A bartender at the Savoy Taproom in Albany mixes a drink. Photo: Karen DeWitt
Jan 27, 2021 — Governor Andrew Cuomo, saying the COVID-19 rate in New York has begun declining, is lifting some restrictions in nearly all orange and yellow micro cluster zones that were aimed at controlling the spread of the virus. He is also developing a plan to allow limited indoor dining in New York City.
The micro cluster hot zones were developed by Cuomo and his aides last fall, as an attempt to contain the further spread of the coronavirus. But in recent months, businesses in areas designated as yellow or orange zones complained that they had to endure more restrictions than other areas where the positivity rate for the virus was even higher.