ALBANY — As part of a small movement that is cropping up in cities nationwide, a group in New York is planning to protest the extension of the state lockdown at the Capitol building Wednesday.

The protest request is circulating on Facebook, which 120 people so far have expressed interested in; only about 25 RSVPed to attend as of Sunday afternoon.

"We are calling on EVERY CITIZEN AND EVERY BUSINESS OWNER of New York to get out of their houses, get off their couches and chairs, that we have been forced to sit in 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, get in your cars and trucks and drive to the Albany, NY State Capital building," the event description reads. "Cuomo wants us New Yorkers to live a life of GRIDLOCK, so we'll give peaceful gridlock back to Cuomo."

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The event organizers, however, did remind people in the description to stay in their vehicles in order to respect social distancing.

"Display all your Freedom signs and MAKE OUR UNHAPPINESS KNOWN to Cuomo," they continued.

The event, named Operation Gridlock, is being co-hosted by a Facebook group called ReOpen New York State. Since the page was created on April 15, ReOpen New York State now has nearly 2,000 members that post articles, photos and statuses expressing frustration and discontent with the state's mandated lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last week that New York On Pause would be extended until May 15 as the government tries to contain the spread of COVID-19, the illness cause by coronavirus.