New York City has closed playgrounds, shuttered dog runs, and issued hefty fines for those caught gathering amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Now, Mayor Bill de Blasio says city officials “do not have a plan to open the beaches.”

Mayor Bill de Blasio warned this week that he’s “not confident” that social distancing will end in June, July, or even August. The city’s Parks Department says it has begun planning for a number of scenarios in relation to the city’s beaches, which typically open for Memorial Day weekend. But on Thursday the mayor made it official that the city doesn’t plan on opening the city’s beaches or pools to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

“If we bring out lifeguards and it’s a situation where people think it’s safe to go to the beach and it’s safe to start resuming normalcy, it’s going to start endangering people,” de Blasio told reporters. “So no, right now, we do not have a plan to open the beaches just like we don’t have a plan to open the pools.”

“If things evolve we’ll assess our options going forward, but I can’t project it now because it wouldn’t be safe to project it now,” the mayor continued.

In the wake of COVID-19, de Blasio slashed $6 billion from the city’s executive budget for the fiscal year 2021, which was released Thursday; among those cuts is shuttering all outdoor city pools for the 2020 season due to coronavirus, saving the city $12 million.

Officials have struggled to curb overcrowding in the city’s parks, one of the few refuges New Yorkers have amid the pandemic. The de Blasio administration shuttered playgrounds and dog runs after rampant disregard for social distancing guidlines, and de Blasio said he fears similar issues will unfold at the city’s beaches and pools if they’re opened.

Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo beefed up fines from $500 to $1,000 for New Yorkers not taking social distancing seriously. The mayor said he would have to see the number of hospitalizations and those testing positive for COVID-19 decline dramatically “to talk about some loosening of restrictions, and they have not been moving yet.”

There is also the issue of staffing—the city hasn’t hired lifeguards. And the state has yet to offer clarity on whether lifeguards are “essential” personnel or other input on city beaches.

“We don’t have that in our sights yet,” de Blasio said of hiring lifeguards and other normal beach procedures. “Just for everyone’s sanity, lower expectations.”