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The move would put the city one step further on its path to economic recovery from a devastating virus that killed more than 21,000 residents and triggered one of the strictest shutdowns in the United States.

Under the state’s plan, outdoor dining, some in-store shopping, hair salons, barbershops, and some offices in the city would be allowed to reopen in the second phase, with social distancing and restrictions on capacity. Playgrounds will also reopen during Phase 2, city officials have said.

Mr. Cuomo’s announcement comes as other states are seeing spikes in new infections. On Tuesday, Florida, Texas and Arizona, which all moved swiftly to begin reopening, each reported their largest one-day increases in new cases.

While New York has shown a steep decline in new cases since the virus peaked in April, when there were more than 10,000 new cases reported on several days, on Tuesday the state still logged 630 more new cases, the ninth-highest total in the nation, according to a New York Times database. On Wednesday, the state reported another 567 cases, or about 0.96 percent of all tests processed the day before, the lowest rate since the beginning of the outbreak, according to the governor.

Mr. Cuomo has repeatedly emphasized the need for caution as the state eased restrictions, pointing to issues in other states and urging New Yorkers to continue wearing masks and social distancing in order to prevent a second wave of infections.

“You don’t stay smart, it will come back,” he said on Wednesday.

Earlier this week, Mr. Cuomo threatened to reinstate closures in the city after a number of photos and videos of people flouting social-distancing rules and congregating outside Manhattan bars spread online.

Both he and Mayor Bill de Blasio also left open the possibility that the city would delay reopening if test results in the coming days showed a new spike in cases.