There are some substantive changes to the New York City’s drinking protocol. Here’s what you need to know
How “bars” look in New York these days. Photo: Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images Yesterday, Governor Cuomo announced that the state will tighten service restrictions for bars and restaurants starting immediately — and it sounded, for a minute, like the state might be putting the kibosh on to-go alcoholic drinks.
The initial wording was indeed confusing: As part of the new rules, the governor said establishments would no longer be allowed to offer “walk-up bar service,” and could serve alcohol only if patrons were seated at a table, and only if they’d ordered food. On social media, people worried. What exactly was “walk-up bar service”? It kind of sounded like the end of the takeout cocktail windows, the very thing that’s been helping bars and restaurants stay afloat during the shutdown.
Rest assured, that’s not what’s happening. But there are some substantive changes to the city’s drinking protocol. Here’s what you need to know.Yes. Under existing Alcoholic Beverage Control laws, any establishment serving alcohol already had to make food available. The change now is that they are only allowed to serve alcohol alongside food. If you want a drink, you also have to order something edible.It’s unclear.
In terms of the new landscape of the city, this is the biggest change — the crowds that congregate outside bars on weekend nights should be no more. You can get your drink to go, but then you really have to go. Again, the idea here is to minimize chances for people to interact with each other in ways that may contribute to the possible spread of COVID-19. “We were opening outdoor dining,” the governor said. “We never said we were opening block-party bars.
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