https://forward.ny.gov/cluster-action-initiative
The initiative will divide clusters and the areas around them into three categories with successively higher restrictions within each one: Red Zones, Orange Zones and Yellow Zones.
The chart below is a summary and is not exhaustive. For full details please see Empire State Development's Guidance Related to New York's Cluster Action Initiative.
Where permitted to operate within the cluster action initiative, businesses and other entities must continue to follow the relevant industry-specific guidelines provided by Department of Health as available on the New York Forward website for their applicable operations and activities.
| Type of Activity | Red | Orange | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Residential Gatherings |
Prohibited |
10 people maximum, indoors and outdoors |
25 people maximum, indoors and outdoors |
| Residential Gatherings | Prohibited | 10 people maximum, indoors and outdoors | 10 people maximum, indoors and outdoors |
| House of Worship |
Lesser of: 25% of maximum capacity |
Lesser of: 33% of maximum capacity |
50% of maximum capacity |
| Businesses | Non-essential businesses are closed | Certain high-risk non-essential businesses (eg., gyms, fitness centers and classes, barber shops, hair salons, personal care services) are closed. | Open |
| Dining | Takeout or delivery only | Outdoor dining, takeout or delivery only, 4 person maximum per table, and bars and restaurants close at 10:00pm for on-premises consumption | Indoor and outdoor dining permitted, 4 person maximum per table; bars and restaurants close at 10:00pm for on-premises consumption |
| Schools |
Closed* |
Closed* |
Open |
*Schools may reopen if they follow new guidelines that require mass testing in schools before they reopen followed by vigilant symptom and exposure screening conducted daily.
