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A Few Clouds and Breezy Phase Two in photos: Merrick
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Wantagh resident Pasquale Caputo brought his furry friend along for a shopping trip inside Mutts & Butts on Merrick Road.
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Jason, a bartender at Street to Table on Merrick Road in Merrick, handed a masked client a refreshing frozen margarita in a pouch. The restaurant recently expanded its drinks-to-go service amid the pandemic.
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Merrick resident Michael Devito and his daughter had a whirl-of-a-time at the recently reopened Wynsum Avenue Park in Merrick.
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Patrons at SALT in Merrick described the return to outdoor dining as “perfect.” The restaurant has seen business grow considerably during its first full week of outdoor dining.
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: Merrick native Colleen O’Shea donned a tie-dye mask while shopping at Vanilla Sky. The Merrick-based retailer welcomed customers back into the store last week. “It doesn’t feel too different,” O’Shea said of the new normal.
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: Merrick resident Jonathan Eisenbaum shot some hoops at Julian Lane Park in Merrick, which recently reopened under Phase Two.
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As Long Island entered Phase Two of reopening on June 10, the streets of Merrick moved in a way they hadn’t since mid-March, when New York state was forced to shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Select business owners opened their doors to customers they hadn’t seen in three months; restaurants erected makeshift patios outside their establishments to welcome diners for a meal al fresco; and residents made their way to their favorite park or playground while keeping a social distance from others.
During the first weekend of Phase Two, the Herald Life was on the ground to get a glimpse of our new normal. This photo series not only evokes some needed sense of normalcy, but also captures life amid the pandemic.
— Alyssa Seidman
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