Albany, N.Y. - Governor Cuomo today announced the loosening of some restrictions.
One of them many have been asking for for quite some time. Effective April 19th, Bars and Restaurants in New York can stay open until 12midnight, as oppose to having to close at 11pm.
Many have been asking why curfews on casinos, pool halls, bowling alleys and gyms had been lifted, but they still were in place for bars and restaurants.
Cuomo also said that ffective April 23rd spectators will be able to attend auto and horse racing events at limited 20% capacity.
He said the 7-day positivity rate stands at 3.1%. He announced 12.5 million vaccine shots have put distributed,with 5 million New Yorkers have been fully vaccinated. That means that 39% of New Yorkers have been vaccinated.