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Indoor dining allowed to temporarily resume for restaurants who sued NYS, permanent decision next week Supreme Court Judge Henry Nowak announced Wednesday restaurants in Erie County who sued the state due to its Orange Zone restrictions can temporarily reopen indoor dining with a permanent decision expected next week. Posted at 4:56 PM, Jan 13, 2021 and last updated 2021-01-14 10:19:51-05 ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. (WKBW) — UPDATE: Thursday morning, Erie County responded to the preliminary injunct...

EPISD Forcing Teachers Back to School Despite Increase in Numbers A couple weeks ago we learned that EPISD was thinking about going back to face-to-face schooling. CLICK HERE for an article from back then. In case you didnt know this, EPISD has forced teachers back to school. Im using the word "forced" because of how an email to EPISD teachers was worded. Theres a Facebook group called "Teachers and Students Safe at Home". CLICK HERE to check out the group, where they shared an email from EPIS...

The restaurants that sued New York State over Governor Andrew Cuomos restrictions under an Orange Zone classification have been given the green light to reopen. Yesterday, January 13, 2021, New York Supreme Court Judge Henry Nowak announced that the restaurants can temporarily reopen indoor dining, according to WKBW. The decision is temporary and the restaurants must follow yellow zone restrictions. Only four people will be allowed per table, both indoors and outdoors, under Yellow Zone rules. ...

 After a judge ruled restaurants in Erie Countys orange zone may temporarily resume indoor dining under Yellow Zone guidelines, New York State announced it will allow all restaurants operating in ...

That distinction prompted the NYC Hospitality Alliance to put out a statement: "The courts preliminary decision and the Governors 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. C...

That means no more than four people to a table and tables must be kept six feet apart.

New York State has rejected temporarily lifting the outdoor dining curfew for Saturday night's Bills game.

Font Size: A group of restaurants won a lawsuit Wednesday challenging New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s coronavirus restrictions, meaning they will be allowed to open for business. The restaurants argued that the governor’s restrictions prohibiting them from offering indoor dining were arbitrary and not based on evidence related to the coronavirus. Judge Henry J. Nowak agreed, writing in his decision that the state Department of Health (DOH) used unreliable contract tracing data to determine...

"It’s time for Governor Cuomo to loosen the nearly two-month ban on indoor dining in our community," Wallace said.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz also gave an update Tuesday regarding the countys Orange Zone status. Author: Kelly Dudzik Updated: 7:52 PM EST January 12, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Erie County officials held a press conference Tuesday that primarily focused on the vaccine rollout and the lack of supply. Appointments are now scheduled in Erie County through January 30. Theyll be given out at three locations, and youll find out where you need to go when you make...