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The next COVID-19 relief package may replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which helped restaurants that were suffering due to the pandemic.

The arrests come as a result of an ongoing police investigation into allegations of sexual assault.

Two Binghamton restaurants, whose owners are part of an ongoing police investigation, reopened over the weekend.

The new law is aimed at cutting down on litter from the non-biodegradable material, better known by its brand name, Styrofoam.

Officer Cory Minor with the Binghamton Police Department said no arrests have been made in relation to the allegations as of Friday morning.

“Yes we punish the criminals, but [make sure] that the punishment fits the crime, and that you don’t continue to pay for the crime long after you’ve done the time.”

78% of New Yorkers want the option, implemented during the pandemic, to be made permanent in New York.

“Over and over, we’ve heard that we’re supposed to be following the facts and science. But as weeks turn into months, and months have now turned into over a year, we watched this administration change the rules without regard to either.”

Restaurants, financially devastated by months-long indoor dining bans to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, say the rule helped some of them turn enough profit to keep from closing.

The data have shown that restaurants can operate safely and in accordance with strict health protocols at 75% capacity. New York City restaurant capacity will remain at 35% capacity.