New York City businesses that try to reopen before coronavirus restrictions are lifted will face fines starting at $1,000, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday.
De Blasio said he asked the state of New York this week for a "safety net" to have the authority to borrow money to cover the losses.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said on May 26 that New York City was preparing for the first phase of reopening its economy amid recovery from the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a set of thresholds Friday. But Gov. Andrew Cuomo said a short time later that it will be up to the state to make those decisions.
The city health department compared numbers between March 23 and May 9, 2020 to the same period in 2019.
Online schooling will continue through the summer for some 177,700 New York City public school students, officials announced Tuesday.
The police will continue to disperse large gatherings that are most likely to present a risk of spreading the coronavirus, de Blasio said.
The statewide lock down began on March 22, and some regions are expected to begin reopening on May 15.
Some New York City parks will see stepped-up policing to stem the spread of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, among other details on virus-related developments across the city.
"One step at a time. Let's get it right," de Blasio said in a news conference Wednesday…
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