De Blasio learned of NYC’s indoor dining plans an hour before Cuomo’s announcement
Mayor de Blasio said Thursday he learned the state would allow indoor dining in city restaurants just an hour before Gov. Cuomo announced the move a day earlier.
De Blasio has assured the public in recent weeks that his administration is in near-constant contact with the governor’s office, but the late notice on indoor dining appears to contradict the notion and marks yet another chapter in the ongoing feud between the two.
“There were very productive conversations. They went on for quite a while,” de Blasio said Thursday at a City Hall press briefing. “After my press conference yesterday, I’d say sometime in, you know, the hour or so after that, the state made clear that they felt they were ready. We expressed our view as the city, and they went forward with the policy.”
For weeks, de Blasio has resisted setting a date on the reopening of indoor dining at restaurants, but it’s the state that has the ultimate say on whether or not to allow it.
