Cuomo: Movie theaters outside New York City can reopen at 25 percent capacity on October 23rd

Cuomo: Movie theaters outside New York City can reopen at 25 percent capacity on October 23rd

During a press conference on Saturday, New York Gov.

Andrew Cuomo announced movie theaters outside of New York City can reopen at 25 percent capacity or up to 50 people per screen on October 23rd.

YESTERDAY... WHICHIS A NEW DAILYRECORD.ON THE FLIP SIDE OFALL THIS... THEREOPENING PROCESSCONTINUES HERE INNEW YORK... WITHTHE GOVERNOR NOWGIVING MOVIETHEATERS THEGREEN LIGHT.GOVERNOR CUOMOSAID TODAY THATMOVIE THEATERSOUTSIDE OF NEWYORK CITY CANREOPEN ATPERCENT CAPACITY...STARTING FRIDAOCTOBER 23RD.NO MORE THAN 50PEOPLE AREALLOWED IN FRONTOF EACH SCREEN INEACH MOVIE THEATERAT ONCE.THEATERS WILL BESUBJECT TORIGOROUS STATEGUIDANCE ANDENFORCEMENT.AGAIN... THIEXCLUDES MOVIETHEATERS IN NEWYORK CITY... AS WELLAS AREAS WITHTROUBLING COVIDNUMBERS.AREAS THAT AREBELOW 2 PERCENTON THEIR 14 DAYAVERAGE AND HAVENO CLUSTER ZONES.SO THIS WILL BELONG ISLAND, NOTNEW YORK CITY,NASSAU, SUFFOLK,WESTCHESTER, NOTROCKLAND ORANGE,NOT SOME COUNTIESON THE SOUTHERTIER, NOT GREENESO MOVIE THEATERSIN CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS... ANDALLEGANY COUNTIESCANNOT REOPEN ATTHIS TIME.BUT ONCE AGAIN...MOVIE THEATERS INTHE OTHERCOUNTIES OFWESTERN NEW YORKCAN REOPENBEGINN