New York will reopen stadiums with limited capacity
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state will allow large stadiums and arenas, such as Citi Field and Madison Square Garden, to reopen for sports and concerts later this month, with sharply limited capacity and other measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Brooklyn’s Barclays Center has already won approval for a basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Sacramento Kings on that day, Cuomo said.
Some venues, including Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, have already been redeployed as mass vaccination sites. State officials said they would discuss with venue managers how to continue vaccination efforts once sports and concerts return.
The venues must enforce all COVID-19 prevention measures, such as the mandatory wearing of face masks and social distancing, Cuomo said. Attendees must show evidence that they had tested negative for the novel coronavirus within 72 hours prior to the event’s start.
In January, Cuomo allowed a limited number of spectators at a Buffalo Bills NFL playoff game, the team’s first in 24 years.
