Jersey Shores Businesses Optimistic As Towns Reopen With Restrictions

Howard Monroe reports.

SUMMER AND NICE.WE WILL HAVE THE ANSWER COMINGUP.KATE, THANK YOU.JERSEY SHORE IS OPENED FORBUSINESS, EASED RESTRICTIONSAND WARM WEATHER GREETED BEACHGO TOURS DAY.BUSINESS OWNERS HOPE THIS ISJUST THE BEGINNING OF THE MUCHNEEDED BOOST.HOWARD MONROE IS IN OCEAN CITYWHAT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKEND,HOWARD.REPORTER: YOU CANNOT SEE ITBUT I'M SMILING BECAUSEBOARDWALK'S OPENED FOR PEOPLETO WALK, JOG AND RESTAURANTSOPENED FOR TAKE OUT ORDER.TOMORROW THE BEACHES OPENEDFOR PEOPLE GO GO OUT THERE INNA SUN BATH AND TO GO IN THEOCEAN.OFFICIALS HERE ARE ASKINGPEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS ANDADHERE TO SOCIAL DISTANCINGGUIDELINES, AS THEY GO THROUGHTHE FIRST REOPENING PHASE.NOW MANY PEOPLE WE NOTICEDWERE NOT ADHERING TO SOCIALDISTANCING GUIDELINES BUT HEREIN OCEAN CITY BEACH TAGS WON'TBE REQUIRED UNTIL JUNE 6TH.FURTHER DOWN IN WILDWOOD CRESTTHEY BEGAN TO LIFTRESTRICTIONS TODAY, AS A6:00 A.M.

THIS MORNING BEACHGOERS WERE ALLOWED TO SIT ANDSUN BATHE BUT SWIMMING NOTPERMITTED UNTIL NEXT SATURDAYWHEN LIFE GUARD RETURN TODUTY.THEY ARE ALSO ASKING PEOPLE TOMAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING ANDASKING PEOPLE TO LIMIT GROUPSTO 10 OR FEWER PEOPLE.ALL OF THIS IN ANTICIPATION OFTHE BIG MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.THE MAYOR OF WILDWOOD CRESTSAYS WHILE BEGINNING OF THEBEACH SEASON WILL BE SLOWER,HE IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THEREST OF THE SUMMER.PEOPLE START GEARING UPFORESEES ON RIGHT AROUNDEASTER, YOU KNOW, AND YOUSTART TO GET CASH FLOW COMINGIN WHEN EVERYTHING IS SHUTDOWN AND RESTAURANTS, HOTELS,MOTELS THEY CANNOT BOOK ROOMSOR VACATION HOMEOWNERS CANNOTRENT THEIR PLACES OUT.IT WILL HIT THEM A LITTLE BITIN THE POCKETBOOK.I ALSO THINK WITH OPTIMISM ITHINK THAT THE SUMMER WILLTURNOUT VERY WELL, HOPEFULLY.REPORTER: NOW BACK HEREAGAINST OCEAN CITY, THEY DIDPUT HAND SANITIZING STATIONSTHROUGHOUT THE BOARDWALK ONTHIS ONE LITTLE BOARDWALKEXIT.WE SEE AT LEAST THREEDISPENSERS ON THE HERE.THAT IS FOR PEOPLE COMING OUTHERE.COMING UP AT 5:00 O'CLOCK HEARABOUT WHAT THE STATE IS DOINGTO HELP MANY OF THE SMALLBUSINESSNESS NEW JERSEY, HELPRECOUP THEIR LOSSES COMING UPAT 5:00.LIVE FROM OCEAN CITY, HOWARD