Memorial Day 2021 Parades, Concerts & Things To Do in Beacon, New York

Memorial Day is a day to remember and honor the men and women who died while serving in the military. There are so many fun things to do and events that will interest you. From Memorial Day Weekend Virtual Run to Booze Cruises there is a lot that you can do on this day. Celebrate Memorial Day 2021 in Beacon with the best of the things, it’s time we welcome the summer with this festivity and joy. Discover Memorial Day Services near you and all the amazing events to make it a happening weekend. 

Hudson Valley Free Day

Sunday, May 30, 2021, 10 am–6 pm, Dia Beacon

Hudson Valley residents receive free admission to Dia Beacon on the last Sunday of each month. The Hudson Valley encompasses the following counties: Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Sullivan, Ulster, Washington, and Westchester.

Please contact 845 231 0811 or tickets@diaart.org to reserve tickets.

Mount Gulian Historic Site Tour

May 30 @ 12:00 pm

Offering tours once again on Fridays and Sundays, beginning Friday, through Sunday, October 24. Tours of the historic home, 18th-century Dutch barn and heritage garden will be given Fridays and Sundays at 12, 1 and 2 p.m. Reservations are required.

Admission is $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children (ages 6-18) and free for children under six and Mount Gulian members. Membership is open to the public.

Attendance will be limited to aid in social distancing and masks are required for all visitors. Advance reservations are preferred, but walk-ins will be accommodated if safety limitations allow. For tour reservations and further information, call Mount Gulian at (845) 831-8172 or email at info@mountgulian.org.

Telepathic Moon Dance OUTDOOR SHOW IN BEACON

SAT MAY 29 2021 AT 02:00 PM UTC-04:00

Polhill Park, Beacon, NY 12508 | Beacon

Catch us live and outdoors in Beacon NY. We’ll be playing at Polhill Park across from Bank Square Coffeehouse. Come hang!

Attention Residents of Beacon Housing Authority 

THe 2021 Primary Elections are coming on June 22nd.

Any resident who wishes to obtain an Absentee Ballot to participate in this Primary Election must first submit an Absentee Ballot Application to the Board of Elections

Absentee Ballot Applications will be given out to residents at both the Forrestal Heights and Hamilton Fish Plaza locations. These applications must be filled out completely, signed, and dated. Residents can either mail the application themselves or return the completed application to the BHA Management office no later than Friday June 28th at 10am. BHA Managment will deliver all returned applications directly to the Board of Elections before the June 2nd deadline.   

Once the application has been reviewed and processed by the Board of Elections an Absentee Ballots will be mailed directly to each resident. When you recieve your Absentee Ballot please review the instructions on the carefully and should you have any questions on the process please call the Board of Elections for guidance on how to cast your vote for the June 22nd 2021 Primary Eection.

It is your city so make your vote count!

You can also submit a request for an Absentee Ballot online. Please click the link below:

https://absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov/

Free Groceries are being provided by the Fareground Organization to residents of Beacon Housing Authority. Please see the information below and share with your neighbors.

Last week, the CDC announced new guidance on mask use and social distancing for fully vaccinated individuals, and beginning Wednesday, May 19, New York State will adopt the new guidance. Until more New Yorkers are fully vaccinated, pre-K to 12 schools, public transit, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, nursing homes, and health care settings will continue to follow State’s existing COVID-19 health guidelines. New Yorkers have worked hard over the past year to keep others safe and that has paid off and we are ecstatic to take this next step in the reopening of our beautiful state. The people of New York and visitors alike should take solace in the lifting of mask requirements, but be respectful of those who may still feel safest wearing their mask in public. Business owners can establish policy within the broad framework as they see best. It’s a great milestone and yet another incentive to get vaccinated if you haven’t already. 

PROGRAMMING NOTE: Starting this week, the Coronavirus newsletter will publish only on Mondays and Thursdays. You can still receive the daily updates on the COVID and vaccine numbers on Twitter and ny.gov. We are grateful to all of our daily readers, and we’ll see you again on Thursday.

Photo of the Day: Radio City Music Hall in New York City will reopen again on June 19 for the last night of the Tribeca Film Festival (Photo by Kevin Coughlin)

Here’s what else you need to know tonight:

1. COVID hospitalizations dropped to 1,581, the lowest since November 9. Of the 101,173 tests reported yesterday, 1,278, or 1.26 percent, were positive. The 7-day average percent positivity was 1.11 percent. There were 387 patients in ICU yesterday, down five from the previous day. Of them, 228 are intubated. Sadly, we lost 11 New Yorkers to the virus. 

2. As of 11am this morning, 61.8 percent of adult New Yorkers have completed at least one vaccine dose. Over the past 24 hours, 70,722 total doses have been administered. To date, New York administered 17,626,145 total doses with 52.2 percent of adult New Yorkers completing their vaccine series. See additional data on the State’s Vaccine Tracker.

3. Three new pop-up vaccination sites will open in collaboration with the MTA. Following a successful pilot, the new pop-up sites will be located at the following stations: 125th Street in Manhattan, Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Airport in Queens, and the LIRR’s Hicksville train station. (See hours here.) If you get vaccinated at one of these stations, you will get a free 7-day MetroCard or commuter rail tickets. Four other pop-up sites (including Grand Central and Penn Station) will continue to operate. 

4. Starting May 22, the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets will have fully vaccinated fan sections. This will increase capacity at their 2021 NBA home playoff games at Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center. Individuals seated in the vaccinated sections will have to show proof of full COVID-19 immunization status, which can be provided through paper form (CDC card), digital application or the State’s Excelsior Pass.  

5. The New York City Marathon will return for its 50th running this year on November 7. The NYC Marathon—the world’s biggest—will return with 33,000 runners permitted. Registration for the marathon opens June 8. 

6. Radio City Music Hall will open its doors for the first time in over a year to host the Tribeca Festival’s Closing Night film on Saturday, June 19. For this event, Radio City Music Hall will operate at 100 percent capacity with a fully vaccinated audience. The Tribeca Film Festival will be the first in-person film festival to take place in North America since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Additional details about the landmark event and screening for closing night will be announced soon.

Tonight’s “Deep Breath Moment”: A community came together amid beautiful weather to spend the weekend beautifying their city. Over 200 volunteers in Buffalo gathered in the University District to participate in a spring cleanup event. The volunteers from all over the city spent the sunny Saturday weeding, planting flowers, picking up trash and other cleanup-related tasks. 

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Ever Upward,

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo