NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced that indoor dining in New York City will end on Monday as COVID-19 hospitalization continue to climb.
"The hospitalizations have continued to increase in New York City," Cuomo said. "If the hospital rate didn't stabilize, we would close indoor dining. It has not, we're going to close indoor dining in New York City on Monday."
Outdoor dining and takeout will continue for restaurants.
Last week, the CDC issued a caution against indoor dining. According to Cuomo, that warning, along with the rate of transmission and city's density and crowding causes a "bad situation."
In an effort to assist struggling businesses, Gov. Cuomo announced that the state is extending the commercial eviction moratorium for businesses but called on the federal government to provide restaurants and bars with relief in the next stimulus package.
“So if a business can’t pay rent because of this situation, they won’t be evicted,” he said.
Cuomo also reported that restrictions on gyms and salons appear to be working and are not as much of an issue, so those businesses will be allowed to operate in orange zones with increased testing and regulations.
Capacity will be reduced to 25 percent and weekly testing will be mandated if in an orange zone, he added.