New York state beaches open up for memorial day weekend

New York state beaches open up for memorial day weekend

GLISTENING LAKE ERIETODAY..THESE WARMTEMPERATURESMIGHT HAVE YOUTHINKING ABOUTHEADING TO THEBEACH.BUT BEFORE YOU GO-- THERE AREIMPORTANT RULESYOU NEED TO KNOW.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER JEDDYJOHNSTON BREAKS ITDOWN FOR YOU.MEMORIAL DAYWEEKEND MARKS THEUNOFFICIAL START OFSUMMER, BUT BEACHLIFE AS WE KNOW ITWILL NOW COME WITHA BOATLOAD OF NEWRULES."UM, I'VE VERYSTRESSED ,"KELLY BORRELLO IS AMANAGER AT SUNSETBAY BEACH CLUB INIRVING, A PRIVATBEACH THAT JUSTOPENED UP TO THEPUBLIC."I WAS VERY VERYVERY CONCERNEDWHEN WE WEREN'TABLE TO BE OPEN,HOW WE WEREGONNA KEEP PEOPLEOUT.

I'M NOT LIKE ASTORE I DON'T HAVEDOORS I CAN LOCK."BUT NOW KELLYDOESN'T HAVE TOWORRY ABOUT THATBECAUSE LASTFRIDAY, GOVERNORANDREW CUOMOGAVE NEW YORKSTATE BEACHES THEOKAY TO REOPEN.BUT ONLY IF THEYIMPLEMENT THESERULES.NUMBER 1BEACHES ARE ONLYALLOWED TO BE OPENAT 50% CAPACITYCUOMO: "THOSEBEACHES MAY REACHCAPACITY AT 10 11O'CLOCK IN THEMORNING SO THATSSOMETHING TO TAKEINTO CONSIDERATION."NUMBER 2BEACH-GOERS ANDEMPLOYEES MUSTWEAR MASKS ON THEBEACH WHEN SOCIALDISTANCING IS NOTPOSSIBLECONTACT SPORTS ANDACTIVES LIKEVOLLEYBALL ANDFRISBEE ARE OUTAND GROUPS MUST BEABOUT 10 FT AWAYFROM EACH OTHER."IT'LL ALMOST BE LIKEA HOSTESS SERVICE,THEY WILL WALK TOYOUR SPOT ON THEBEACH."KELLY SAYS 50%CAPACITY AT SUNSETBEACH IS AROUND 800VISITORS."WE GOT SOMECOUNTERS SO WECAN COUNT PEOPLE INAND COUNT PEOPLELEAVING."AND WITH MEMORIALDAY WEEKENDAROUND THE CORNER,KELLY EXPECTS THISBEACH TO GETCROWDED FAST."I THINK IT WILL BEREALLY BUSY AND IMCONFIDENT THATPEOPLE ARE GONNAWANNA DO THIS IN ASAFE MANNER CAUSEWE KNOW IF THINGSDON'T WORK WE MAYGO BACK TO ALOCKDOWN SITUATIAND I DON'T THINKANYONE WANTS THAT."AND REGARDLESS OFTHE NEW RULES,BEACH-GOERS SAY"WE'RE STILL GONNAHAVE FUN.

THAT'S ALLTHAT WE'RE HERE TODO."ASIDES FROM SUNSETBEACH, WOODLAWNBEACH AND BEAVERISLAND STATE PARKWILL BE OPEN FORMEMORIAL DAYWEEKEND."IT'S NICE TO HAVE THEOPTION TO AT LEASTCOME TO THE BEACHAND JUST HAVE SOMEFUN WITH FRIENDSFOR ONCE."IN IRVING JJ 7EWN.