As fatal chaos unfolded in the hospitals, a gloriously noisy soundscape was. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last week that the city might not move into the second phase of reopening until the first week of July. New York City in the early days of pandemic shutdowns was a horrible place to be. Regions across the state have been moving into the next phase of reopening every two weeks - and several regions upstate now have restaurants offering outdoor service - though NYC might have to wait longer than expected. Effective Jand in effect through August 8, 2023, a State Disaster Emergency has been declared for the Counties of Ontario and Orange due to severe thunderstorms and hazardous conditions in New York State. Andrew Cuomo announced that restaurants could provide outdoor dining in the second phase of reopening. 29: Declaring a Disaster Emergency in the Counties of Ontario and Orange. The MTA estimates ridership levels will remain low compared to pre-pandemic times even when more restrictions have lifted, with more people concerned with the spread of the infection in closed, underground spaces.įor the city’s tens of thousands of restaurants and bars, the wait for any kind of normalcy is still a little ways off. Outgoing New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) has flatly ruled out a lockdown as was imposed in the early days of the pandemic, and he announced this week that schools will reopen as planned on Jan. De Blasio issued a statement late Thursday morning. We have team coverage on the latest on the new COVID-19 variant. While the MTA is looking to resume normal service and frequency on buses and trains, the subway will still remain closed every night from 1 a.m. The omicron variant is alarming everyone from scientists to world leaders. Even the industries that are going back to work are contending with a new normal: more protective equipment including masks and gloves, staggered shifts to allow for social distancing, and a subway system that doesn’t currently run all day. For the latter industry, the current restrictions only allow for curbside or in-store pickup. New York and NYC are being hit hardest by the uptick in Omicron cases across the country, with a record of 23,391 cases reported as of Monday evening.
In this first phase of reopening, workers in construction and manufacturing will return to their jobs as will many working in retail. While the city’s restaurants and bars can only still do takeout and delivery for now, up to 400,000 New Yorkers are set to return to work this week, which will be a first real test for what reopening might look like in the coming weeks. The schools were on emergency lockdown and I'd had no place to hide.
New York City will reopen today after a nearly three-month-long shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which killed nearly 22,000 of the city’s residents and left hundreds of thousands without jobs. I spent hours in the rarebooks room at the New York Public Library, poring over all.
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