https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Malls-gyms-movie-theaters-won-t-open-in-New-15360768.phpby Brendan J. Lyons
June 23, 2020
Malls, movie theaters and gyms will not reopen during phase four in New York, even as coronavirus cases have dwindled and the rate of infection in the state is among the lowest in the nation.
The news is a devastating blow to those industries, which have been shut down for more than three months as the pandemic that engulfed the state is now surging in other areas of the country. Mall operators had hoped to reopen their doors during one of the earlier phases, but have been limited to opening only stores that have exterior entrances that do not require customers to walk through the mall.
Many malls had been preparing to open under phase two, and then sought to get approval to open in phase three.
A person briefed on Mujica's call said that the state intends to make decisions on specific industries reopening in the coming weeks and months.
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