NYC May Delay Indoor Dining With Cuomo Blaming Residents
- Mayor de Blasio cites increasing outbreaks throughout the U.S.
- Governor says NYC has failed to enforce social distancing
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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that officials are reconsidering a plan to allow indoor dining July 6, as other states experience a jump in Covid-19 cases after reopening restaurants and bars. Governor Andrew Cuomo agreed, but spread the blame to the city’s inability to enforce social distancing.
De Blasio cited surges of the virus in Texas, Florida and California as reasons to consider a slowdown in reopening restaurants, even at 50% capacity. The mayor said the city and state will make a decision within “the next few days,” as health officials are “paying attention to this lesson. We’re increasingly concerned.”