The state's court system says courts in New York City will allow more staff members to return to in-person work starting Wednesday.

The move comes after state officials gave New York City, once the epicenter of the nation's coronavirus crisis, the green light to reopen a new portion of its economy. The city is now in a reopening phase that allows for office-based jobs, real estate services and in-store retail shopping.

In a press release on Tuesday, the state court system said courts in the city will go into the second phase of "a return to in-person operations."

Staffing levels for nonjudicial staff will "moderately increase" to handle administrative court functions and an increase in courthouse foot traffic, according to the release.

The release says nonreporting court employees will still work virtually, and health and safety measures will stay in place.

Those measures include regularly sanitizing court facilities and requiring anyone going into a courthouse to wear a mask.

"We remain mindful of the many challenges ahead—particularly in our high-volume courthouses in New York City and other populous areas of the State—and vigilant in following the new safety measures and operational protocols designed to protect the health of our judges, staff and court visitors," said the state's Chief Judge Janet DiFiore in a statement.