Mayor Bill De Blasio Says New York City Will “Fully Reopen” On July 1st!
Here’s some pretty good news for New Yorkers: Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this Thursday morning that the city will be “fully open” on July 1 — nearly a year-and-a-half after the COVID-19 shutdown.
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“We are ready for stores to open, for businesses to open, offices, theaters, full-strength,” he said in an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” He went on to say that the Big Apple is finally ready to reopen because “people have gotten vaccinated in extraordinary numbers, 6.3 million vaccinations in New York City to date. We know the vaccination effort is going to grow and grow,” he added. “We gotta keep working hard at that.”
Before concluding he said, “This is going to be the summer of New York City. You’re going to see amazing activities, cultural activities coming back. I think people are going to flock to New York City because they want to live again.”
As of Wednesday, New York City has recorded 923,953 coronavirus cases and 32,461 virus-related deaths. Also as of Wednesday, over 6 million doses of Covid vaccines have been administered in the city, and about 36% of its adult population is fully vaccinated, according to CNBC citing city data.
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