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Andrew Cuomo announced new restrictions on schools, businesses and houses of worship in some parts of the city and state. And frustration and grievances kept simmering the next day and into Wednesday night. I understand you social distance.

He argued that Orthodox Jewish gatherings were being singled out for a clampdown, noting that huge crowds convened this spring for racial injustice protests where destruction and violence sometimes broke out. Rabbi David Zwiebel, executive vice president of an Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization called Agudath Israel of America, said the group was contemplating a court fight if the state wasn't open to changing a new person limit for houses of worship in areas where new coronavirus cases are most concentrated.

The restriction comes amid Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Many large events this season have already been canceled or rearranged, Zwiebel said, but the person cap "would basically wipe out the entirety of the spirit of the holiday.

But infections have been rising in recent weeks, and hospitalizations are starting to follow. There has been an average of COVID patients in hospitals statewide over the past week, up from for the week ending Sept 6, Cuomo said.

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During an early April peak, nearly 19, coronavirus patients were hospitalized statewide. And we move forward anyways. The new rules, set to take effect Friday, involve parts of Brooklyn and Queens in New York City, sections of Orange and Rockland counties in the Hudson Valley and an area within Binghamton, near the Pennsylvania border. Many of the areas are home to large enclaves of Orthodox Jews. The plan sets up color-coded, concentric zones where the severity of the measures varies. Surrounding areas face less stringent restrictions, such as limits on gatherings and restaurant diners.

In Brooklyn, Orthodox Jews defiant in face of virus shutdown

Orthodox Jewish residents aren't the only ones complaining. Criticism sharpened into street protests Tuesday night, when videos posted on social media showed hundreds of Orthodox Jewish men gathered in the streets of Borough Park, in some cases setting bonfires by burning masks.

Video posted on social media showed a crowd swarming and knocking down a man holding a camera. Another video showed protesters rushing another man who had been filming the unrest, and pummeling him. Here you will find information regarding borough events, meetings, services and other items of interest. Founded in , Cliffside Park has come a long way from a town that consisted of farms and woodlands. Conveniently located between the George Washington Bridge and the Lincoln Tunnel, it is home to many New York City business people who find it an easy commute.

Cliffside Park is one square mile, and home to approximately 25, people.

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Residents of the borough enjoy a multitude of restaurants — everything from Italian to Turkish. The form of government is Mayor and Council. There are six council members, with two elected every 3 years on a rotating basis. The Mayor serves a four-year term. There are four elementary schools, a middle school, an Early Learning Center and a high school.

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Cliffside Park is proud to offer our residents and Borough professionals access to our eCode site database where you can view Borough Ordinances and Municipal Codes on a variety of topics. We invite you to access that page here.

Residents are encouraged to view the Calendar link above for any specific dates of upcoming events, meeting dates and times, religious holidays, etc.