{"id":21727,"date":"2021-05-04T18:53:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T18:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=21727"},"modified":"2021-05-04T22:52:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T22:52:11","slug":"nyc-summer-open","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/nyc-summer-open\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Officially Opens Back Up May 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_21730\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21730\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21730\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1256030703.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Roy Rochlin\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/blake-lively-nyc-inspired-manicure-pics\/\">New York City<\/a> will be alive this summer. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday, April 3, that most pandemic-related capacity restrictions in New York and New Jersey will be lifted beginning May 19. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Restoration of 24-hour MTA service<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/bella-hadid-living-nyc-weekend\/\">New York City<\/a> will coincide with the lifting of outdoor curfews for bars and restaurants. There will still be some limitations in effect surrounding health screening, air filtration, and contact tracing, Cuomo noted. But ultimately, summer in the city will be in full effect for many New Yorkers.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The tide is turning against COVID &amp; we are ready for a major reopening:<\/p>\n<p>\u2705Most industry capacity limits to be lifted on 5\/19<br \/>\u2705Limit on outdoor residential gatherings to be removed on 5\/10<br \/>\u2705New capacity increases for indoor &amp; outdoor venues<\/p>\n<p>NY is coming back!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYGovCuomo\/status\/1389272660744581125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">May 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/todaytix-rooftop-broadway-concert-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Broadway<\/a> will be allowed to open on the 17th as well, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayleague.com\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Broadway League<\/a> (the trade association for the Broadway industry) is still planning for a fall reopening. &#8220;We look forward to reopening at full capacity and are working to safely welcome audiences and employees back to Broadway this fall,&#8221; the Broadway League says in a statement. The only capacity limits that will remain in place across New York and New Jersey as of May 19 are for large-scale indoor and outdoor venues and indoor\/outdoor social and residential gathering limits. Cuomo reported a statewide rolling positivity rate Monday of 1.79 percent, the lowest since Nov. 5 and a 50 percent drop over the last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NYC\u2019s arts and culture are what make our city so special &#8211; and making sure they are included in our recovery is crucial to getting the city we love back on its feet. This is great news!  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/raiobRDjQl\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/raiobRDjQl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Yang\ud83e\udde2\ud83d\uddfd\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@AndrewYang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewYang\/status\/1389625561287385099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">May 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">More than one out of every three New Yorkers has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last Saturday. As of Sunday, 34.9 percent of New Yorkers had completed their vaccine series. The reopening of New York City, although a tad premature for some, is a glimmer of hope for many residents who\u2019ve felt the pandemic stole some of NYC\u2019s magic. With Cuomo\u2019s announcement came many residents noting an op-ed article from <em>the New York Post<\/em>, titled \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/08\/17\/nyc-is-dead-forever-heres-why-james-altucher\/\"class=\"editor-rtfLink\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NYC is dead forever<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d sparked a controversial debate early in the pandemic. The latest reopening news has also led to the announcement of major music festivals returning to the city. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governorsballmusicfestival.com\/lineup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Governor\u2019s Ball<\/a> announced today it\u2019s lineup for a later summer return of the popular music event. NYC mayoral candidate, Andrew Yang, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewYang\/status\/1389625561287385099\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tweeted<\/a> \u201cNYC\u2019s arts and culture are what make our city so special \u2014 and making sure they are included in our recovery is crucial to getting the city we love back on its feet. This is great news!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29095,"featured_media":21732,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[38,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Andrew Cuomo Lifts NYC Capacity Limits In Time For Summer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New York City will be alive this summer. 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