COVID-19: Reopening in the City of Boston

• grocery stores, bodegas, and pharmacies
• laundromats and laundry services
• gas stations, auto repair, and bike repair shops
• moving and storage
• hotels to accommodate essential workers and vulnerable populations
• hardware stores, pet stores, postal stores (including private delivery companies)
• banks, and
• plumbers, electricians, and inspectors for emergency services.

• Construction will resume in the City of Boston in a phased manner (work on schools, hospitals, some residential work, and open-air construction until May 25)
• Manufacturing
• Places of worship

• The City will permit any construction type that is allowed by the state, with the required COVID-19 Safety Affidavits and COVID-19 Safety Plans for permitted construction work in place.
• Auto dealers and wholesalers (for curbside pickup and delivery only)
• Car washes
• Drive-in movie theaters
• Hair salons and barbershops
• Lab spaces
• Libraries, for curbside pickup and delivery only (excludes Boston locations, which remain closed)
• Pet grooming
• Retail for curbside pickup and delivery only (such as clothing stores, toy stores, jewelry stores, nurseries and garden centers that don’t sell food products, adult use cannabis stores)

• General office spaces: The City of Boston’s operational recommendations for businesses, employers, and commercial landlords for return-to-work strategies for office workplaces can be found online.

• In-home installations (for example, carpet installation, home theaters, and security systems)
• Auto dealers and wholesalers (browsing inside the showroom with restrictions)
• Libraries (browsing inside with restrictions)
• Driving schools (behind-the-wheel training or observation of another student driver)
• Hotels and accommodations, including short-term / private vacation rentals by owner (reopen to serve other guests with restrictions)
• Other personal services (for example, nail salons, day spas, massage therapy, tattoo parlors, and electrolysis studios)
• Restaurants (outdoor dining will begin at the start of Phase 2. Indoor dining will begin later within Phase 2, subject to public health data)
• Personal trainers (with restrictions)
• Some outdoor performance venues
• Other outdoor recreation (for example, miniature golf, go karts, batting cages)
• Outdoor performances
• Recreational day camps
• Youth sports

Dates for businesses categorized under phases 2, 3, and 4 by the Reopening Massachusetts report will be announced by the state in the coming weeks.