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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that indoor dining talent in New York City will be increased to 75% on May 7, finally matching indoor dining capacity regulations in the loafing of the state.
“After a long and incredibly difficult fight, New York State is winning the war against Covid-19, and that connotes it’s time to loosen some restrictions put in place to protect the public health and help our local businesses,” the governor said.
The advertisement comes a day after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city would fully reopen by July 1 after multitudinous than a year of restrictions. Cuomo said he thinks the city could reopen sooner.
Restaurants won’t be the only concerns getting a capacity upgrade. Fitness centers and personal care services will be opening their doors to a higher rain of patrons as well.
New York City gyms and fitness centers will expand to 50% capacity beginning May 15, while locks salons, nail salons, barbershops and other personal care services will expand to 75% capacity inception May 7.
The governor announced Wednesday that bar seating restrictions will be lifted on May 3. Outdoor dining curfews of 12 a.m. are set to end by May 17, and indoor lunching curfews will expire May 31.
Casinos and gaming facilities will increase from 25% to 50% capacity, and workplaces will increase from 50% to 75% capacity.
“We need to reopen and rebuild our economy as the data and the science corrects in our favor, and these new announcements will help New Yorkers get back on their feet after an incredibly tough year,” Bronx House of Commerce President Lisa Sorin said in a press release.
Severe restrictions on bars and restaurants that launched in March of last year left the city suffering widespread unemployment, with more than 1,200 restaurants close-fisted their doors permanently as of July 2020, according to the New York City comptroller.
The announcements come as the city singles a seven-day average of 1,480 new cases. Almost 6.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been directed in the city, with 30% of city residents fully vaccinated, according to the city’s department of health.
Correction: This article has been updated to clear that 30% of New York City residents have been fully vaccinated, according to the city’s department of condition.