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Melissa Fleischut

COVID-19: NY Restaurants Want Permanent Extension For Takeout Drinks COVID-19: NY Restaurants Want Permanent Extension For Takeout Drinks
Covid-19: NY Restaurants Want Permanent Extension For Takeout Drinks Restaurants have been among the hardest-hit industries during the COVID-19 pandemic, though if there was one silver lining for the industry, it has been the discovery of expanded alcoholic takeout and delivery options. On the one-year anniversary of the shutdown of eateries, the New York State Restaurant Association called on state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to extend the “wildly popular” service. According to the NYSRA, in the past year, since the initial COVID-19 shutdown, the takeout and delivery service has become so popular that 86 percent of New Yorkers want it to remain in …