Beaches To Open In NY, NJ, CT, DE For Memorial Day (Patch)
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday said beaches will open the Friday before Memorial Day amid a downward trend in coronavirus cases.
State and local beaches and lakeshores will open the Friday before Memorial Day in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday. The news comes as the state saw a slight uptick in the number of new COVID-19 cases.
Beaches will have to abide by several rules and regulations, he said, including remaining at no more than 50 percent capacity by controlling exits and entrances and limiting parking. Group contact activities remain banned, including sports and areas of gathering remain closed, such as picnic areas.
Cuomo said he made the decision because neighboring states planned to open beaches, and he feared New Yorkers would leave the state and flood overcrowded beaches.
(photo credit: Abraham Allen - Patch)
