Passed and signed into law on May 5th, 2021, the NY HERO Act, requires businesses to protect employees and guests from infectious diseases. Before the Law’s protections could be implemented, the Department of Health was required to declare a disease, like covid-19, “a highly contagious, communicable disease
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On June 12th City Council passed a bill that would restrict food service establishments from providing single-use plastic straws, stirrers and splash sticks to customers. First introduced in 2018, this legislation is another step to reduce street litter, help protect New York’s Waters from plastic pollution, while
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Now that 70% of adults have at least one vaccine shot, with about 9.8 million people fully vaccinated, Governor Cuomo announced lifting the state’s Covid-19 Restrictions and New York Forward Industry Guidance for eating and drinking establishments. Effective Immediately the Following Covid Restrictions, are Optional: social gathering
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NY Adopts New CDC Guidance on Mask Use/Social Distancing…What You Need To Know Current guidance requires 6 feet of social distance and masks for everyone. As of May 19th NY will adopt CDC’s Guidance for Fully Vaccinated People, what does that really mean for food service businesses?
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Governor Cuomo announced significant easing of Covid Restrictions, based on vaccination progress and decline of Covid-19 Cases beginning May 19th. 10 Things You Should Know: All Capacity limits for businesses will be removed beginning May 19th Capacity limits will be replaced with social distancing Mask rules remain
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Governor Cuomo announced ending New York’s bar and restaurant curfew. This comes one day after the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) updated its mask guidance, for fully vaccinated and non-vaccinated people. Curfew will be lifted according to the following dates Starting May 17th for outdoor dining areas
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Beginning April 19th, New York Bars and Restaurants can finally stay open until 12am. Although the curfew extension is good news for NYC, more has to be done for bars and restaurants struggling to stay afloat and recover. Governor Cuomo has been steadily increasing indoor dining capacity
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Governor Cuomo announced NY’s small and medium scale performing arts and entertainment venues will be allowed to open at limited capacity, effective today April 2nd, 2021. 5 Things You Should know: New York State Department of Health released new guidance and requirements for events held in public
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Effective March 19th, New York City Restaurants will expand indoor dining to 50% capacity, the highest it’s been since the start of the Covid Pandemic. Here’s What You Should Know: Restaurants will have to follow an 11 PM curfew, (the prior curfew was 10 PM); Takeout and
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Effective March 15th, 2021 catered events can take place with 50% of a venue’s maximum capacity (as per the Certificate of Occupancy), up to 150 people indoors/ 200 outdoors. What You Should Know This change does not apply to any gatherings or events held in red, orange
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