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Coronavirus NY: Restaurants to stay open later in New York - but is it enough?
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Restaurants in New York can finally stay open a little later, but people who work in the industry say it s still not late enough.
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday he is extending the 11 p.m. restaurant curfew to midnight starting Monday April 19.
The curfew on catered events moves from midnight to 1 a.m.
And yes: if you order an alcoholic beverage, it still has to come with food.
Indoor capacity will be limited to 50 percent.
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Restaurants in New York City are allowed to increase their indoor dining capacity to 50%. Locanda Vini e Olii in Brooklyn won't do any indoor dining until every staff member has been fully vaccinated.
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But right now, the dining room is a storage closet â mostly for outdoor dining equipment. We store the empty propane heaters here. And in the front window where it used to be a really romantic table, now it s just filled with plates and glassware, says Michael Schall, one of Locanda Vini e Olii s owners.
Restaurants in New York City are now allowed to increase their indoor dining capacity to 50%. That s the highest capacity they ve been allowed to operate at since the start of the pandemic â so many restaurant owners, like Schall, are weighing safety concerns against the financial pressures that have built over the past year of restrictions and reduced revenue.