There is hardly anywhere else where Valentine’s Day is celebrated like in the USA. The day of love on February 14th should probably be celebrated in New York even during the pandemic. If the rate of positive corona tests continues to decline, the restaurants in the metropolis with limited capacities may also reopen their interiors for Valentine’s Day. As of December, only take-away, deliveries and outdoor areas of restaurants have been allowed.
“Restaurateurs are vaccinated”
New York currently has over 8,000 infections per day, but the numbers are declining. According to Governor Andrew Cuomo, this should continue. All models predict that the numbers will continue to decline, the government said.
New York has been preparing for Valentine’s Day for weeks, reports Esther Kraljevic, a Swiss doctor in New York. “The government has arranged that employees in the catering industry are vaccinated on time for Valentine’s Day,” said Kraljevic. The fact that even high-risk patients would have to queue up causes redheads in New York. «That was a heated discussion. Restaurateurs come before cancer patients or the elderly. That’s crazy, ”said the doctor.
This weekend, restaurateurs would expect the highest sales in a year.
Alone on the Brooklyn Bridge
Life in New York has changed completely since the beginning of the pandemic, says Esther Kraljevic. Tourists are no longer there. Many people have moved from New York because they could no longer afford the expensive life in the metropolis. “About half of the buildings are dark and no longer inhabited. Rooms are even artificially lit to make it look like people are still living in the houses, ”says Kraljevic.
Times Square is empty compared to before, as is Central Park. “I was on the Brooklyn Bridge two days ago. And I stood there alone In a place where otherwise crowds romped ».
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