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N.Y. Region to End Capacity Restrictions; All-Day Subway Returns

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N.Y. Region Capacity Restrictions to End May 19
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Most capacity restrictions will be lifted across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, while all-day subway service will resume in New York City, as lower virus rates and higher vaccinations help move the region toward normalcy.

“This is a major reopening of economic and social activity,” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday at a briefing.