New York City aims to fully reopen on July 1 and allow businesses including restaurants, shops and stadiums to operate at full capacity, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday, offering a tantalizing glimpse of normalcy even as his authority to actually lift restrictions on businesses was somewhat limited. Mr. de Blasio, who made the remarks on MSNBC, said that gyms, hair salons, arenas, some theaters and museums should all expect to be open fully without capacity limits. Broadway, he said, was on track to open in September. At his news conference later, the mayor added that he wanted the subways, which currently shut down for two hours overnight for cleaning and disinfecting, to run around the clock once more by July.
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Because the risk of infection is much lower outdoors, health officials also relaxed advice for those who haven’t gotten their shots, saying they could safely shed their masks for some outside activities.
Albany Appears Poised To Extend Eviction Moratorium Again
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Citing the continuing public health emergency and the need to ensure economic stability, Albany legislators are expected to vote Monday to extend the state’s eviction moratorium until August 31st for residential and commercial tenants experiencing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Andrew Cuomo hasn’t said whether he’ll sign the bill, but lawmakers expect he will because he signed the last one in March.
The moratorium was set to expire on May 1st. If approved on Monday as expected, the new retroactive legislation will extend two separate laws: one that applies to small businesses, and the other a pause on residential tenant evictions and foreclosure proceedings. Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and Manhattan/Brooklyn Senator Brian Kavanagh, who spons