{"id":"NY-090","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New York","state":"NY","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Empire State Development Corporation","authority":"EO 202.6 and successors","instrument":"Guidance on Executive Order 202.6 (live page, as it stands in 2026; last updated Oct. 23, 2020)","title":"Guidance on Executive Order 202.6","dateIssued":"2020-03-20","effective":"2020-03-20 (last updated Oct. 23, 2020)","end":"Moot after June 25, 2021","startDate":"2020-03-20","endDate":"2021-06-25","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["CLOSE","TELE","EMP"],"addressees":["every business and not-for-profit in the State"],"clause":"On May 11, 2020, Governor Cuomo announced that the first phase of reopening would begin on May 15, 2020 in several regions of New York, based upon available regional metrics and indicators. This essential business guidance shall remain in effect for the regions and industries that are not yet within the reopening phases. For purposes of Executive Order 202.6, \u0027Essential Business,\u0027 shall mean businesses operating in or as: [health care operations; essential infrastructure; essential manufacturing; essential retail; essential services; news media; financial institutions; providers of basic necessities to economically disadvantaged populations; construction; defense; essential services necessary to maintain residences and businesses; vendors providing essential services or products; recreation (\u0027golf and driving ranges, except miniature (mini) golf\u0027)]","enforcement":"Through the 202 series","functions":["all functions"],"notes":"Retrieved live from esd.ny.gov on 2026-09-26 and rendered locally","sourceUrl":"https://esd.ny.gov/guidance-executive-order-2026","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":279105,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NY","url":"/library/NY-090","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NY-090","citation":"Empire State Development Corporation, Guidance on Executive Order 202.6 (live page, as it stands in 2026; last updated Oct. 23, 2020) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. NY-090)","stateName":"New York","related":["NY-091","NY-092"]}