Did the CDC just close Brooadway for 8 weeks?

What are the ramifications of this new guideline?

BroadwayBen said: "Do we know who made the original recommendation of 4 weeks, and howBroadway determined that number?"

I am sure health officials made the recommendation but Governor Cuomo made the 30-day no-over-500-peopke decree.

If this happens, you will just utterly destroy the US economy.

"Reports are that this could last until September. Obviously I hope I’m wrong but I don’t think there’s any way that a majority of these shows will open or reopen, maybe at all if that happens."

I just have a hard time believing the world will continue to be kept shutdown into September. I am willing to bet after 4-8 weeks, you will have really lowered the odds of getting the virus in this country. There will be more testing, people are staying in confinement and people are scared enough to take the advice seriously about hand washing, coughing into your sleeve and staying home if you don't feel well. In addition, warmer weather might help although not totally sure it will. My gut feeling is Broadway may be shutdown at the very latest until mid May. We will see, be safe everyone. BTW - since my wife and I are "elderly", my daughters have insisted on going to the grocery for us. We have said we are fine but they are insistent -lol.

This doesn't mention the 8 week piece, but it looks like much more than Broadway is shutting down now.

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1239371198867419138

"BREAKING: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he will sign executive order "limiting restaurants, bars and cafes to food take-out and delivery. Nightclubs, movie theaters, small theater houses, and concert venues must all close."



Heather4 said: "While the CDC cannot legally make anyone adhere to their guidelines, states more likely than not tend to adhere to them or use them as a baseline for the recommendations their health departments make. If social distancing is not practiced, it may very well come to shutting down Broadway an additional 4 weeks which would put an open date at minimum of May 15th (since the original 4 weeks started Thursday). It is entirely possible the recommendation could change again in either direction."

Robbie2 - Exactly !! You can have issue with virus from taking food from the doordash driver so nothing is perfect. NYC will collapse economically if they continue to do this stuff for long period. In addition, think of all the waiters/bartenders that will be laid off. No theater or restaurants to go to and less movie seats will have people staying home and not spending money. Less people taking cabs and subway since everybody will be freaking locked up with nothing to do and that will effect the economics of the city. Tourism will basically stop and kill the hotel industry, why travel to NYC. This could be real ugly everyone.

They have to shut down all bars, nightclubs and dine in restaurants because people were not taking this seriously enough. I passed a dozen bars that were packed as hell this weekend on the UWS. Take out only, everything else is shut down except grocery stores, drug stores, liquor stores, a few retail stores and medical facilities. Buckle up.

Worrying if a Broadway show will be able to open should be the least problem. If the issues associated with the restrictions we already have in place which have already created unemployment, reduction in work hours, food, water and household item shortages, and the inability to get medications, continue THROUGH SEPTEMBER , we are screwed. Add the chaos that will occur if airlines are no longer able to fly domestic as well as internationally then starts the quick demise to that industry. I, like some others here, have lost thousands in the stock market since this has began. Continuing with an every day loss that would take me to September, there won't be anything left of at least my portfolio. The US economy as YankeeFan7 has already stated will be destroyed as well as the World's economy. The world we envisioned living in 2020, will go down the drain. I am more worried that I have lost all my money and will not be able to survive going forward. I'm more worried if there is going to be food and water at the stores, based on what I have already seen in March. I'm most worried that the government will not allow me to see my Mother who is in a nursing home with final stage Alzheimer's until September. Someone who I have visited 5 days a week for over 11 years. I'm just not that concerned which shows will reopen.

Updated On: 3/16/20 at 12:01 AM