After almost a year into the pandemic, New York City Governor Andrew Cuomo is relaxing several restrictions meant to tackle the spread of COVID-19.

On Friday, limited indoor dining was resumed just in the city in time for Valentine’s Day weekend — more than a month after Cuomo had banned it.

Indoor dining will be restarting in the city at 25% capacity, although outside the five boroughs, indoor dining is available at 50% capacity.

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Earlier, Cuomo had announced the city’s restaurants would open their dining rooms on Sunday, however, he later bumped the date two days earlier.

Although, statewide, restaurants are still required to close by 10 pm.

Without giving a clear metric, Cuomo has said that the state will continue to look at average test positivity rates and respond accordingly, the New York Times reported.

Since the winter holidays, the city’s seven-day positivity rate has steadily dropped. As of Tuesday, it was 8.14%.

Earlier this week, Mayor Bill de Blasio was asked if he would eat indoors this weekend. “I will, at some point, be out there with indoor dining,” he said.

Meanwhile, Cuomo announced stadium or arenas with 10,000 or more seats can reopen at 10% capacity later this month.

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As soon as March 15, couples across the state can hold weddings with up to 150 people. The new guidelines require the local health department to approve wedding plans — venues must operate at 50% capacity, and guests must be tested for the virus before the event.

“You could make a reservation now or plan dinner on Valentine’s Day. You propose on Valentine’s Day and then you can have the wedding ceremony March 15,” Cuomo said late last month, NYT reported.

“No pressure,” he added, “but it’s just an idea.”