NYS Coronavirus Resources

The New York State Department of Health has set-up a 24/7 hotline to answer any of your coronavirus-related questions. To reach them, please call 1-888-364-3065. You can find the latest information at their resource site: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home. New York State’s Department of Labor is working tirelessly to handle incoming claims. If you have been unable to get through our phone and/or online system this week, please keep trying. Once filed, all benefits will be retroactive to the day you were out of work. For more information, please contact 1-888-4-NYSDOL (888-469-7365). Or visit http://labor.ny.gov. Below are some helpful tips.

If the pandemic is impacting your mental health or creating anxiety – there are resources available to help. Please contact the New York State Office of Mental Health at their Emotional Support Hotline: 1-844-863-9314. Or visit omh.ny.gov.

Isolation can be dangerous. If you’re experiencing domestic violence during this unprecedented time, critical services are available for you and your family. If you are in immediate danger – call 9-1-1. If you need help with how to be safe, please call the New York State Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline at 1-800-942-6906. Below are additional resources:

• Price Gouging hotline: 1-800-697-1220.
• If you believe an employer is in violation of either existing labor laws or recently issued executive orders, please contact the New York State Attorney General’s Office at (212) 416-8700 or [email protected].
• For information regarding State business regulations and general guidance related to the coronavirus, please visit Empire State Development (ESD) FAQ’S at https://esd.ny.gov/novel-coronavirus-faq-businesses.
• If your question is not answered there, please contact ESD at our website at: https://esd.ny.gov/covid-19-help.

Please feel free to share these links and resources with your friends and networks. The more we all pitch-in with best practices to protect the most vulnerable among us, the faster we will overcome this together.As the Governor mentioned this week, it’s not the easy times that forge character, it’s the tougher times – and no one is tougher than New Yorkers.Please stay safe, stay in, and stay healthy.