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The mayor also called on city residents to begin working from home if possible.

"We don't think of this as an on or off light switch, so to speak; we think about this as a dimmer switch as a dial that you turn up and down."

Today, June 8th, NYC begins part one of a four-phase plan to reopen.

Attempts to slow the spread of COVID-19 have given the Coney Island amusement district a sleepy feel.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has cautioned it’s likely to be a long, drawn-out process that could be walked back at any moment if COVID-19 infections creep back upwards.

The maintenance workers were recharging fire extinguishers at the Morgan General mail facility on West 29th Street and Ninth Avenue.

"Frankly, there has been a laxness on social distancing, especially over this past weekend, that has been wholly unacceptable," Cuomo said.