ALBANY - New York on Wednesday will make a major shift in its COVID-19 safety protocols, dropping many capacity restrictions and ending its mask mandates for vaccinated New Yorkers.
The loosening of the rules is the biggest step yet for a state that was the epicenter of the early days of the pandemic that has killed nearly 53,000 New Yorkers, second most behind California.
But with statewide COVID test positivity rates hovering around 1% of those tested and more than 50% of New Yorkers vaccinated, the state is moving to limit the restrictions that once had most businesses shuttered. New Yorkers have made great progress. All the arrows are now pointed in the right direction. So let s get back to life, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday.
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New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are pushing ahead with May 19 reopening plans, and the subway will return to 24-hour service.
The tourism industry is hoping that the mid-May reopening will bring tourists back to New York City this summer.Credit.Victor J. Blue for The New York Times
May 3, 2021Updated 7:42 p.m. ET
New York and its neighbors New Jersey and Connecticut announced on Monday that they were lifting almost all their pandemic restrictions, paving the way for a return to fuller offices and restaurants, a more vibrant nightlife and a richer array of cultural and religious gatherings for the first time in a year.
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