NEW YORK (AP) – New York City is on track to take the next step in reopening next week, allowing movie and TV crews to film, zoos to welcome reduced crowds, and professional sports teams play to empty seats, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday.
But malls, museums and restaurant dining rooms would stay shuttered in the nation’s biggest city.
While the state hasn’t yet given formal approval, de Blasio said the city is set to begin a limited version of the fourth phase of the statewide reopening process starting Monday.
“Monday, Phase 4 – what a striking reality,” the Democratic mayor said.
New York City, which has seen the bulk of the state’s confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths, began reopening June 8, after the rest of the state.