February 1, 2021
Governor Cuomo has announced that indoor restaurant dining in NYC may resume at 25% capacity as of Valentine’s Day.
“Overall, we’re reopening the economy and we’re protecting public health. We said it was never one or the other, it was always both so it’s smart and safe. It’s following science and following data. You watch those numbers and you react to the numbers. What is happening with the positivity? What’s the cases per capita? What’s happening with the hospitalization rate? Adjust the economic valve as follows.
“New York City, we went from 7.1 in January – that was our high point in New York City – it was the high point across the State. That was the post-holiday surge high. Went down to 4.9 percent. Again, all the models project that model to continue to drop.
“New York City restaurants, on our current trajectory, we can open indoor dining at 25 percent on Valentine’s Day. Give the restaurants a period of time so they can notify workers, they can get up to speed for indoor dining, order supplies, et cetera. We’re saying indoor dining, 25 percent on Valentine’s Day.“