Cuomo Threatens to Reverse New York Reopenings After Receiving 25,000 Complaints

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on June 13 warned that the state’s phased reopening may have to be reversed after tens of thousands of complaints.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at his daily briefing at New York Medical College during the outbreak of the CCP virus in Valhalla, N.Y., on May 7, 2020. Mike Segar/Reuters

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has warned that the state’s phased reopening may have to be reversed after tens of thousands of complaints of violations of social distancing and other emergency requirements were received statewide.

The governor revealed June 14 during a daily press briefing that more than 25,000 complaints were made against businesses in New York—the state hardest hit by the CCP virus—with the majority of the complaints in Manhattan and the Hamptons, affluent beach communities on the east end of Long Island.