That distinction prompted the NYC Hospitality Alliance to put out a statement: The court s preliminary decision and the Governor s action to remove indoor dining restrictions in all orange zones makes the status of the indoor dining ban in New York City all the more outrageous and destructive to thousands of restaurants across the five boroughs, especially when our infection and hospitalization rates are lower than most counties in the State where indoor dining is permitted at 50% occupancy. Continuation of the indoor dining ban in New York City is divorced from any of the data and criteria the State has articulated and must be ended now.