Cuomo says no to gyms reopening

Says its "Highly problematic" for the industry to return right now

Still has no timetable on when he will allow them to reopen.

Newschannel2's chelsea sherrod has our story tonight.

00:00 - 00:15 cuomo: "we know gyms are highly problematic, not from our experience, because we haven't opened them.

But we know from other states they've been highly problematic.

We know from the other states, they openend them and they had to close them," said cuomo.

After five months of gyms being shutdown, the governor has no timeline for when he could allow them to reopen, calling it "a dangerous activity and saying that "now is not the time" on a conference call.

With all regions of the state in phase four of coronavirus reopening protocol, struggling gym owners are running impatient.

00:32 - 00:44 bob donnelly: if someone were in the gym business, the end is very near if it hasn't already happened.

Several gyms have already gone out of business and what are you supposed to do?

00:45 - 00:51 alice donnelly: and i think he's just pushing us aside like little business that doesn't matter but it does because it represents health more than anything.

And state representatives backing them.

00:54 - 01:06 marianne buttenschon: they are the experts and i think they should be afforded the opportunity to open on whatever basis it needs to be to see if we can ensure the health and safety of everyonwitf positive coronavirus cases across the state at about one percent regionally, the governor cites the rise of cases in neighboring states saying it almost defies commom sense if gyms reopen.

01:19 - 01:38 cuomo: you have new jersey going up.

You have rhode island going up.

You have connecticut going up.

It is all around us.

Why isn't ithn dangerous activities.

I don't think that is the time to do it.

Chelsea: state officials say that the state is considering various reopening proposals submitted by gyms. reporting in utica, i'm chelsea sherrod news channel 2.

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