Cuomo Extends New York’s State of Emergency Through June 13

Five regions permitted to begin phased reopening

A mural honoring healthcare workers at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx on the side of a building in Midtown Manhattan in New York on May 11, 2020. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order on May 14 to extend the state of emergency until June 13, but has permitted five regions to take the first steps to reopen some businesses beginning Friday.

Cuomo extended the state’s “New York State on PAUSE” policy to May 28, which had been put in place since March to curb the transmission of COVID-19—the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus—and was set to expire on Friday.