State restrictions, and a surge in enforcement, have pushed some bars underground. Many have been hit with violations and face a challenging winter. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Restaurants”
We’ve Heard From Screaming Chefs, but What About Their Workers?
By Gotham Rex on January 5, 2021
A former Momofuku employee’s account of a rage-fueled workplace is an all-too-familiar story. But it raises questions about how we treat restaurant staffs in the Covid era. Source: New York Times
8 Things We Hated About New York Until 2020 Happened
By Gotham Rex on December 25, 2020
New Yorkers are world-famous kvetchers. But when we got something real to complain about, we changed our tune. Source: New York Times
Queens Republicans Under Fire for ‘Covid Conga Line’ Holiday Party
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2020
Footage of revelers dancing without masks at a Republican club’s event has led to an investigation of the venue, a popular Italian restaurant. Source: New York Times
Outdoor Dining in N.Y.C. Confronts Latest Challenge: Snow
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2020
Roadway restaurant installations in the city will close and virus testing at Health and Hospitals sites will stop Wednesday afternoon, when up to a foot of snow is forecast to begin falling. Source: New York Times
New Restaurant Offerings Amid the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2020
Though indoor dining has been suspended indefinitely in New York City, many restaurants continue to seek out creative ways to stay afloat. Here are a few. Source: New York Times
Just When Restaurants Thought 2020 Couldn’t Get Any Worse …
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2020
Everything seemed to conspire against New York City’s food and drink businesses. Now, indoor dining has been taken away again. Source: New York Times
Restaurants Forge Ahead Without Indoor Dining
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2020
The second wave of the coronavirus has brought a new hardship for restaurants, which now confront a winter with no indoor dining. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Suspends Indoor Dining in N.Y.C. Again
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2020
The decision, intended to slow a second wave of coronavirus cases, is a blow to the struggling restaurant industry. Source: New York Times
The Bittersweet Tale of a Diner, a Toy Shop and a Changing New York
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2020
One is expanding. One is closing. But not all is lost. Source: New York Times
Piano Bars and Jazz Clubs Reopen, Calling Live Music ‘Incidental’
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2020
As the coronavirus continues to spread, Marie’s Crisis Cafe became the latest Manhattan music venue to reopen, claiming that it is not a performance venue. Source: New York Times
Pekarna Opens, Featuring the Cuisine of Slovenia
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2020
Hot pot in the East Village, a new neighborhood spot in Prospect Heights, and more restaurant news. Source: New York Times
Indoor Dining May Be Banned Again, Threatening Many N.Y.C. Restaurants
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2020
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a new restrictions model that could end indoor dining in the city as early as next week. Source: New York Times
As Virus Spreads, C.D.C. Draws Up an Urgent Battle Plan
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2020
The multipronged advice, for individuals and state and local officials, may augur a national strategy in the months to come, experts said. Source: New York Times
The Empress of East Second Street
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2020
For over 20 years, Beatrice Tosti di Valminuta and her husband, Julio Pena, have turned diners into devotees at their trattoria, Il Posto Accanto. Source: New York Times