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New Jersey businesses prepare ahead of Friday's indoor capacity expansion WPVI Share: MOORESTOWN, New Jersey (WPVI) -- At 8:00 a.m. Friday, gyms, salons, casinos and restaurants in New Jersey may increase their indoor capacity from 25% to 35%. At Planet Fitness in Moorestown, they say the 10% capacity bump will help, especially in the cold weather when they often reach capacity. "If we need to, we do form lines outside, obviously that's harder in the winter months. So, 35% is really great," said Director of Operations Alex Merlo. Gym member Jordayn Wilburn said 35% is okay, but she wouldn't ...

Starting at 8 a.m., indoor business capacity increased to 35% from 25%. Also Friday, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law legislation expanding outdoor dining, cutting the red tape to allow restaurants, bars, breweries, and distilleries struggling amid the pandemic to serve patrons in parking lots, yards, patios, decks, and public sidewalks. Murphy said it is the next step in saving the restaurant industry, by allowing them to expand their outdoor dining in the spring and the summer. "No industry has felt that pain more acutely than the restaurant industry. The steps we took last summer to ex...