News NYC To Close Businesses In Parts Of Brooklyn And Queens As Virus Takes Hold Again By NPR News Published October 5, 2020 at 5:08 AM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Teachers and staff protest outside Franklin D. Roosevelt High School as they call for more and better COVID-19 testing and precautions, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in New York. The nation's two largest school districts are rolling out ambitious and costly plans to test students and staff for the coronavirus. New York City launched a program to begin monthly testing of 10% to 20% of students and staff as the final wave of the district's more than 1 million students returned to brick-and-mortar classrooms Thursday. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Facing an increase in coronavirus infections in certain neighborhoods, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday that he would close all nonessential businesses, public and private schools, and daycares in nine ZIP codes throughout Brooklyn and Queens, to ensure that the virus doesn't spread further.
