{"id":159276,"date":"2021-03-04T03:37:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T01:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greeknewsondemand.com\/?p=159276"},"modified":"2021-03-04T03:37:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T01:37:32","slug":"new-yorkers-will-have-to-show-covid-19-passport-to-enter-stadiums-theaters-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greeknewsondemand.com\/2021\/03\/04\/new-yorkers-will-have-to-show-covid-19-passport-to-enter-stadiums-theaters-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"New Yorkers Will Have To Show COVID-19 \u2018Passport\u2019 To Enter Stadiums, Theaters,\u00a0Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dbebbc8e642739d63d7417ce1893e709\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Beautiful Ads -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7527341994815378\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3477329686\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>LEREXIS\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"css-cmdiie e172hw750\" style=\"text-align: center;\">New Yorkers Will Have To Show COVID-19 \u2018Passport\u2019 To Enter Stadiums, Theaters,\u00a0Businesses<\/h1>\n<p class=\"css-1v1se4u e172hw750\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Similar to a mobile airline boarding pass, each pass will have a secure QR code<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-p8ym73\">\n<div class=\"css-1yheotp ew91t7w0\"><span class=\"css-1fiqxb5\"><strong>By<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/author\/joseph-curl\"><strong class=\"css-1fiqxb5\">Joseph Curl<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-146ji6r ew91t7w0\"><time datetime=\"Mar 3, 2021\">Mar 3, 2021<\/time>\u00a0 \u00a0DailyWire.com<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced a new program that will require New Yorkers to show a COVID-19 \u201cpassport\u201d to enter sports arenas, theaters, and other businesses.<\/p>\n<p>The plan establishes an \u201cExcelsior Pass\u201d which will use secure technology to prove that a state resident has been vaccinated against COVID-19 or has had a recent negative test. Sites included in the rollout plan include Madison Square Garden and the Barclays Center, both sports and entertainment venues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dw-mm-player-container\">\n<div id=\"mplayer-player-placeholder-e4a80691-b8a3-42bd-92b7-7a711e99e3fb\" class=\"monti-placeholder-mm-player\">\n<div id=\"mplayer-player-container-e4a80691-b8a3-42bd-92b7-7a711e99e3fb\">\n<div id=\"mplayer-mplayer-close-bar-placeholder-e4a80691-b8a3-42bd-92b7-7a711e99e3fb\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-tooltip-text=\"DailyWire\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cSimilar to a mobile airline boarding pass, individuals will be able to either print out their pass or store it on their smartphones using the Excelsior Pass\u2019s \u2018Wallet App,&#8217;\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-cuomo-announces-pilot-program-testing-excelsior-pass-madison-square-garden-and\">according<\/a>\u00a0to a press release on the governor\u2019s webpage. \u201cEach pass will have a secure QR code, which venues will scan using a companion app to confirm someone\u2019s COVID health status.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The program is already underway as the pass was tested at Tuesday night\u2019s New York Rangers hockey game at Madison Square Garden (MSG), the New York Post\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/03\/02\/new-yorkers-must-flash-covid-19-passport-to-enter-venues-under-new-program\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe results of the pilot program will be used to enhance the quality of the application, maximizing return on investment and saving development time, prior to submission to Apple and Google for approval to go into their app stores,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mplayer-mplayer-fullscreen-container-e4a80691-b8a3-42bd-92b7-7a711e99e3fb\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"mplayer-video-tag-wrapper-e4a80691-b8a3-42bd-92b7-7a711e99e3fb\">\n<p>James Dolan, executive chairman of MSG Sports and CEO of MSG Entertainment, said,\u00a0\u201cWe are pleased to partner with the state on this important pilot, which we hope will be another step forward in helping New York City to reopen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re doing everything we can to vaccinate as many New Yorkers as possible, as quickly as possible, while keeping the infection rate down and re-energizing our economy in a safe, smart way,\u201d Cuomo said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we begin reopening the valves on different sectors of our economy, we are putting guidelines in place to ensure individuals attending events involving larger gatherings have tested negative for COVID or have been vaccinated to avoid an outbreak of the virus. The Excelsior Pass will play a critical role in getting information to venues and sites in a secure and streamlined way, allowing us to fast-track the reopening of these businesses and getting us one step closer to reaching a new normal,\u201d Cuomo continued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSimilar to a mobile airline boarding pass, individuals will be able to either print out their pass or store it on their smartphones using the Excelsior Pass\u2019s \u2018Wallet App,&#8217;\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-cuomo-announces-pilot-program-testing-excelsior-pass-madison-square-garden-and\">according<\/a>\u00a0to a press release on the governor\u2019s webpage. \u201cEach pass will have a secure QR code, which venues will scan using a companion app to confirm someone\u2019s COVID health status.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The program is already underway as the pass was tested at Tuesday night\u2019s New York Rangers hockey game at Madison Square Garden (MSG), the New York Post\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/03\/02\/new-yorkers-must-flash-covid-19-passport-to-enter-venues-under-new-program\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe results of the pilot program will be used to enhance the quality of the application, maximizing return on investment and saving development time, prior to submission to Apple and Google for approval to go into their app stores,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-j7qwjs\">\n<div id=\"post-body-text\">\n<div class=\"e12o35pe0 css-1wr5klf\">\n<p>Cuomo said the passes will be secure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRobust privacy protections are woven throughout the digital health pass solution, giving individuals a secure, verifiable and trusted way to maintain control of their personal health information using an encrypted digital smartphone wallet or printed credential. Each participant will be able to determine if they would like to use it \u2014 and if so, what passes they wish to use for which purpose \u2014 all without sharing their underlying personal data. User data is always kept completely confidential, and participation is voluntary. The QR code only informs the venue if a pass is valid or invalid,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-issjf2\">\n<div><span class=\"css-18dt6si\">Read more in:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-jxqdoq\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-yorkers-will-have-to-show-covid-19-passport-to-enter-stadiums-theaters-businesses?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=benshapiro&amp;fbclid=IwAR3cqwOOin4bQA1oDecYXnc-SA8-3NlcYSzMoapPj28FsQ-4en7EO6nWWDs\">https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-yorkers-will-have-to-show-covid-19-passport-to-enter-stadiums-theaters-businesses?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEREXIS\/Getty Images New Yorkers Will Have To Show COVID-19 \u2018Passport\u2019 To Enter Stadiums, Theaters,\u00a0Businesses&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":159277,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48565],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greeknewsondemand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159276"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greeknewsondemand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greeknewsondemand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greeknewsondemand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greeknewsondemand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/greeknewsondemand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greeknewsondemand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greeknewsondemand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greeknewsondemand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greeknewsondemand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}