Restaurants in New York City and New Jersey will expand indoor dining to 50% capacity as of March 19, announced New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. Currently, New York City and New Jersey restaurants are operating at 35% capacity and the rest of New York State is operating at 50% capacity.
“In New York State, our decisions are based on science and data and we are encouraged by the continued decline in infection and hospitalization rates,” Cuomo said. “In partnership with the State of New Jersey, we are expanding our indoor dining openings in New York City to 50%. We will continue to follow the science and react accordingly. If we keep the infections down and vaccinations up, we will continue to stay ahead in the footrace against this invisible enemy and reach the light at the end of the tunnel together.”
“In New Jersey, we will continue to move deliberately, responsibly and incrementally, guided by public health data,” Murphy said. “We feel confident in this step given the improving metrics we have seen over the last several weeks in both New Jersey and New York City, as well as the continued ramp-up of our vaccination program. Our states will continue to work together to protect the health of as many residents as possible.”
Meanwhile, restaurants outside of New York City, which have been operating at 50% capacity, can now move to 75% capacity, also as of March 19.
