Island jobless rate dropped from 13.8% in July to 10.5% in August

 

4. Newsday-September 20, 2020: Rail advocates: Potential LIRR budget cuts would erase years of progress

 

5. TBR News Media-September 18, 2020: Restaurants Say Harsh SLA Inspections Have Dampened Business/Morale

 

6. Newsday-September 16, 2020: In Newsday Live webinar, county execs talk about schools, restaurants and still-closed businesses

 

7. Newsday-September 15, 2020: Current COVID-19 Impact on LI Business (includes video and power point from the LIA/Newsday webinar)

 

8. Newsday-September 15, 2020: Census survey: Median household income was up nearly 7% in 2019

 

9. The Journal News (special to the USA Today network)-September 15, 2020: NY business coalitions ask Trump for COVID-19 support, MTA funding

 

10. Stanford Social Innovation Review-September 15, 2020: Seeding the Ground for Tri-Sector Alliances Before the Crisis Hits

 

11. Bloomberg-September 14, 2020: New York Business Groups Implore Trump to Rescue Region and Transit

 

12. Crain’s New York-September 14, 2020: Big-business leaders urge Trump to bail out the city and transit system

 

13. New York State of Politics-September 14, 2020: New York Business Leaders Urge Trump to Aid MTA

 

14. New York Post-September 14, 2020: Business leaders seek NYC aid from Trump, bypass de Blasio and Cuomo

 

15. Long Island Business News-September 14, 2020: LIA to Trump: Respond to MTA funding needs amid COVID-19

 

16. Newsday, The Point-September 14, 2020: Trying to get the president's attention

 

17. Patch-September 14, 2020: NYC-Area Business Groups Press Trump On Stimulus For MTA, City

 

18. Westfair Online-September 14, 2020: Metro region business leaders ask Trump for help

 

19. Newsday-September 5, 2020: LI's COVID-19 infection rate rises, and college students may be a factor

 

20. Long Island Business News-September 4, 2020: Rizzo: Long Island jobs forecast heading in the right direction

 

21. The Island Now-September 1, 2020: Metropolitan Transportation Authority faces $12 billion in revenue losses; DiNapoli echoes need for federal aid