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Executive Order No. 202.5

Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo · New York (State)

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Jurisdiction
New York
Level
State
Authority
Executive Law 29-a
Issued
2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19, 8 p.m. (read as 2020-03-19)
End
Continued as part of New York on PAUSE; malls reopened at 50 percent in Phase Four regions July 10, 2020 (EO 202.50 as recited in EO 202.60) and in New York City Sept. 9, 2020 (EO 202.60); places of amusement: indoor family entertainment 25 percent Mar. 26, 2021 and outdoor amusement 33 percent Apr. 9, 2021 (EO 202.96); rescinded June 25, 2021 (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureHealth care ordersEvents and venuesOther
Addressees
  • enclosed shopping malls over 100,000 sq. ft.
  • all places of public amusement
  • local governments
Functions reached
  • ML malls and landlords
  • SF sales floor (mall tenants)
  • AM amusement and attractions
  • CB customers
Collection
New York NY

Operative words

Effective at 8 p.m. March 19, 2020, all indoor common portions of retail shopping malls with in excess of 100,000 square feet of retail space available for lease shall close and cease access to the public.... Additionally, all places of public amusement, whether indoors or outdoors, including but not limited to, locations with amusement rides, carnivals, amusement parks, water parks, aquariums, zoos, arcades, fairs, children's play centers, funplexes, theme parks, bowling alleys, family and children's attractions shall likewise be closed to the public at 8 p.m. on March 19.... Notwithstanding section 24 of the Executive Law, no locality or political subdivision shall issue any local [emergency order inconsistent with these directives]

Enforcement

Executive Law 29-a; EO 202.11 and 202.14 enforcement provisions

Notes

Also allowed out-of-State physicians, nurses and physician assistants to practice, hospital transfers, home-care supervision by telephone

Retrieval note

Final clause of the local-preemption sentence truncated in the rendered text.