In his daily briefing on Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo provided more details on the guidelines for religious gatherings.
STARTING TOMORROW-- NEW YORKERS WILLONCE AGAIN BE ABLETO PRACTICE THEIRFAITH IN PUBLICGROUPS.BUT THEY STILL MUSTFOLLOW SOME STRICTRULES.NEW AT 11 -- JEFFRUSACK SPEAKS WITHRELIGIOUS LEADERSABOUT HOW THEYPLAN TO MOVEFORWARD.IT'S BEEN MONTHSSINCE RELIGOUSSERVICES HAVE BEENALLOWED TOASSEMBLESERVICES ATCONGREGATION SHIRSHALOM LOOKNOTHING LIKE THEYDID DURING LASTYEAR'S HANNUKAHCONCERT.AND WE'RE LEADING ASERVICE 6 FEET APARTFROM EACH OTHERWITH NO ONE THERE.AND IT'S A REALLYSTRANGE EXPERIENCE.DAIRUS PRIGEN IS THEHEAD OF THE TRUEBETHEL BAPTISTCHURCH... HE SAYS HEWELCOMES THEGOVERNOR'SANNOUNCEMENT TOALLOW SMALLSERVICES.SAYING THEY'RE ANIMPORTANT PART OFPEOPLE'S LIVES.THERE ARE SOMENEIGHBORHOODSWHERE PEOPLE DONOT VOTE.
THE PEOPLEDO NOT PLAY GOLF.BUT THE PEOPLE DOATTEND THEIRRELIGIOUS SERVICES.PRIGEN IS APART OFGOVERNOR CUOMO'SINTERFAITH ADVISORYCOUNCIL..
WHICH WILLHELP BRING BACKRELIGIOUSGATHERINGS ASSAFELY AS POSSIBLE.THE WANT TIME.
THEYWANT PROTOCOLS.
IWANT TO MAKE SURETHEY ARE PROVIDINGSAFE PLACES.
JUSTLIKE EVERY OTHERBUSINESS.THE STATE SAYSDRIVE-IN SERVICESWILL BE ALLOWED.SOMETHING THAT WASALREADY DONE BYTRUE BETHEL BAPTIST.AND SOMETHING SHIRSHALOM ISCONSIDERING.THAT'S SOMETHINGTHAT'S VERYINTRIGUING AND WE'REJUST NOW DISCUSSINGWHAT A SERVICE, BIGOR SMALL, WOULDLOOK LIKE.
IN THEPARKING LOT.SERVICES WILL BEALLOWED TO BEGINON THURSDAY.JEFF RUSACK 7 EWN.
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