NEW YORK – There is a new effort to curb New York City’s outdoor dining program designed to help struggling restaurants and provide diners with a safer dining environment during the pandemic. A lawsuit filed with the state Supreme Court seeks to dissolve emergency orders that continue to allow restaurants to serve diners outdoors. The … Read more
What you should know As of Monday, New York City will become the first large city in the United States to require proof of vaccination in order to eat inside restaurants. Restaurant owners will face a number of new challenges, such as training and assigning their staff to enforce the mandate. The measure could also … Read more
Customers of New York City restaurants may be required to show proof that they are vaccinated in order to enter the business, due to growing concerns about the spread of the dangerous delta variant, suggested Mayor Bill de Blasio. Friday morning However, De Blasio, who weighed the possibility of the additional measure on CNN, did … Read more
What you should know If you love fries and have a little change to spare, or rather hundreds of dollars to spend, an iconic restaurant in New York City has just what you need. Serendipity3, the iconic Upper East Side restaurant, set a Guinness World Record for having the “World’s Most Expensive French Fries,” just … Read more
New York City restaurant owners appear to be increasingly mired in rental debt. A new survey from the New York City Hospitality Alliance reveals that restaurants in the five boroughs face a grim outlook. 92% of those surveyed say they could not pay their rent in December because the state imposed restrictions on consumption in … Read more
What you should know New York City Restaurant Week is scheduled as an exclusive event with more than 500 participating restaurants across all five boroughs, making it the largest Restaurant Week in New York City. “NYC Restaurant Week To Go” was created with the goal of stimulating the local restaurant industry at a time when … Read more
Workers in the New York City fast food industry now have greater protections under two bills that were approved by the City Council last week. The two bills expand the laws passed in 2017, preventing national channels from engaging in practices that violate labor rights. One of the laws prohibits the firing of workers without … Read more
What you should know Individuals must place takeout orders remotely, over the phone or online, and cannot do so in person. Additionally, customers must pick up their orders on the curb and must not enter the establishment to receive their order. Restaurant patrons may use restrooms but must wear appropriate face covers. They cannot enter … Read more
What you should know New York City is posting its highest daily case averages since late May (hit 795 on Tuesday); the continuous positivity rate is up to 2.31 percent. If it reaches 3 percent, public schools would all switch to remote. In New Jersey, approximately 1 in 500 residents has been diagnosed with COVID-19 … Read more
NEW YORK – Starting today, dining at restaurants will get even more expensive as the new guideline goes into effect today that allows Big Apple restaurants to impose a coronavirus cost surcharge. After the New York City Council passed legislation on September 16 that would add a 10 percent surcharge for “COVID-19 Recovery Costs” on … Read more