New York City restaurants may be able to offer outdoor dining as soon as June 22, mayor says
Pierre-Antoine Boureau handling a tape measure as he prepares the terrace of a restaurant in order to respect distancing to help curb the spread of the coronavirus in Paris, Monday, June 1, 2020.New York City could enter the second phase of its re-opening plan on June 22, but it's possible things are delayed, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday. The hallmark of Phase 2 is outdoor dining at restaurants under guidelines released earlier in June.
"We are not like the other regions of the state," de Blasio said in regards to the June 22 date, warning it could be July before the city is ready for Phase 2. "We owe those restaurants guidance very quickly this week, next week." In addition to more restaurant service, more retail stores will be allowed to offer in-person shopping during Phase 2, according to the state's guidelines. Malls, movie theaters, event spaces, and gyms will remain closed.
Outdoor dining is relatively low-risk, as long as diners are seated at least 6 feet away from each other, because of the increased air flow, Susan Hassig, an associate professor of epidemiology at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans,
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