Retail in general took a bath during the pandemic, but due to their unique placement, outdoor facilities were affected less. There may be reasons for businesses to think about occupying both spaces.
U.S. District Judge Gary Sharpe ordered New York officials to not enforce any outdoor gathering limitations, if people are following social-distancing requirements.
"While it may be the case that governor has overstepped his authority under New York's Executive Law, curing those alleged harms would require this court to ignore the doctrine of state sovereign immunity and principles of federalism embodied in the Eleventh Amendment," wrote Chief Judge Colleen McMahon of the Southern District of New York.
Sensor data shows that while individual work is most common in workplaces, when employees congregate they tend to do so in ways that runs afoul of social distancing guidelines.