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Assemblyman Billy Jones May 29th Report

COVID-19 May 29 Updates

Phase II Updates

After much confusion, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the North Country can enter Phase II.
The NY-Forward website was also updated today to provide specifics for industries allowed to reopen under Phase II.

Those industries are as follows:

Offices:

Summary Guidelines

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Safety Plan Template

Real Estate:

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Essential and In-Store Retail:

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Vehicle Sales, Leases, and Rentals:

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Retail Rental, Repair, and Cleaning:

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Commerical Building Management:

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Hair Salons and Barbershops:

Summary Guidelines

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Safety Plan Template

Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Orders, the following businesses remain closed:

  • Malls; specifically, any indoor common portions of retail shopping malls with 100,000 or more square feet of retail space available for lease; however, any stores located within shopping malls, which have their own external entrances open to the public, separate from the general mall entrance (e.g. strip malls), may open.
  • Dine-in and on-premise restaurant or bar service, excluding take-out or delivery for off-premise consumption;
  • Large gathering/event venues, including but not limited to establishments that host concerts, conferences, or other in-person performances or presentations in front of an in-person audience;
  • Gyms, fitness centers, and exercise classes, except for remote or streaming services;
  • Video lottery and casino gaming facilities;
  • Movie theaters, except drive-ins; and
  • Places of public amusement, whether indoors or outdoors, including but not limited to, locations with amusement rides, carnivals, amusement parks, water parks, aquariums, zoos, arcades, fairs, children’s play centers, funplexes, theme parks, bowling alleys, family and children’s attractions.

For help determining whether or not your business is eligible to reopen, use the reopen lookup tool.