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NYC Is Set to Be State’s Only Region on Lockdown After Next Week

  • Long Island, Mid-Hudson areas on path to reopen, Cuomo says
  • A lack of capacity at NYC’s hospitals is delaying its restart
Pedestrians cross a street in lower Manhattan on May 19.Photographer: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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New York City is set to be the only region of the state on lockdown after next week.

Long Island and the Mid-Hudson regions are on a trajectory to reopen, provided they see deaths continue to decline and meet contact-tracing targets, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Friday at a virus briefing. In anticipation, construction preparation can begin in those two regions.