Concerns over guidelines as hair salons, barbershops included in phase two of reopening

Now that Gov.

Cuomo has said salons and barber shops will be in phase two of the state’s reopening plan, Erin Moser - owner of Crown Buffalo Hair Salon in the city’s Larkin District - has concerns.

THE GOVENOR ALSOANSWERING AQUESTION THAT HASBEEN ON THE MINDSOF MANY TODAY..WHEN WILL HAIRSALONS AND BARBERSHOPS BE ABLE TOREOPEN..

WHATPHASE..THE GOVERNORCONFIRMING TODAY...THAT THEY WILL BEINCLUDED IN PHASETWO OF REOPENING..7 EYEWITNESS NEWREPORTER ALAERRIBHI SPOKE WITH ALOCAL OWNER TODAYWHO CAN'T WAIT FORTHE DAY SHE CANRE-OPEN ..

BUTBEFORE DOING SO..WANTS TO MAKE SURESHE'S GOTEVERYTHING INSIDEHER SALON ..

INCHECK..:00:42ERIN MOSER ISEXCITED TO SEE HERCO-WORKERS AGAINAT CROWN BUFFALOHAIR SALON."WE'RE KIND OF AUNIQUE GROUPWHERE WE ALL ARELEGITIMATELY BESTFRIENDS."AND ONE OF HERCO-WORKERS IS HERSISTER."THIS IS THE LONGESTI'VE GONE IN MY LIFENOT SEEING A FAMILYMEMBER AT ALL."THE SALON'S LAST DAYWAS MARCH 13,EARLIER THAN IT WASMANDATED.BUT SHE'S GOTCONCERNS ABOUTREOPENING, NOTONLY DOES EVERYTEAM MEMBER HAVEANIMMUNOCOMPROMISED FAMILY MEMBER,SHE DOESN'T KNOWWHAT ARE THESTANDARDS THATNEED TO BE UPHELDWHEN REOPENING."I'M NOT SURE ABOUTCAPACITY IN MYSPACE, WE HAVE ASUPER BIG TEAM.

I'MNOT SURE IF ONE ORTWO EMPLOYEES CANBE IN HERE, OR IF IT'SMORE THE DISTANCEBETWEEN THEM THATDICTATES THAT."WITHOUTSPECIFICATIONSABOUT WHAT DO IFTHEY'RE DOUBLEBOOKED OR EVENBLOWDRYING, MOSERSAYS SHE DOESN'TKNOW HOW TO GETHER SPACE READY."I MIGHT HAVE TO PUTMONEY I DON'T HAVEINTO REMODELING, IMIGHT HAVE TO PUTPARTITIONS BETWEENEVERY CHAIR."SHE'S HOPINGALBANY'S DIVISION OFLICENSING SERVICESWOULD PROVIDESOME GUIDELINES.BUT SHE SAY'S IT'SIMPOSSIBLE TO REACHTHEM.SO FOR NOW SHE'SLOOKING AT WHATOTHER STATES HAVEDONE.MOSER IS ALSOWORRIED ABOUT HOWTHE STAFF WILL WORKWITH PPE, GETTINGHAND SANITIZER ORLYSOL WIPES, OREVEN CUTTINGCLIENTS HAIR WITHTHEIR MASKS ON."IF WE CAN GET ABUNCH OF MAYBESTERILE TONGUEDEPRESSERS ANDADHERING TO THEBOTTOM OF A FACEMASK SO THEY COULDSIT LIKE THIS,COVERED ON THEMOUTH THE WHOLETIME AND WE CANWORK AROUND THEM."CROWN RECEIVED ASMALL BUSINESSFORGIVABLE GRANT,AND SINCE CLOSINGTHEY'VE BEENSELLING RETAIL ITEMS."NOBODY IS WILLINGTO LOOK AT THE FACTTHAT TOUCHBUSINESSES ARE NOTA CLOTHING STORE,THEY'RE NOT ARESTAURANT, WETOUCH PEOPLE.

WECAN'T DO THESERVICES WITHOUTTOUCHING PEOPLE."IN