Matt and I were discussing this earlier, and I think for folks out there who may not have a good sense of it, in a non-medical sense, you've got sort of two options here. God bless each and every one of them. Now resembling the great mansions of Newport, the Park Savoy Estate brings back the opulence and decadence of days past with floor to ceiling windows, private bridal suite, and a grand ballroom. We'll open these parks up, we will be aggressive in enforcing and observing, but there's only so much we can do. I wish they would do it from home. To Tina and Joseph and their children Karen, Joshua and Zachary, words cannot express the pain that we share with you. You've been trusting us and we will never forget that. The 9-storey Park Savoy Hotel lies within short walking distance of Madison Square Garden. They're part of us. And for anyone who's ever run one, two or three miles on a treadmill, as I have on many occasions, that's hard enough. The only thing I would say, and Judy can come in here behind me, the VA is in Paramus in a big way. You represent the tremendous spirit that we've seen from so many business owners across our state who have been stepping up to support our front lines. Nothing new on the school closings, really, literally nothing to report on that. We will get there, I promise you, and we'll get there together. We had made that offer and I want to also thank the Trump administration for blessing it. The Ballroom, highlighting its 19th-century architecture, offers wall-to-wall windows and can accommodate both the reception and ceremony. Matt Arco, Star-Ledger: Sure, just a quick one right off the bat. It's being ramped up dramatically in many parts of the country, including New York, where they now estimate 25%, about, of all of the people tested in New York City have COVID-19 antibodies. And if I can just tag on to your comment about the Massachusetts donation, Governor. Does Paramus warrant one as well? You've got to keep your distance and we're not making you but I'm telling you, I'm strongly recommending you to wear face covering. This is one metric where over the past week, we have seen overall decreases and that's really good news. So if you could bear with us, my guess is we'll know by the end of the day. We're one New Jersey family and remember, we're New Jersey. But we're going to be pretty pervasive. Finally, we have lost Harvey Feldman. Universal testing of residents and staff is taking place and yesterday in Menlo Park, they started and it should be completed today or tomorrow. I'm proud to announce that the state is partnering with the members of the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program to produce our own face masks and gowns right here in the Garden State. Again, the incomings, I don't even, literally, I don't even listen. Someone asked me yesterday about Choose New Jersey. That means we keep up with our social distancing. Governor Phil Murphy: Is that it? A lot of folks stood up and helped us out when it was unspeakably challenging for us. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that state parks and golf courses will reopen to the public on May 2. He enlisted the help of his friend and fellow senior Peyton Ming to help livestream his run. Matt, anything on the progress of releasing of folks from our criminal justice system? We've had other Commissioners, the mental health argument did play into this. I do want to remind folks that we overwhelmingly make decisions based on facts and science and data, period. He's the chair of the NGA, Republican Governor from Maryland. We hope for the best, but we have to prepare for the worst. Social distancing for those protests, I put it out there and organizers will be advised ahead of time, social distancing and face coverings. Do you think, I mean, I understand you're saying it's not from the pushback that you got. First up is Bobby Hoye. I fly five of them at my house. This number is virtually unchanged from yesterday, but it remains significantly lower than one week ago. God bless that guy. We're going to start, Brendan, over here with Matt. If you choose to go to a park, beginning Saturday at sunrise, go to one that's near you. Let's see how the parks go, but no decisions yet, or imminently on beaches, etc. As someone who was born in Boston and still has a lot of family up there, I am honored and proud to say that we are sending 50 ventilators to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in their hour of need, as they're in the midst of their surge and we could not be more proud and honored to do that. This will be, by the way, the discharge metric that we're going to use as we report going forward. "You go f*** yourself," one of them said in response. To your question about what it does and does not do, what we do know is that if you test positive for antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 it means that you were exposed to the virus at some point. ASBURY PARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Asbury Park is defying New Jersey Gov. Well, I've worked in hospitals for the entire of my career and I can assure you that our hospitals and our emergency rooms are safe and waiting. (Pool photo by Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) Are you on the front lines of the coronavirus? First, I'm signing an Executive Order reopening our state parks and allowing for golf courses to reopen. Dustin Racioppi, Bergen Record: I just have a couple, but I also have one from a colleague as well, if you could just give me a little bit of leeway. With all due respect to all the pressure that's been out there, we couldn't frankly care. We'll get you the Department of Labor's specific follow up. But Judy and I and Pat reserve the right to mandate that. I would just say each of the members of this Commission bring something very specific and very, I would use the word exceptional, to the group that includes Neera and Evie and I could go through and comment about each and every one of them. I think what I'm going to suggest is, Dan, to ask you to get Rob Angelo to go directly to Matt and give him an exact data point, or give it to me for tomorrow's or Friday's briefing in terms of giving you the exact numbers. We need a lot of help with, okay, now you've got that in place? And just with respect to beaches, nothing in today's Order changes the fact that municipalities can close beaches on their own, as they've had the ability to. The Restart and Recovery Commission announced yesterday, will the members of that Commission be paid? There were 426 new hospitalizations yesterday, and the trend line continues to point in the right direction. The Gardens, another option for the ceremony, can be held on the manicured lawns, featuring flowers, water features and historic feel. State Police Superintendent Col. Patrick Callahan: Compliance, thanks, Governor. Thank you, Governor Phil Murphy, for recognizing the work by our team of Nanina's in the Park, The Park Savoy and Park Chateau. How are we going to enforce it? Pulling their staffs and resources together, they have been catering roughly 2,000 meals a week for workers at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Clara Maass Medical Center, and the Morristown Medical Center. ASBURY PARK, NJ – Today Governor Phil Murphy made a historic announcement with the selection of Shawn LaTourette to serve as the Acting Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Phil Murphy for ruining weddings with his executive order on … Our healthcare responders are doing heroic work, yes, but our goal collectively is to keep people from having to go to the hospital in the first place. I just looked today, and I don't have a slide for this, but I just looked at the calls of thanks that I had made and texts of thanks I made to our brothers and sisters in organized labor and just added up what's been going on over the past number of days. Governor Phil Murphy: Thank you for both of those questions. Kurt Elling 44,186 views Even though we're not sure what the universe is of folks who have been infected, the positivity rate coming down sort of every single day for the past 7 or 10 days of those who have been tested. Nobody can touch us. Please don't congregate. Picnics or other organized activities and team sports, sadly, will be prohibited. But that's something that we are watching very closely. I literally have no more color. It's not just a New Jersey need. Nanina's in the Park, a place many of us have probably been many times, I think many for me would be measured in the hundreds. And he continued working with educators, training them on the use of new assistive technologies to create personalized learning plans for their students. Bobby concluded. Hospitalizations, I think, most importantly. I know you have announced steps to increase the output, but are there any additional efforts being made to reduce the backlog? This graph shows, as I mentioned, by region, how many patients our hospitals are treating. Period, we want you to wear face coverings. This venue has a wild and intriguing history. Let's remember a few of them by name. "You're having fun with your family and in the meantime you're having all other kind of bulls***going on," one of the women said. Last evening, only two hospitals in the state, and they were in the Central region, went on divert. She grew up in East Orange with her dad Walter, with whom I had the great honor of speaking yesterday, and her mom Gloria. To them and the entire team at Nanina's, New Jersey thanks you, and I know the hungry folks on our front lines especially thank you. There are 489 long-term care facilities in the state reporting at least one case of COVID-19. Harvey, his dad, was the owner of Doctors Medical Laboratory in Bound Brook, but also found time to support Margit in her work against prejudice and for tolerance, and join her as a fierce advocate for Holocaust and genocide education. I think if you don't have a thick skin, you're probably in the wrong seat, given the one that I'm in, but it literally is irrelevant to me. Stay connected, stay safe, stay healthy. We think we're getting our arms around what we need to do with those four. I've lived in Germany twice. Dustin, I think that's you back there, but I can't see you. To his wife, Jean, with whom I had the honor of speaking yesterday afternoon, and their family and friends, and to all the students and families and lives touched by Dr. Freiman, we send our deepest condolences, thoughts and prayers. Wear a face covering, be responsible. But for passive recreation, including running, and hiking, biking, fishing, boating, kayaking, and horseback riding, come Saturday morning, our state parks will be open once again. Sir, anything? Please, you don't have to, but I'm asking you to wear a mask. In our healthcare system, as of last night's reporting, there were 6,289 patients hospitalized for COVID-19. If we have a good weekend this weekend, that hopefully can lead to better days ahead. She and her team have been unusually good on this. New Jersey's daily new hospitalizations have also declined. They're assessing leadership, assessing the training, particularly infection prevention, and educating the staff and looking at all of their sanitation processes. But please, please stay away from each other. So please enjoy the parks, but stay away from each other. More than anecdotally, but certainly anecdotally. To my friend Dan Costner and his brothers and sisters at IBEW 351 to Rob Shimcoe and Erico Tailing at IBEW Local 400, to Wayne D'Angelo and Steve Aldridge and IBEW 269, to Joe Egan, our dear friend at IBEW 456 and all of his brothers and sisters, it just sort of goes on and on and on. This Order will take effect at sunrise on this Saturday, May 2. We've got one confirmed case among staff there and three pending. What charges were authorized against the organizer of yesterday's protests in Trenton? With regard to the overnight and compliance, the organizer of yesterday's protest, charges have been authorized against her. 50+ videos Play all Mix - Stompin' at the Savoy - Mark Murphy YouTube Kurt Elling's Tribute to the Late Mark Murphy - Duration: 9:58. For his commitment and dedication, Dr. Freiman received various awards, but I know that his greatest reward was in seeing his students and their educators excel. Folks should be meeting virtually. (Bloomberg) -- Governor Phil Murphy said he will reopen state and county parks and golf courses, effective May 2, to bring New Jersey’s recreational policies in line with neighboring states. Is this a situation where your decision-making process is based on reasonableness, do you think? Would you agree with that? It's extraordinary that I've now spoken to him twice in the past couple of weeks about each of his parents passing. Colonel, finally, could you give us some color? It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. Thank you for leading that. Director of the Department of Homeland Security and Preparedness, Jared Maples, is with us, and I know Chief Counsel Matt Platkin will be with us shortly. He told Fox News the rules were "draconian". As great as the team is that I'm honored to go to work with every day, we need folks who have, in many cases, seen it all, done at all, from a different angle. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. And as I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, she was a Holocaust survivor. Please, Matt. That's, frankly, the exact opposite of what that word implies. Our wedding reception was approximately ten minutes away at The Park Savoy. I could say definitively we are not close to having all the answers. But with the exception of the mental health case that many of you have come my way, your interventions to me did not matter one little bit. Honored to be joined by the woman to my right, who needs no introduction, the Commissioner of the Department of Health Judy Persichilli. We're going to be looking very, very closely up and down the state this weekend. Similar to what New York is doing, similar to what, there's certain target areas that CDC in conjunction with certain areas in the country are in the process of developing these sero surveys to determine the burden of illness. Governor Phil Murphy today signed into law the landmark New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020, which will provide economic support for small businesses, while propelling New Jersey’s economic recovery and …