The governors of three Northeastern states have announced the reopening of marinas and boatyards -- as long as they follow social distancing and sanitation protocols during the coronavirus crisis.
, but in a reversal from earlier in the week, he said governors and local officials would retain decision-making power.
And earlier this week, Cuomo, Murphy and Lamont joined Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, Delaware Gov. John Carney and Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo in announcing a multi-state council aimed to restoring the economy, which ground to a halt amid widespread coronavirus-related shutdowns that urged the closure of nonessential businesses and social distancing.But after announcing that council, Cuomo hinted that the states would have wiggle room to reopen parts of the economy as they saw fit.
"Look, we'll all work our own timetable,” Lamont said on “Cavuto LIVE” Saturday. “But it doesn't make any sense for me to open up restaurants if Andrew Cuomo keeps them closed. Because then we just have hundreds of people driving back and forth across the border. So, there [are] some things that we're going to try and do together."
Elsewhere in the country, other governors have also taken small steps toward easing restrictions this week or announced their own multistate, regional efforts.
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