CLARIFICATION: Which essential businesses will stay OPEN, which will NOT

Phew...

UPDATE to 3/17/20 public communication from Mayor Bhalla:

Essential businesses, permitted to stay open until 8:00 pm according to the Office of Emergency Management:

Emergency medical care
Restaurants and food establishments (takeout or delivery only)
Supermarkets
Grocery stores
Bodegas
Banks
Pharmacies
Coffee shops
Veterinarian
Pet stores
Laundromat
Dry cleaners
Liquor stores
Chiropractor, physical therapists, dentists, and other medical care facilities
UPS/Fed Ex stores
Post office
Moving companies

Non-essential businesses, to close beginning 9 am on March 18, according to the Office of Emergency Management:

Clothing/retail
Book stores
Nail salons
Hair salons
Barber shops
Massage parlors
Smoke shop
Shoe repair
Any places of retail/public accommodation

CLARIFICATION ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION/PERSONAL VEHICLE: Public transportation and travel by vehicle is permitted for essential needs, purchasing of food, care for a family member or friend, to get health care, or employment