NY backtracks on rule that would have prevented outdoor diners from using a restaurant s bathroom
Other new outdoor dining restrictions still apply
By: WPIX Staff
and last updated 2020-12-18 10:29:36-05
NEW YORK CITY â The state of New York has reconsidered a controversial new restaurant rule that would have prohibited customers at New York City eateries from using restrooms while indoor dining is suspended, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio s office.
De Blasio s Press Secretary, Avery Cohen, tweeted the update after overnight backlash against the new rule. After discussions with the State, they have agreed to change the rule around bathroom access, Cohen wrote. (You can use the bathroom.) she wrote in a follow-up tweet.