“I had a good customer storm off today because he didn’t want to buy any food,” Mr. Hagenbart said on Sunday. We have no choice.”The governor said the new restrictions were necessary because city revelers needed to be reined in. Since outdoor dining was allowed to resume on June 22, he said on Thursday, state inspectors had found “significant evidence of failure to comply.”“It’s wrong. No one knows when we’re going to be able to reopen and what the metrics are that must be met. He said the number of complaints about city establishments to the state’s task force on bars and restaurants jumped 13 percent after the resumption of outdoor dining.

Source: New York Times July 20, 2020 09:00 UTC