New York & Tri-State | April 29, 2020

Cuomo Outlines Phased Plan to Reopen NY Economy

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday outlined additional guidelines for the phased plan to re-open New York on a regional basis. Each of the state’s 10 regions must follow a series of procedures as part of the re-opening plan.

These procedures include a 12-point checklist, ranging from 14-day declines in regional COVID-19 hospitalization rates to plans by industries and individual businesses for keeping employees and consumers safe.

“We’ve come up with a phased plan to re-open New York, so every region in the state has the same opening template as we begin this process,” said Cuomo.

The governor also announced an advisory board of business, community and civic leaders statewide. Totaling more than 100 members, the roster includes New York real estate luminaries, such as Blackstone’s Jonathan Gray, RXR Realty’s Scott Rechler, Rudin Management’s William Rudin, Tishman Speyer’s Rob Speyer and the Real Estate Board of New York’s James Whelan.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 13-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 15-20 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).