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Thursday, 28 March 2024

WNY in Phase 4, still no malls

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WNY in Phase 4, still no malls
WNY in Phase 4, still no malls
Business owners awaiting word to reopen

PHASE FOUR IS READYFOR WNY TOMORROW,SO WE'RE EXCITEDABOUT THATTHE END OF A LONGPROCESS IS STILLJUST THE BEGINNINGFOR HUNDREDS OFSTORE OWNERS INWESTERN NEW YORK.WESTERN NEW YORKENTERS PHASE FOUROF THE STATE'S RE-OPENING PLANTOMORROW.THIS GIVES US EVENMORE PLACES TOSPEND OUR TIME ANDMONEY.PHASE FOURINCLUDES PLACESTHAT OFFER ARTS --ENTERTAINMENT ANDRECREATION.SCHOOLS AND PLACESOF WORSHIP AREALSO INCLUDED.BUT SOME NOTABLEKINDS OF BUSINESSESARE STILL BEING LEFTOUT.THAT INCLUDESMALLS.RIGHT NOW THERE ISSTILL NO TIME TABLEFOR WHEN STORESINSIDE THE WALDENGALLERIA AND OTHERMALLS CAN RE-OPEN.JEFF RUSACKREPORTS ON WHYSOME STORE OWNERSDO NOT FEEL THEYARE BEING TREATEDTHE SAME AS OTHERS.MALLS NEED HVACUPGRADES TO OPENTHOMAS RUSSO, MDCHIEF OF INFECTIOUSDISEASES, JACOBSSCHOOL OF MEDICINEJEFF RUSACK@JEFFRUSACKMARK ANDOLOWNER OF MADE INAMERICA STORESTHE OWNER OF THEMADE IN AMERICASTORES IS COUNTING.WEEK 16.

FOURMONTHS.HE KNOWS HOW LONGPRECAUTIONSAGAINST THECORONAVIRUS HAVEBEEN IN PLACE ANDHOW LONG MALLSHAVE BEEN CLOSED.MARK ANDOL WASHOPING, WITH PHASE4 HE WOULD BEOPENING HIS HANDFULOF STORESTHROUGHOUT WNYLOCATED IN MALLS.HE WILL NOT BE.GOVERNOR ANDREWCUOMO SAYS INORDER FOR MALLS TOOPEN THE MUST HAVECERTAIN TYPE OFFILTER FOR THEIRAIRCONDITIONING..FILTERS CAN BEEFFECTIVE TO LIMITTHE SPREAD OFVIRUSES.YOU CAN UPGRADETHE FILITERINGCAPACITY OF THOSEFILTERS, PLUS ADDINGUVC LIGHT, WHICHCOULD POTENTIALINACTIVATE THE VIRUS,WITHIN THE DUCTSYTEMS ITSELF.7 EWN REACHED OUTTHE WALDENGALLERIA TO SEE IFTHEY HAVE THEY HAVETHESE SPECIFIC AIRFILTERS..

WE HAVENOT HEARD BACK.EARLIER IN THE DAYTHEY DID SAY THEY,"INCREASED AIRCIRCULATION, AIRFILTRATION AND THEAMOUNT OF FRESH AIRPUMPED INTO THECENTER."THE MADE IN AMERICASTORE IN ELMA WASCONSIDEREDESSENTIAL FROM THEBEGNINNG OF THECORAONVIRUSPANDEMIC SO IT'S BEENOPEN THE ENTIRETIME.

THE OWNER OFTEH STORE SAYS HEDOESN'T UNDERSTANDWHATS THEDIFFERENCE BETWEENTHEIR HVAC SYSTEM,THE MALLS, OR PLACESLIKE LOWES AND HOMEDEPOT.IT DOESN'T MAKE ANSENSE TO ME.

WE CANBE OPEN IN ELMA ANDTHESE MALLS AT 50%WITH ALL THE ITEMSTHE ADDED TO THEMALLS, AND THESEOTHER STORES HAVEBEEN OPEN.ANDOL SAYS HE HASSOME TOUGHDECISIONS TO MAKE..ABOUT WHETHER HEWILL EVEN REOPENHIS STORES.HE'S ALREADY CLOSEDTHE ONE IN THEOUTLET MALL INNIAGARA FALLS.HE'S WAITED THISLONG... HE AND OTHERBUSINESS OWNERSWITH SHOPS IN MALLS..

WILL HAVE TO WAITEVEN LONGER TOLEARN WHEN THEY

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