Governor Cuomo orders New York restaurants and bars to close at 10 p.m.

Restaurants and bars in New York are due to close at 10 p.m. as part of a series of new restrictions announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday in an attempt to slow a second wave of coronavirus infections.

In addition, Cuomo said health clubs and gyms are expected to close at 10 p.m. and that there will be a new 10-person cap for parties and other gatherings at private residences, including apartments and homes.

The rules go into effect at 10 p.m. Friday, but beyond officials from the State Liquor Authority and any assisting local authority, Cuomo has not specified how they would be enforced.

And if that doesn’t work, the three-term governor has threatened that new measures could be on the table – including not eating indoors in bars and restaurants – to regain control of the spread. of COVID-19.

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A sign reading: “Sorry, we are closed!” is seen outside a restaurant in Astor Place.

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“If these measures are not enough to reduce the spread, we will turn the valve further and that would partially reduce the number of people eating inside,” Cuomo told reporters at a Daytime press briefing. veterans.

“If that doesn’t work, if these numbers keep going crazy… you’ll come back to close,” he said of restaurants and indoor gyms.