Cuomo To End Bar & Restaurant Curfew And Allow Bar Seating In May arrow Erika Rothschild and Alysha Webb enjoy an evening out in Greenwich Village Andrew H Walker/Shutterstock Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday that a pair of pandemic restrictions affecting New York restaurants and bars will end next month: the midnight food and beverage curfew will be lifted for outdoor dining beginning May 17th and for indoor dining beginning May 31st. In addition, seating at bars will be allowed again in NYC starting May 3rd. Cuomo said in a statement that this was a result of New Yorkers getting vaccinated and complying with pandemic guidelines.