Well?
As we have seen with schools and other things ?
It ain’t the Mayor’s call….
NY Governor Cuomo has been pushing to reopen New York State with phase opening’;s just about every week…
Up state County ties are going to phase 3 opening’s shortly…
At this rate New York State could be at a almost ‘ all clear’ by early July…..
This while other Southern and MidWestern states still experience increased initial virus infections because they never clamped down like New York did….
New York City is set to reopen under Phase Two on Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday — just after Mayor Bill de Blasio called it a “day-to-day decision” and revealed that restaurant guidance was still being hashed out.
The mixed messages on the important step — which would allow 26,000 restaurants in the Big Apple to reopen with outdoor seating — came during the pols’ respective press briefings.
“New York City is on track to enter Phase Two,” Cuomo said in Albany. “The same metrics we use for New York City are the same metrics we use all across New York state.”
But earlier, the mayor was far less definitive.
“If we’re judging by today’s numbers, we’re in great shape and I’ve been impressed that they’ve been very steady now for many days,” de Blasio told reporters. “But what we’re looking for going into the weekend is, do we see any variation there? I know the state’s very concerned about this as well. It’s a day-to-day discussion.”
Daily indicators for coronavirus in the city remain way below the threshold — there were 55 hospitalizations and 333 patients in ICUs, while just 2 percent have tested positive for the virus….
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