The deadline for such rules to be enacted is Friday, a three-day window that the governor said was necessary to get the word out to communities, even as the virus seemed to be spreading.
“I would like to see them do it tomorrow, ” the governor said, noting that it would be up to localities to inform businesses and houses of worship of new restrictions. “So they know what the rule is, so they can follow the rule.”
Over the last week, the statewide rate of infection has regularly topped one percent — it was 1.45 percent in tests reported to the state on Monday — reflective of much higher rates of infection in hot spots.
Mr. de Blasio and Mr. Cuomo have repeatedly voiced warnings as cases spiked in other states, and schools and workplaces reopened in New York. And on Tuesday, Mr. Cuomo struck an almost resigned tone about an autumn resurgence of cases. “The leaves come down,” he said, “The virus goes up.”
Still, the dissonance between the two leaders — both Democrats, engaged in a long, internecine political feud — has caused confusion and consternation for residents of the hot spots, as well as for other elected officials, wary of its impact on the city’s response to a possible second wave.
Jumaane Williams, the New York City public advocate, said the “back and forth” between Mr. Cuomo and Mr. de Blasio was reminiscent of disputes between the two men in March, during the early days of the pandemic, “when delays and power plays led to lives lost.”
“Since then, the only thing that has been consistent between them is inconsistency,” Mr. Williams, a Democrat, said in a statement on Monday.
Jesse McKinley reported from Albany, N.Y. Liam Stack contributed reporting from New York.