Restaurants & Bars
NY Restaurants, Bars Get 11 P.M. Closing Time Starting Sunday
Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended the closing time for bars and restaurants by one hour starting Valentine's Day amid a COVID-19 decline.
NEW YORK CITY — Last call for New York City’s bars and restaurants will be an hour later starting on Valentine’s Day.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended closing time for eateries to 11 p.m. effective Sunday. He said a statewide decline in coronavirus cases allowed the state to loosen the restrictions.
“The infection rate and hospitalizations have continued to significantly decline," Governor Cuomo said. "Accordingly, we have adjusted with arena and catering hall openings with rigorous testing and limited capacity indoor dining openings in New York City. We will also move the restaurant and bar closing hour from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. statewide on Sunday.”
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Indoor dining reopened Friday in New York City after a months-long closure. Cuomo similarly cited the state’s declining COVID-19 levels in his decision to reopen restaurants.
The state’s average COVID-19 positivity rate is 4.04 percent, and stands at 4.75 percent in New York City, according to Cuomo’s office.
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The rate as measured by the city, which is calculated differently, hovers over 8 percent.
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