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Some N.Y. Racetracks Can Open in June, Cuomo Says: Live Updates | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said Saturday the state would allow horse racing tracks and the Watkins Glen International auto racing track to open without fans on June 1, opening the door for televised events at those venues. | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said Saturday the state would allow horse racing tracks and the Watkins Glen International auto racing track to open without fans on June 1, opening the door for televised events at those venues. |
“We can have economic activity without having a crowd, that’s great,” Mr. Cuomo said. “We can do that in this state. But no crowds, no fans.” | “We can have economic activity without having a crowd, that’s great,” Mr. Cuomo said. “We can do that in this state. But no crowds, no fans.” |
Mr. Cuomo listed several horse racing tracks, including Belmont Park on Long Island, as being eligible for reopening in June. Watkins Glen International, which was set to host a NASCAR race in August before the pandemic arrived, is also eligible to open next month. | Mr. Cuomo listed several horse racing tracks, including Belmont Park on Long Island, as being eligible for reopening in June. Watkins Glen International, which was set to host a NASCAR race in August before the pandemic arrived, is also eligible to open next month. |
The news of a renewed economic engine came as major indicators, such as new hospitalizations and virus-related deaths, continued a steady decline. The number of new deaths went up slightly, to 157, up from 132 reported a day earlier. The number of total deaths had remained under 200 in the last week, according to state data. About 105 people died in hospitals and 52 in nursing homes, according to the data. | The news of a renewed economic engine came as major indicators, such as new hospitalizations and virus-related deaths, continued a steady decline. The number of new deaths went up slightly, to 157, up from 132 reported a day earlier. The number of total deaths had remained under 200 in the last week, according to state data. About 105 people died in hospitals and 52 in nursing homes, according to the data. |
“That number has been stubborn,” he said. “We don’t want to go back to the hell we’ve gone through.” | “That number has been stubborn,” he said. “We don’t want to go back to the hell we’ve gone through.” |
The number of new cases also saw a decline, 400, compared to 437 reported on Friday. | The number of new cases also saw a decline, 400, compared to 437 reported on Friday. |
“It’s interesting to look at the curve, how fast we went up and now how relatively slow the decline has been,” Mr. Cuomo said. “Spike happens quickly, but resolves slowly.” | “It’s interesting to look at the curve, how fast we went up and now how relatively slow the decline has been,” Mr. Cuomo said. “Spike happens quickly, but resolves slowly.” |
The announcements of the sports venues restarting operations was another step in the state’s reopening. On Friday, five of the 10 New York regions were given the green light to resume a sanitized version of nonessential businesses operations, including construction, manufacturing and curbside retail. | The announcements of the sports venues restarting operations was another step in the state’s reopening. On Friday, five of the 10 New York regions were given the green light to resume a sanitized version of nonessential businesses operations, including construction, manufacturing and curbside retail. |
Mr. Cuomo also threw a lifeline to eager beachgoers on Friday when he announced that a consortium of four neighboring states — New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware — had agreed to reopen beaches and other waterfronts by Memorial Day weekend provided local governments enforced social distancing restrictions and reduced capacity. | Mr. Cuomo also threw a lifeline to eager beachgoers on Friday when he announced that a consortium of four neighboring states — New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware — had agreed to reopen beaches and other waterfronts by Memorial Day weekend provided local governments enforced social distancing restrictions and reduced capacity. |
Local governments, however, are allowed to make their own judgments on opening beaches; in New York City, where infection rates have abated at a slower rate, beaches will remain closed | Local governments, however, are allowed to make their own judgments on opening beaches; in New York City, where infection rates have abated at a slower rate, beaches will remain closed |
Other news announced during the governor’s briefing on Saturday: | Other news announced during the governor’s briefing on Saturday: |
A moratorium on elective surgeries has been lifted in Westchester and Suffolk counties. The postponement of such procedures has had a huge economic impact for hospitals across the state. “If you need medical attention, if you need a medical procedure, you should get it,” Mr. Cuomo said. | |
Mr. Cuomo said New York was in desperate need of federal funding to fill a $61 billion gap in the state budget. He urged Washington senators to support a $3 trillion bill the House passed Friday — though that legislation has little hope of being passed. “We fund schools, we fund hospitals and we fund local governments,” he said. “We need funding. Let’s put politics aside.” | |
The overall number of people hospitalized for coronavirus-related symptoms continued to decline. About 6,220 people were hospitalized as of Saturday; 2,077 were in I.C.U.s and 1,674 were intubated, according to state data. About 494 more people had been discharged after recovering from the virus, bringing the total number to 60,796. | |
Fishing charters and other boating rentals can open for business on Sunday morning, Governor Philip D. Murphy said on Saturday as he announced the latest step to open the Jersey Shore. | |
The announcement came two days after Mr. Murphy signed an order allowing beaches, boardwalks and lakeshores to open by Memorial Day weekend, when the temperature is expected to climb into the 80s. | |
Mr. Murphy said charters and boat rental shops must enforce social distancing and maintain customer logs to help state officials with contact tracing, if necessary. | Mr. Murphy said charters and boat rental shops must enforce social distancing and maintain customer logs to help state officials with contact tracing, if necessary. |
The Jersey Shore is a critical part of the state’s economy, drawing tourists from New York, Connecticut and other surrounding states. Mr. Murphy said the falling number of new cases and new deaths have led state officials to conclude that it can take tentative steps to open parts of the shore. | The Jersey Shore is a critical part of the state’s economy, drawing tourists from New York, Connecticut and other surrounding states. Mr. Murphy said the falling number of new cases and new deaths have led state officials to conclude that it can take tentative steps to open parts of the shore. |
“Public health creates economic health,” he said. | “Public health creates economic health,” he said. |
Mr. Murphy also announced that the federal government had approved $1.4 billion in aid for New Jersey Transit, whose budget has been hammered by social distancing measures that have forced people to work from home. | Mr. Murphy also announced that the federal government had approved $1.4 billion in aid for New Jersey Transit, whose budget has been hammered by social distancing measures that have forced people to work from home. |
“I cannot overstate how vital this funding is,” Mr. Murphy said. | “I cannot overstate how vital this funding is,” Mr. Murphy said. |
There were 115 new deaths reported on Saturday in the state, bringing the total to 10,249. Mr. Murphy noted the death of Glen Ridge Police Officer Charles Roberts, who died on May 11 of the coronavirus. He was 45 years old. | |
Mr. Roberts, a father of three young children, was so popular in Glen Ridge, a suburb 12 miles west of New York, that he was dubbed the “unofficial mayor” of the town, Mr. Murphy said. | |
“He was the officer most likely to be seen working and reading with kids and raising money for one worthy cause or another,” Mr. Murphy said. | |
With warm weather arriving this weekend, New York City is again working to reduce crowds at parks in Brooklyn and Manhattan, including deploying police officers to limit access to the popular Sheep Meadow in Central Park, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. | |
But the city would also “reset” its approach to enforcing social distancing, Mr. de Blasio said at his daily briefing on Friday. Police officers would now focus on breaking up large gatherings, with the goal of avoiding giving summons, he said. | |
The Police Department would also no longer be asked to enforce orders requiring people to wear face coverings if they cannot properly social distance, Mr. de Blasio said. | |
At Sheep Meadow on Saturday, several regulars said there was little sign of the worrisome crowds that had gathered on earlier warm and sunny days. Single people and couples dotted the lawn, with a few groups of three or four. | |
Some were sipping from cups and drinking bottles of beer without apparent concern from the police officers who rimmed the perimeter, offering masks to anyone with uncovered faces. | |
Some of the park-goers were health care workers taking a needed day off, including Anoushka Sinha, 29, and Nitin Chopra, 40, both medical residents who were sitting in a shady spot on a second date. | |
They were separated by a patch of grass, each on separate picnic blankets they had agreed to bring. Earlier, they had gone on a run together that turned into a walk. They both felt that an in-person date, between doctors, would be appropriate. | |
“I was going to suggest it, and then he did,” Ms. Sinha said. | |
Ms. Sinha said she had visited Sheep Meadow on several other recent occasions with co-workers and had been distressed to see how packed it was. | |
“It’s been so crowded that sometimes I’ve changed my mind and left,” she said. | |
For almost two months, much of daily life has been halted in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as officials sought to bring the coronavirus outbreak under control. | |
But with the virus showing signs of retreat, officials across the region have turned their attention to reviving the economies of their states. | |
This week and next will offer some of the first crucial tests of whether those plans will work and a window into what “normal” life may be like in the months ahead. | |
Here is a look at what types of businesses, services and public places are expected to reopen, and when, in each of the three states: | |
On March 20, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo issued an executive order putting New York “on pause.” Under the 10-point plan, all of nonessential businesses had to close by the evening of March 22. Mr. Cuomo extended the order once in April, and again on Thursday for a majority of New Yorkers. | |
On Friday, five of the state’s 10 regions became eligible to begin “phase one” of the state’s reopening plan. The five regions are: | |
the Finger Lakes, including Rochester | |
the Southern Tier, which borders Pennsylvania | |
the Mohawk Valley, west of Albany | |
the North Country, which includes the Adirondack Mountains. | |
and Central New York, which includes Syracuse | |
The following types of businesses can resume in those regions, provided that certain public health measures are in place: | |
Construction, manufacturing and wholesale trade. | |
Some retail businesses — including those that sell clothing, electronics, furniture, books, sporting goods, shoes, flowers, jewelry and other types of goods — may open for curbside service only. | |
Other activities that are allowed include drive-in movies, landscaping and gardening businesses and “low-risk recreational activities” like tennis, a sport with built-in social distancing. | |
As of Wednesday, elective surgeries were allowed in 47 New York counties; state court officials said this week that judges and staff members would begin returning to courthouses in 30 upstate counties on May 20. | |
State residents have been mostly required to stay at home under an executive order in effect since March 21. Gov. Phillip D. Murphy’s order makes exceptions for trips to visit businesses considered essential: getting takeout food restaurants, procuring medical services or to meet other urgent demands. | |
Mr. Murphy said this week that under a new executive order, some nonessential businesses would be allowed to resume operations at various points this month. Among the changes: | |
All retail stores in the state can begin offering curbside pickup of goods starting Monday; nonessential construction projects can also restart at 6 a.m. that day. | |
Drive-in movies, religious services and other gatherings will be allowed as long as people stay in their cars. | |
Officials allowed parks and golf courses to reopen on May 2. | |
Most Connecticut residents have been under orders to stay at home as much as possible since mid-March. But the state has not been hit quite as hard by the virus as New York and New Jersey, and officials envision what amounts to a broader, faster reopening. | |
Officials announced earlier this month that restaurants, offices, retail establishments and hair salons would be allowed to open on May 20 at 50 percent capacity with proper health precautions in place. | |
More specifically: | |
Restaurants will be open for outdoor dining only; menus will need to be disposable or posted on boards; and silverware must be packaged or rolled. | |
Offices can open but companies have been advised to encourage employees to continue to working from home. | |
Retail businesses are required to close fitting rooms, create physical barriers at checkout and install markers that indicate six feet of distance. | |
Hair salons can open, but can see customers by appointment only and must close their waiting areas. | |
Connecticut officials have also said that colleges and universities in the state can reopen in stages over the summer and fall and that summer camps are on track to begin in late June. | |
As The New York Times follows the spread of the coronavirus across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, we need your help. We want to talk to doctors, nurses, lab technicians, respiratory therapists, emergency services workers, nursing home managers — anyone who can share what’s happening in the region’s hospitals and other health care centers. | |
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Reporting was contributed by Maria Cramer, Michael Gold, Matt Stevens, Andrea Salcedo, Edgar Sandoval, Alex Traub and Katie Van Syckle. |