NEW YORK - Restaurant owners are planning a rally on Monday in Midtown to call on Governor Andrew Cuomo to loosen restrictions on indoor dining.

Restaurants around the state have been offering indoor dining for several months, and it's finally set to return in the city starting Wednesday.

But restaurants will have to follow restrictions, including a 25 percent capacity limit.

They will also be required to collect a phone number from one person per party so contact tracers can reach them if needed.

Masks on diners must be worn except when they're seated and eating.

Tables must be spaced six feet apart, and no bar seating will be allowed.

Restaurants offering indoor dining at 25 percent capacity must also close by midnight.

According to the New York City Hospitality Alliance, nine out of 10 dining establishments in the city did not pay their full rent last month, while a third didn't pay any rent at all.

Restaurant owners say even though the city is making outdoor dining rules and spaces permanent, indoor capacity needs to be increased for them to make ends meet.

Governor Cuomo has said if there has not been an uptick in the COVID-19 infection rate by November 1, state officials will look at the possibility of increasing indoor dining capacity to 50 percent in the city.

On the flip side, Mayor Bill de Blasio has warned that if the city starts to see a surge in cases, indoor dining may have to be shut down again.