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Remain cautious as city enters phase three of reopening
As New York City moved into
phase three of it COVID-19
reopening, the number of coronavirus
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Story: Expanded outdoor dining comes to
Bayside’s Bell Boulevard
Summary: Restaurant owners on Bell Boulevard
can expand their outdoor dining options under
a new citywide initiative that combines two
popular programs: Open Streets and Open
Restaurants.
Reach: 6,460 (as of 7/7/20)
cases were rising in most
other states around the country.
Governor Andrew Cuomo marveled
at what we have accomplished
in the last seven weeks
while warning New Yorkers to
proceed with caution.
“New Yorkers did the impossible.
We went from the worst
infection rate in the United
States to the best infection rate
in the United States,” Cuomo
said.
But as Queens residents return
to nail and tanning salons, tattoo
parlors, dog runs, basketball
and tennis courts and even
Spa Castle in College Point, they
have to go without indoor dining,
which was scrapped until
further notice.
“Th e last thing we need is to
see this virus spike again. It’s not
getting better and there are two
threats in that area,” Cuomo said.
“One, New Yorkers getting complacent.
We get complacent, we
get cocky, we get a little arrogant.
Th e second threat is you now
have 38 states in this country
with an increasing virus rate of
infection. It’s only getting worse.”
To that end, Cuomo
announced that travelers from
nearly 20 states must now
self-quarantine for 14 days,
although it is unclear how that
policy could be enforced. What
is clear is the governor’s displeasure
at what he saw over the July
4 holiday weekend of upstate
gatherings that were not socially
distant and not wearing masks,
something seen in Manhattan
and on Fire Island, as well.
“I understand that it is not
politically pleasant to enforce the
mask law or the gathering law or
the socially distanced law. I get
it,” Cuomo said. “I get that politically,
it’s diffi cult for the local
governments to do it, but it is the
law. And if we don’t do it, there’s
going to be a serious problem.”
He implored New Yorkers to
stick to the safety protocols or
risk rolling back the reopening.
“Th e numbers show we are right
where we want to be, but what’s
happening around the country
is a cold reminder that we need
to continue being cautious and
smart and disciplined,” Cuomo
said. “No one wants to go back
to the hell that we went through.”
Cuomo should have borrowed
the famous quote from retired
Army General Russel Honoré,
the hero of the federal response
to the Hurricane Katrina disaster
in New Orleans.
“Don’t get stuck on stupid,”
he said.
Be smart New Yorkers and
mask up. Don’t get stuck on stupid
and don’t allow another spike
of COVID-19.
Photo courtesy of Cuomo’s offi ce
Cuomo urges New Yorkers to “put a mask on it” or risk a spike in COVID-19.
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