TRENTON - Outdoor gatherings in New Jersey can increase capacity to 200 people on Friday and certain religious outings no longer have crowd restrictions as the Garden State carefully peels back more of its COVID-19 restrictions.
Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, is keeping indoor crowd limits to 25 people, while indoor dining, gyms and other sheltered entertainment venues will stay capped at 50% occupancy.
Weddings ceremonies, funerals and other indoor religious gatherings can fill 50% of the room's allowance. Receptions and catered events, however, can only invite up to 35% capacity or 150 people.Certain outdoor events in New Jersey no longer have a capacity limit.