Andrew Cuomo lifts COVID rules as New York hits 70% vaccinated

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that New York is lifting nearly all COVID-19 restrictions, after the state cleared the threshold of 70 percent of adult residents having received at least one vaccine dose.

“What does 70 percent mean? That means that we can now return to life as we know it,” Cuomo said Tuesday. Effective immediately, the state’s coronavirus precautions are lifted in all commercial settings, including: offices, sporting events, manufacturing buildings, malls, movie theaters, camps, child care and personal care businesses, construction sites, food service establishments, amusement parks, and retail buildings.