NYC Mayor Sets Goal to ‘Fully Reopen’ July 1 as Virus Eases
- ‘The summer of New York City’ is coming, mayor promises
- Gyms, stores, arenas, restaurants headed for full operations
Visitors walk past exhibits at the USS Intrepid Sea Air and Space museum after it re-opened following closure due to the pandemic, in New York on March 25.
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New York City is moving to fully reopen by July 1 with arenas, gyms, stores, restaurants and hair salons returning, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
“This is going to be the summer of New York City,” de Blasio said Thursday during a press briefing. “We’re all going to get to enjoy this city again, and people are going to flock here from all over the country to be a part of this amazing moment.”