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Coronavirus News for Old Westbury
SUNY Old Westbury Students With No Place To Go Feeling Stress After Being Told To Vacate The Dorms - CBS New York
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- New York state's stay-at-home order is impossible for some people who have no place to call home. Some of them are college students who are living in dorms. But ... More info »
CBS News - 05/18/2020 12:41pmState orders mass COVID-19 vax sites closed as demand drops
All state-run COVID-19 mass vaccination sites across New York will shutter by the end of the month, officials said, with SUNY-Old Westbury closing down on June 24th. More info »
Newsday - 06/20/2022 12:00pmU.S. Army To Build Temporary Hospitals For Coronavirus Patients In Stony Brook, Old Westbury
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is going to set up two temporary hospitals on Long Island to treat a surge in coronavirus patients before the pandemic's projected peak next month. More info »
Long Island Press - 03/22/2020 12:00pmSUNY Old Westbury is becoming a university
The campus’s official name will change from “State University of New York College at Old Westbury” to “State ... Sams was appointed president of SUNY Old Westbury two years ago, amid COVID-19. More info »
Long Island Business News - 04/17/2023 12:00pmNY now has more than 10,000 coronavirus cases - KTVU FOX 2
NEW YORK - Gov. Andrew Cuomo says there are now more than 10,000 positive cases of coronavirus in New York State. At a Saturday morning news conference, he said that the number of cases is due to ... More info »
KTVU - 03/21/2020 04:25am