NEW YORK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday it’s easing its COVID safety guidelines, a move welcomed by many New Yorkers who spoke to CBS2’s Astrid Martinez.
What a difference a couple of years make — from empty pandemic streets to closed parks, and forget about getting close to people. Remember all those social distancing signs? “I think New York is coming back to the times where it was free and very happy times,” Uptown Manhattan resident Marina Tselnik said.
Those reminders of a COVID-19 shutdown will now be a thing of the past, and many New Yorkers are looking toward the future. “I got used to the guidelines, but I feel good about it. Very good. Very positive,” Tselnik said. While the pandemic is not over, the CDC says it no longer can severely disrupt our daily lives.