Photo: Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo, Flickr
Governor Cuomo announced today that 69.9 percent of New Yorkers have been vaccinated, bringing the state to the verge of relaxing most Covid restrictions. 70 percent is the goal. He also announced this summer's New York State fair to be held in Syracuse will now be fully operational - set at 100 percent capacity, up from the 50 percent cap previously announced. The fair is set to be held August 20th through September 6th.
We're going to reopen the New York State Fair at 100 percent occupancy. Everything will be open at the New York State Fair, all the buildings, all the events. It will be the great New York State Fair that we are all so proud of and I am so excited about this because the Fair is such a beautiful representative of the state and especially Upstate New York. As you know we've been breaking records every year in attendance. We've made a great investment in the Fair and the Fair is a different fair. Anyone who says, well, I went to the New York State Fair, four years ago, five years ago - you didn't go to the New York State Fair. You went to the old New York State Fair which is different than this State Fair - it's improved, it's bigger, it's better, it's more convenient, there are more attractions, so we are not only reopening, we're reimagining. It's better than ever before and we invite not only all New Yorkers, we invite people across the nation to come.