New York State guidelines for re-opening a business

New York State has released the guidelines for businesses to re-open in NY under a 4 phase plan.

Businesses in each region will re-open in one of 4 phases. Re-opening refers to non-essential businesses and business activities. Essential businesses and business activities that are open will remain open.

The guidelines below apply to both non-essential businesses in regions that are permitted to re-open and essential businesses throughout the state that were previously permitted to remain open.

Eligibility for reopening will be determined by health metrics for each region.

Here is a breakdown of industries in each phase:

Phase One: Starting May 15th Central New York, Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley, North Country and Southern Tier are allowed to reopen 

• Construction
• Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
• Retail - (Limited to curbside or in-store pickup or drop off)
• Manufacturing
• Wholesale Trade

Phase Two: Not Open

• Professional Services
• Retail
• Administrative Support
• Real Estate / Rental & Leasing

Phase Three: Not Open

• Restaurants / Food Services

Phase Four: Not Open

• Arts / Entertainment / Recreation
• Education

For help determining whether or not your business is eligible to reopen, use the reopen lookup tool. You can also scroll down to find the guidance for each phase.

Click on the link below to be taken to the NY State web page with detailed information on each phase of the re-opening and guidelines for businesses to follow when re-opening.

NY FORWARD BUSINESS REOPEN LOOKUP TOOL.