The beaches of New York City will remain “probably“Closed for the summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday, who recommended that residents of the Big Apple to”lower their expectations”For the summer season.
“At the moment we don’t have a plan to open the beaches, just like we don’t have a plan to open the swimming pools“Said Mr. de Blasio at a press conference by telephone.
The beaches of New York City, located mostly in the Brooklyn neighborhood, the most popular of which are “Coney Island”, “Brighton Beach” et “Rockaway“, Are usually crowded in the summer, especially weekends and holidays.
“It’s just not safe”To open them, estimated the mayor of this megalopolis of 8.6 million inhabitants, which is at the epicenter of the pandemic in the United States.
For his part, the Governor of the State of New York, Andrew Cuomo, had announced earlier in the day that he would extend until May 15 the closure of services and businesses deemed non-essential as well as the distancing measures social throughout the state.
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