BREAKING: New York, New Jersey and Connecticut Impose an 8 p.m. shutdown-time at eat-in bars and restaurants

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Governors Andrew Cuomo, Phil Murphy and Ned Lamont on a conference call this morning with reporters from their three states synchronized on an action plan to impose an 8 p.m. shutdown-time at eat-in bars and restaurants in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

The governors also said they are urging people to suspend all non-essential travel between the hours of 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.

In concert with New York and Connecticut, Murphy will close schools statewide.

The governors on the call acknowledged the Centers for Disease Control’s urging of cancellations of atherings of more than 50 people; down from 150.

Cuomo took the lead for the three states on the call, and spoke to the need for the three states to stick together during this Covid-19 risis.

He panned the federal government’s response.

“They have been behind since day one,” Cuomo said.

“We need the army corps of engineers to come in here now to build temporary healthcare capacity,” added the New York Governor.

“Same rules for closings are imperative,” he added.

Murphy said he wants to pull Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf onto the calls. “I would hope we could mimic a similar harmony there,” said New Jersey’s governor.