{"id":220502,"date":"2021-04-06T20:45:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T17:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-cinemas-wont-make-it-unless-seating-regulations-lifted\/"},"modified":"2021-04-06T20:45:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T17:45:22","slug":"nyc-cinemas-wont-make-it-unless-seating-regulations-lifted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-cinemas-wont-make-it-unless-seating-regulations-lifted\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC cinemas ‘won’t make it’ unless seating regulations lifted"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#NYC cinemas ‘won’t make it’ unless seating regulations lifted<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n

A trade group claims New York City movie theaters may not survive the pandemic unless Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifts state restrictions on seating capacity.<\/p>\n

The National Association of Theater Owners said Tuesday it has been lobbying for New York City cinemas to be allowed to raise their capacity to 50 percent from the current 25 percent by Memorial Day and to 75 percent or more by July 4. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are at the Governor\u2019s door every morning with a call or an email trying to get to a minimum of 50 percent right now across the state, given the fact that there are zero cases of COVID from theaters and that people clearly want to go to the movies<\/a>,\u201d NATO president Joe Masher told Deadline<\/a>. <\/p>\n

In response, Cuomo\u2019s office has merely told NATO it is monitoring the rising COVID infection rate, according to Masher.<\/p>\n

\"Customers
The National Association of Theater Owners has been lobbying for New York City cinemas to be allowed to raise their capacity to 50 percent.<\/figcaption>
Lev Radin\/Pacific Press\/Shutters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe just can\u2019t make it at 25 percent,\u201d Masher added, noting that some cinemas in the state haven\u2019t reopened under the strict rule. \u201cWe have to accommodate the movie-going audience. We can safely do so.\u201d <\/p>\n

Masher pointed to ramped-up demand for moviegoing thanks to the \u201cGodzilla vs. Kong\u201d weekend box office stampede that racked up $285 million globally. Masher told Deadline he hopes the governor increases capacity by the time \u201cMortal Kombat,\u201d the martial-arts fantasy action flick, opens on April 23. <\/p>\n

\"New
Gov. Cuomo\u2019s office has merely told NATO that it is monitoring the rising COVID infection rate.<\/figcaption>
AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After nearly a year of being closed, New York City\u2019s movie houses were allowed to reopen on March 5 at 25 percent capacity. At the time, state officials mandated enhanced cleaning protocols and social<\/a> distancing measures such as mask wearing and contactless pay.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles, the other major US movie market, had theaters cleared to open March 11 at 25 percent capacity, or 100 people, whichever is fewer. On March 31, LA was given the green light to move ahead to 50 percent capacity, or 200 people. <\/p>\n

Masher said that in order for theaters to survive, New York City needs to expand in time for the May 28 openings of \u201cCruella\u201d starring Emma Stone and \u201cA Quiet Place Part II\u201d with Emily Blunt, as well as July 4 summertime blockbusters, Marvel\u2019s \u201cBlack Widow\u201d and \u201cTop Gun: Maverick,\u201d the sequel to the 1986 hit starring Tom Cruise. <\/p>\n

Masher argued that the 25 percent cap is nonsensical given the fact that indoor dining at the Big App<\/a>le\u2019s restaurants has been at 50 percent capacity since last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes no sense,\u201d said Masher, who is also the CEO of Bowtie Cinemas. \u201cWe need to be able to survive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Officials at Cuomo\u2019s office couldn\u2019t immediately be reached for comment Tuesday.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n

For forums sites go to Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n

If you want to read more News<\/a> articles, you can visit our News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“#NYC cinemas ‘won’t make it’ unless seating regulations lifted” A trade group claims New York City movie theaters may not survive the pandemic unless Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifts state restrictions on seating capacity. The National Association of Theater Owners said Tuesday it has been lobbying for New York City cinemas to be allowed to raise…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":220503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/movies-nyc-cuomo.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[100971,70430,1545,4979,4953],"class_list":["post-220502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-4-6-21","tag-andrew-cuomo","tag-coronavirus","tag-movie-theaters","tag-new-york-city"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}