“Once they’re in the shop — my shop is big — they have plenty of space to work,” he said, referring to distancing measures. Curbside pickup does not make a lot of sense for many retailers either, particularly in Manhattan. But Mayor de Blasio said on Thursday that he did not anticipate the city moving into the next phase until early July. “Businesses can be ready, but are the consumers ready?” asked Thomas J. Grech, president of the Queens Chamber of Commerce. “I want to demonstrate to the buying public, to the consumers out there, that the businesses are making it safe.”

Source: New York Times June 07, 2020 09:00 UTC