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Buddy Foy, Jr., owner of The Chateau Anna Maria, says being forced to close at 10 p.m. was the breaking point for his business. A new 10 p.m. curfew under short notice was the "breaking point" for a New York restaurant owner who decided to leave the state for Florida, evading the burdensome coronavirus restrictions. "When you get a 24-hour notice of changing an hour of operation, you’re losing food in your walking cooler. There is only so much you can do when you finally have to make a decision to pivot, and just don’t complain, move forward. Fortunately, we had the resources and a local...

NY backtracks on rule that would have prevented outdoor diners from using a restaurant's bathroom Other new outdoor dining restrictions still apply By: WPIX Staff and last updated 2020-12-18 10:29:36-05 NEW YORK CITY — The state of New York has reconsidered a controversial new restaurant rule that would have prohibited customers at New York City eateries from using restrooms while indoor dining is suspended, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio's office. De Blasio's Press Secretary, Avery Cohen, tweeted the update after overnight backlash against the new rule. "After discuss...

Chef Rodney Worth says he is in 'survival mode' as he defies California outdoor dining bans that are devastating small businesses. Big city restaurant owners in New York and California are frustrated after lawmakers banned indoor dining and flip-flopped on bathroom restrictions, driving away even more of their customers amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic.  In New York, local lawmakers implemented a new rule Thursday barring outdoor diners from using indoor restrooms at restaurants, only to backtrack shortly after an outcry from business owners and patrons alike.  New York City Mayor ...

City Council Considers Ending Solitary Confinement In NYC Jails arrow A security fence at Rikers Island in October 2017. Bebeto Matthews/AP/Shutterstock The City Council is set to hear a bill on Friday that would end solitary confinement in NYC jails as criminal justice advocates say the de Blasio administration is lagging on its own plan to do so. Queens City Councilmember Danny Dromm's measure would ban locking someone in a cell alone as punishment for a violent offense unless it is used as an immediate measure to de-escalate conflict, according to the bill. Incarcer...