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TURN OF PHASE Masked waiters and bartenders are now commonplace in post-pandemic Long Island. (Getty Images)
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LONG ISLAND BUSINESSES SLOWLY RETURNING TO NEW NORMAL
BY CLAUDE SOLNIK
As Long Island entered the phased reopening of its economy from the coronavirus shutdown,
local businesses took preliminary steps toward a new normal.
But it’s been far from business as usual in July, with changes going beyond the presence of
masks, social distancing, and lower density unlike in the days before COVID-19 hit.
“We’re witnessing a gradual return to normalcy,” says Terri Alessi-Miceli, president and CEO
of the Hauppauge Industrial Association, “all consistent with the phase-in plan set forth by
the state.”
How and what companies return to, however, may be a mix of new and normal, as reopening
becomes not simply a return to, but a redefinition and reimagining of, normal.
Even as stores began to reopen, customers often were slower to return and many relied
more on delivery for goods from supermarkets and other retailers than before.
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