Updated: 3:47 PM EST February 22, 2021
ALBANY, N.Y. Movie theaters will soon be able to reopen their doors next month in New York State.
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced during a conference call with reporters on Monday that theaters can reopen Friday, March 5, with a reduced capacity.
Capacity will be capped at 25 percent or no more than 50 patrons during a screening. There will be assigned seating, face masks will need to be worn and social distancing must be enforced by staff.
There is no testing requirement for movie theaters and the state will continue to follow guidelines that were issued October 19.
Movie theaters must also be sure they meet air filtration, ventilation and purification standards.
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Winter weekend in Buffalo: 10 fun things to do indoors, outdoors
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
If you end up in Buffalo for a long winter weekend, you can count on three things: it is going to be cold, it is going to be snowy, and (if you play your cards right), it is going to be fun. Here are 10 suggestions for indoor and outdoor fun this winter in Buffalo.
Note: In this era of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of these places have modified hours and may be temporarily closed. We ask that you follow all safety precautions, call in advance, and if they are temporarily closed, we encourage you to put these on your bucket list for when things return to normal.
WBFO s Nick Lippa reports
‘Your movie theater experience is going extinct’ and ‘Hollywood is preparing to sacrifice movie theaters’ are the types of national headlines cinema lovers are reading this holiday season. While indoor movie theaters have been closed for the majority of 2020, many have turned to an outdoor experience.
“Typically the drive-in is closed for the season. We re done by mid-November, and this year, we made it through the end of November and we re actually going into the first week of December,” said Rick Cohen, owner of Transit Drive-In in Niagara County.
In a typical year, his business goes from being open seven days a week, to just Fridays and Saturdays after Labor Day. But the estimate Cohen gave for this story just a few weeks back held true, and then some. His drive-in is still open for the extended season today, and this month has seen sold-out showings of holiday favorites, Elf and Christmas Vacation.