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17 May 2021—

“If you are vaccinated, you are safe. No masks, no social distancing.” …“Let’s get back to life,” these are the words Governor Cuomo said during a press conference on Monday,17 Ma Cuomo at a press conference on 17 May. 

(Screen shot from the conference)

Getting back to life means not just getting back to work, but getting back to life the way we enjoy it in New York. So, we have to reopen, we have to get back to life and, living, and we have to do it the way New Yorkers do it, we have to do it quickly and robustly, said Cuomo.

Cuomo: “Effective this Wednesday (19 May), we’re going to adopt the CDCs (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s) new guidance and regulations on masks and social distancing for vaccinated people. if you are vaccinated, you are safe. No masks, no social distancing. We’re also going to follow the CDC’s guidelines that you will still need to wear a mask on public transportation, the Subways, the buses, nursing homes, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, schools, and healthcare facilities and individual venues require it. . Immunocompromised people and unvaccinated people should continue to wear a mask and social distance”

So this Wednesday (19 May), most capacity restrictions are lifted in the tri-state area, New Jersey, Connecticut— restaurants, museums, retail, offices, etc. Outdoor food and beverage curfew is lifted today, Indoor food and beverage lifted May 31st, Outdoor gathering increased to 500, indoor to 50 indoor residential gathering to 50, 24-hour Subway service has returned, said Governor Cuomo.