NY Governor Andrew Cuomo is allowing every other region in the state to resume indoor dining except New York City, despite it having one of the lowest COVID-19 infection rates.
On Thursday night, new guidance was shared on the counsel to the Mayor s website
It said diners couldn t enter restaurants or bars for any reason, even to use the bathroom
On Friday morning, it was quietly changed online to say they of course could
Indoor dining is still banned across the city despite low COVID test positivity rates
Restaurants and bars account for only 1.34 percent of new COVID cases
Private parties in people s homes are to blame for nearly 75 percent of them
NYC has one of the lowest COVID test positivity rates in the state of New York
Manhattan has the lowest COVID rate of any NYC borough and it has the most restaurants