Placards on tables in a restaurant remind diners of social distancing protocols on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. However, NYS Governor Andre Cuomo has shut down indoor dining in the city. (ÂPhoto by Richard B. Levine)
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Restaurants in some COVID-19 hot spots in New York can once again offer limited indoor dining.
Those restaurants can allow up to four people per table to dine indoors, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office announced Thursday. The decision comes a day after some Erie County restaurants won a preliminary injunction for themselves against the state’s enforcement of the indoor dining ban.
Today, @NYGovCuomo announced he is allowing restaurants in “orange zones” around the state to resume indoor dining after a court decision allowing some restaurants around Buffalo to reopen. See our statement below 👇 https://t.co/PxhxKI3SJp pic.twitter.com/UjY97Zsk9N
— NYC Hospitality Alliance (@theNYCalliance) January 14, 2021
Cuomo’s counsel Kumiki Gibson said his office is reviewing the decision and disagrees with it. It’s the latest lawsuit that has questioned Cuomo’s micro-cluster approach that he launched in October, when cases began surging statewide.
Cuomo’s approach has often led to disagreements between state and local officials, whose data can often differ, and confusion for residents.
