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Wisconsin judge blocks dining restrictions; Texas opens bars; NYC closes restaurants in ‘red zones’

Catching up with changing dining restrictions across every state in the U.S.

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

October 16, 2020

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Wisconsin limited indoor dining at restaurants again, Texas opened bars and NYC closed restaurants in ‘red zones.’

This story has been updated to reflect a judge's ruling on Wisconsin's dining restrictions on Oct. 14.

With President Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis early in the month and many in Trump’s inner circle coming down with the virus, the United States has been on edge about the disease.

While Trump is out of the hospital following treatment, he and his aides’ diagnoses were not the only spike in the country over the past month. Members of Congress have tested positive, forcing Congress to resume via video chat for now, and cities have reacted to cases accordingly.

In New York City, which was, at one point, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., restrictions across approximately 20 ZIP codes in Queens and Brooklyn are facing harsher restrictions again. While the city may have been one of the last to reopen, with indoor dining at 25% starting on Sept. 30, there are outbreaks in these ZIP codes deemed “red zones” by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Residents there now must go back into quarantine mode, meaning schools have closed and restaurants moved to takeout and delivery only.

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If the percent-positive rate in these areas drops at the end of two weeks from Oct. 8, the restrictions will be lifted; as of now, they are around 5% while the rest of the state remains at 1.01% on average.

Related:Indiana and Florida lift coronavirus restrictions for restaurants

And, since this article was originally published, a Wisconsin judge blocked Democratic Gov. Tony Evers dining restrictions, allowing restaurants to continue to open. Gov. Evers had placed restrictions on indoor capacity early in Oct. to limit indoor dining to 25% capacity with tables of no more than 10 people. 

The Tavern League of Wisconsin, a lobbying group for over 5,000 bar owners in the state, sued the Gov. for the new restrictions.

 

Statement from TLW President Chris Marsicano October 13, 2020 Kill Covid – Not Small Business Today the Tavern League...

Posted by Tavern League of Wisconsin on Tuesday, October 13, 2020

It’s not all bad news for restaurants though: San Francisco officially reopened indoor dining at 25%, one of the first California counties to do so. Washington state increased table count and extended alcohol sales time, and Texas reopened bars.

See the latest on states regulations and what’s expected next.

This week’s new updates include Arizona, California, Iowa, New York, North Carolina, Maine, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin. The restrictions are as of Oct. 8, 2020.

Contact Holly at [email protected]

Find her on Twitter: @hollypetre

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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