Capacity increasing at offices, gyms, casinos and gaming facilities in New York State Saturday
Adam Unger
and last updated 2021-05-15 08:17:39-04
NEW YORK (WKBW) â New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that capacities at offices, gyms, and casinos and gaming facilities are increasing on Saturday.
The capacity at offices is increasing Saturday from 50 percent to 75 percent.
The capacity at gyms outside of New York City are increasing from 33 percent to 50 percent.
Casinos and gaming facilities are increasing from 25 percent capacity to 50 percent capacity.
On Wednesday, May 19, spectator capacity for outdoor events will increase from 20 percent to 33 percent.
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City of Buffalo to reopen two indoor swimming pools on Monday
Matt Slocum/AP
Swimmers practice in the pool at the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 25, 2012, in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday, July 27. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
and last updated 2021-05-13 17:12:23-04
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown announced that two indoor pools in the City of Buffalo will reopen on Monday, May 17.
The mayor announced that Cazenovia Connors, Kait, Harrity Memorial Pool on Abbott Road, and Lovejoy Pool on East Lovejoy Street will reopen for the first time since March 2020.
National Travel and Tourism Week: How travel will help the economy rebound
U.S. Travel Association
and last updated 2021-05-03 03:30:04-04
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Sunday marks the beginning of of the 38th National Travel and Tourism Week. Celebrated annually during the first full week of May, NTTW works to show the impact travel in the U.S. has on the economy.
This year s theme is Power of Travel, focusing on how travel will help the country rebound from the pandemic.
According to the U.S. Travel Association, travel generated $2.6 trillion in economic output and supported 17 million American jobs before the pandemic. But once the pandemic hit, travel spending dropped nearly $500 billion, costing the U.S. economy $1.1 trillion